Standard (EADGBE)

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Beauty today is only skin deep

Temptation is strong and the job ain't cheap

I've seen the spike up and down my arm

Sailor's graves and tattooed snakes and broken hearts

Workin' like a charm

Chorus

Skinpoppin' skyboppin' baby let the needle burn (skin, sky)

Skydivin' mainlinin' it's the point of no return

Get yourself a tattoo

Don't think twice

You show it off in the disco, at school around the corner,

ain't no lie

Goin' down the road

 With a pistol in my hand

 Johnny Tattoo is lookin' for you

Chorus

Skinpoppin' skyboppin' baby let the needle burn (skin, sky)

Skydivin' mainlinin' it's the point of no return (main sky)

You never ever gonna regret you've got a tattoo (what you're gonna tell her)

You tell your baby: I did it for you

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Got it under my skin

For the rest of my life

I don't mind, I show it off around the neighbourhood

Ain't no lie

I've seen the spike

Up and down my arm

Sailor's graves and tattooed snakes & broken hearts

Workin' like a charm

Chorus

Skinpoppin' skyboppin' baby let the needle burn (skin, sky)

Skydivin' mainlinin' it's the point of no return (main sky)

Hey honey don't tell your mama keep her out of the blue (what you're gonna tell her)

You tell your ma: I did it for you

Chorus

Skinpoppin' skyboppin' baby let the needle burn

Skydivin' mainlinin' it's the point of no return

Your lover will discover some day, you've got a tattoo (what you're gonna tell her)

You just tell her: honey, I did it for you

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