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
3x
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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