Tattoo of Your Name

[Em]She told me he was beating her today 
And she showed me all the bruises on her [Am]face
I said, [Am]baby, can I make it all OK
She said, [B]honey, you should make him go [Em]away
 

[Em]There’s a hundred thousand dollars in the bank 
And the policy he took out yester[Am]day
We can live [Am]outside the country for awhile
Until things [B]smooth over and get under [Em]control
There’s a [B]tattoo of your name across my [Em]soul
 

[Em]I bought a rifle and black guns without a name 
For an alibi she went six states [Am]away
When I saw [Am]him I felt fire I felt cold
Like the [B]devil and the Lord wanted my [Em]soul
Like this [B]tattoo of your name across my [Em]soul
 

[Em]So I shot him in his car until he died 
I called to give the signal and she [Am]cried
[Am]Life has a way of making other plans 
She called the [B]cops and said I was a crazy [Em]man
I’m gonna [B]get this thing removed when I [Em]can
 

[Em]There was never any policy 
And the bruises came from falling on the [Am]street
So the [Am]judge gave me one hundred thousand years
In the [B]courtroom she was filling up with [Em]tears

 
[Em]I saw her hold the lawyer’s hand real tight 
They looked tired from lack of sleep last [Am]night
Seems the [Am]whole time she had me under control
With a [B]tattoo of her name across my [Em]soul
She got [B]off and I will never have [Em]parole
 
Just this [B]tattoo of your name across my [Em]soul
Just this [B]tattoo of your name across my [Em]soul