What(G)ever you (D7sus4/G) think of me, (G) I'm still your (C/G) friend
So (G) other than (D7sus4) nothing what's (G) new (D7sus4/G)
The (G) water's still (D7sus4/G) flowing, through the (G) rose on my (C/G) skin
(G) This here tat(D7sus4/G)too is for (G) you (F6)
The (Em7) boys at the parlor down(Bm7)town
Didn't waste any (C) time (C/B) putting it (Am7) down (A7)
(G) Time has been (D7sus4/G) wasting a(G)way I can (D7sus4/G) see it
Go (Em) sailing on (C/E) by as it (Em) slips through my (D/F#) fingers
The (G) bow and the (D7sus4/G) wave never (G) wait for to(D7sus4/G)morrow
They (Em) just keep on (C/E) rolling as (Em) straight as an arrow
Good(G)night (D7sus4/G) (G) (D7sus4/G) (G)

Girl of my dreams, you get better each day
I wish I could see you somehow
Girl that I love is there no other way
This here tattoo is for now

I'd been out drinking all day
I got carried away at the parlor last night
This summer rose is for you it's no wonder
I bothered to wander back into the parlor
It's red and in bloom and it's more than one color
It lives on forever for just a few dollars, good night

Whatever you think of me, I'm still your friend
So baby whatever you do
Now that it's taken its permanent home
This here tattoo is for you

The boys at the parlor downtown
Didn't waste any time putting it down
Time has been wasting away, you know time doesn't
Wait for nobody to find what they're after
It just keeps on rolling on down the deep canyons
And through the green meadows into the broad ocean, good night

Whatever you think of me, I'm still your friend
So other than nothing what's new
The water's still flowing, through the rose on my skin
This here tattoo is for you
The water's still flowing, through the rose on my skin
This here tattoo is for you