American Roulette Chords by Robbie Robertson

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He was born in [C] the belly of the country [Gm] _
over east of [C] Eden _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ Confused [C] by the big city blues.
He didn't [Gm] know whose life [C] he's leaving _ _
[Cm] Put yourself [F] behind the wheel _ [Cm] and see if you can [F] get that feel
[Gm] _ move faster [C] by night and
[Gm] _ Move faster [C] by night _ _
[Am] The windows [D] were all [Am] shattered and the [D] body was all better [Eb] _ _ _ [F] American _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ Take your life _ [Eb] _ _ American
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[Cm] Oh
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[G] American
_ Take your life _ _ [Eb] _ American
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[G] _ Take my city _
[Eb] Take my _ _ _ [F] _ city
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He _ _ _ _
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_ _ didn't have a chance in hell
But the American dream _ _
There's a thousand young ones out there
Taught to make it to the silver screen
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[Cm] But she had [F] to walk
For the luck
[Cm] The thought that shook the world
Freed her [G] mind
She's so like it [C] hot
[G] Boy, she's so like it [C] cool _ _
[Am] Too much [D] for her to [Am] handle _ Another scandal
[D] She burnt a candle [Eb] _ _ _ [C] American
_ [G] Take _ _ _ your life _ _ [Eb] _ American
_ [C] _ _ Take [G] _ _ my city _ _ _
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[Am] Safe where all the lost and the rich
Who spin the wheel [A] out of _ desperation
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[G] _ _ [Gm] Take your life _ _
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[G] _ Take my city
Take my [Eb] city _ _ _ [F] _ American
[G] Take my _ _ city _ _ _
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[F] _ Take [Bb] my city
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