Permanent Reminder Of A Temporary Feeling

E/B B6 E/B B6 Dmaj9 Bmaj7 She was no marine back from the Philippines Dmaj9 Bmaj7 She was their pride and joy, their incarnation Dmaj9 E Her parents viewed the chief with shock and disbelief D F# B Looking for some other explanation Dmaj9 Bmaj7 The Indian on her back was poised for an attack Dmaj9 Bmaj7 She said, "A tattoo is a badge of validation." Dmaj9 E But the truth of the matter is far more revealing D F# B It's a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling E F# Permanent reminder of a temporary feeling E B Amnesiac episodes that never go away F# E B It's no complex memento, it's no subtle revealing F# E B Just a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling C#6 C#maj7 C#6 Dmaj9 Bmaj7 Vegas in the rain, drunk on cheap champagne Dmaj9 Bmaj7 He hears out of tune synthesized chapel bells painfully ringing Dmaj9 E Where's his limo ride? Who's this foreign bride? D F# B Is that really Elvis spinning around the ceiling? E F# Permanent reminder of a temporary feeling E B Forgotten fabrications in the chapels of love F# E B What's this ring on his finger? Why is he kneeling? # E B She's just a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling C#6 C#maj7 C#6 E D Chromosomes and genes spawn these fateful scenes E D Evolution can be mean, there's no dumb-ass vaccine E G Blame your DNA, you're a victim of your fate E B It's human nature to miscalculate Dmaj9 Bmaj7 To make up for the fight, they go out for the night Dmaj9 Bmaj7 S*x, drugs, and rock 'n' roll seem like the easiest answer Dmaj9 E But a short nine months later, there's no way of concealing D F# B That permanent reminder of a temporary feeling E F# Permanent reminder of a temporary feeling E B Amnesiac episodes that never go away F# E B It's no complex mementos, not subtle revealings F# E B Just a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling F# E B Permanent reminder of a temporary feeling F# E B Permanent reminder of a temporary feeling C# D6