Rose Tattoo Chords & Lyrics - Mean Mary

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[INTRO]
[F] [E] [Am]

[VERSE 1]
The sun's gonna rise and in my [F]cold green eyes
Is the [E7]hell that I’ve been through
[Am]What I learned tonight, is that this [F]world ain’t right
And the [E7]devil’s got a rose tat[Am]too [F] [E7] [Am] [F] [E7] [Am]

[VERSE 2]
Eight-fifty-one, we ar[F]rived at the club
I was [E7]wearing my last good [Am]dress
My man had bet every[F]thing he could get
And I was [E7]trying to get us out of the [Am]mess
At nine o’clock I [F]made my walk
Like a [E7]tigress to the [Am]stage
And the people would stand like I was [F]worth ten grand
And not [E7]singing for minimum [Am]wage

[VERSE 3]
Ten minutes in, they were [F]passing the gin
And the [E7]club became a [Am]roar
My man was having a ball, but [F]all I recall
Is his [E7]face when he looked toward the [Am]door
I was going to town when a [F]hush came down
The [E7]dance floor became a to[Am]mb
A woman stepped in, she was [F]small and slim
But her [E7]presence filled the whole damn [Am]room

[VERSE 4]
My man went pale like a [F]torn up sail
As the [E7]woman walked right past [Am]me
Her dress was grey like a [F]stormy day
And it [E7]flowed like a restless [Am]sea
I went flat on a note, I was [F]watching her throat
She wore a [E7]necklace of pure [Am]jade
And her sleeve hung down off one [F]side of her gown
To show a [E7]rose down her shoulder [Am]blade

[BRIDGE]
I lost [F]sight of her and the rest was a blur
As I [Am]sang and paced the stage
E[F]leven-o'-one, I was finally done
And I [E7]sprung like a cat from a cage
He was [F]gone from there, so I searched everywhere
Till I [Am]found a girl I knew
She said, "He [D]left your show about an [F]hour ago
With a [E7]woman with a rose tat[Am]too" [F] [E7] [Am] [F] [E7] [Am]

[VERSE 5]
I walked the street till I was [F]dead on my feet
And I [E7]hit every joint I [Am]knew
I heard a man say, "I saw that [F]woman in grey
I think her [E7]name is Penny La[Am]Rue"
Where she’s been and [F]what’s her sin
[E7]No one in New Orleans [Am]knows
All they can tell, is she’s an [F]angel from hell
With a [E7]tattoo of a [Am]rose

[VERSE 6]
I said a prayer, let [F]down my hair
I was [E7]now in the bad part of [Am]town
It was 3am and I [F]followed some men
To a [E7]club called the Undergro[Am]und
I stepped inside, I could [F]feel the vibe
There was [E7]danger in the ro[Am]om
And a whole lotta sin, [F]sweat and skin
And the [E7]smell of cheap per[Am]fume

[VERSE 7]
But through the lusty display was a [F]woman in grey
[E7]Smiling like she knew [Am]
When she turned around, where her [F]dress hung down
Was a [E7]shoulder with a rose tat[Am]too
I saw the love she’d de[F]prived me of
He was [E7]standing in that restless [Am]throng
When suddenly, he [F]noticed me
But [E7]something just a-felt all [Am]wrong

[BRIDGE]
[F]I heard a shout, a knife came out
My [Am]man got in the way
He was [F]dead as a door before he hit the floor
While the [E7]band continued to play
I [F]tried to scream, but like a horrible dream
There was [Am]nothing I could do [D]
Time died,[F] a siren cried
I saw a [E7]flash of a rose tat[Am]too [F] [E7] [Am] [F] [E7] [Am]

[VERSE 8]
I’m on the curb with a [F]cop named Herb
Try[E7]ing to sort out this [Am]mess
It’s five-twenty-five, I feel [F]barely alive
And I’m [E7]wearing my last good [Am]dress
The sun’s gonna rise and in my [F]cold green eyes
Is the [E7]hell I’ve been [Am]through
What I learned tonight, is that this [F]world ain’t right
And the [E7]devil’s got a rose tat[F]too [E7] [Am]