Em


[Verse 1]
Em
She told me he was beating her today
                                         Am
And she showed me all the bruises on her face
        Am
I said, baby, can I make it all OK
          B                             Em
She said, honey, you should make him go away


[Verse 2]
Em
There's a hundred thousand dollars in the bank
                                 Am
And the policy he took out yesterday
            Am
We can live outside the country for awhile
             B                         Em
Until things smooth over and get under control
          B                             Em
There's a tattoo of your name across my soul


[Verse 3]
Em
I bought a rifle and black guns without a name
                                 Am
For an alibi she went six states away
           Am
When I saw him I felt fire I felt cold
         B                            Em
Like the devil and the Lord wanted my soul
          B                             Em
Like this tattoo of your name across my soul


[Verse 4]
Em
So I shot him in his car until he died
                                    Am
I called to give the signal and she cried
Am
Life has a way of making other plans
               B                           Em
She called the cops and said I was a crazy man
          B                             Em
I'm gonna get this thing removed when I can


[Instrumental]
Em    Am    B    Em


[Verse 5]
Em
There was never any policy
                                         Am
And the bruises came from falling on the street
       Am
So the judge gave me one hundred thousand years
       B                                 Em
In the courtroom she was filling up with tears


[Verse 6]
Em
I saw her hold the lawyer's hand real tight
                                          Am
They looked tired from lack of sleep last night
          Am
Seems the whole time she had me under control
       B                            Em
With a tattoo of her name across my soul
        B                         Em
She got off and I will never have parole


[Outro]
          B                             Em
Just this tattoo of your name across my soul
          B                             Em
Just this tattoo of your name across my soul
          B     (STOP)                  Em
Just this tattoo of your name across my soul