Tom: D
D
[Verse]
D/B
Mama and Grandmother
D/B
I know you're dressed in blue
D/B
And tomorrow's town cries pass you by
D/B G
They won't have a clue what you're going through
D/B
They won't have a clue
D/B
You lost a father and a husband
D/B
Just two days ago
D/B
To tell the truth, I ain't never seen
D/B G
That kinda strength down in the soul, the kind that you hold
Em D/B
Down in your soul
[Chorus]
A
Cause you know time don't heal
G D
It's just fading like the floors of an old saloon
A
You can hide the pain away
G
Even if it's carved right into you
D/B
Like an old tattoo
D/B
Like an old tattoo
[Verse]
D/B
I'm sorry, dear grandfather
D/B
I know I've showed up late
D/B
Couldn't be beside you for your last few breaths
D/B G
Stand by where you laid and tell you all the things
D/B
That I forgot to say
D/B
It seemed like every Christmas
D/B
Was the closest that we got
D/B
It was "how you doing," "what else is new"
D/B G
Over beers in the garage, and I was always gone
Em D/B
But I love you right or wrong
[Chorus]
A
Cause you know time don't heal
G D
It's just fading like the floors of an old saloon
A
You can hide the pain away
G
Even if it's carved right into you
D/B
Like an old tattoo
[Bridge]
C D
No, it ain't just ink that lies under the skin
A C
There's a heart, it gets scarred but never spent
[Instrumental]
D/B
[Chorus]
A
Cause you know time don't heal
G D
It's just fading like the floors of an old saloon
A
You can hide the pain away
G
Even if it's carved right into you
D/B
Like an old tattoo
D/B
Like an old tattoo
