Chords for Bruce Springsteen - American Skin (41 Shots) (Lyrics)
Tempo:
103.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
F#m
C#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#] [D]
[C#] [D]
[C#] [D]
[C#] [D]
[A] 41 [D] shots and [C#] we'll take [D] that ride
[A] Across this [D] bloody river to [C#] the [D] other side
[A] 41 [D] shots
[F#m] cut [D] through the night
[Bm] You're kneeling over [A] his body [D] in the vestibule
Praying for his life
Well, is it a gun?
[A] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[A] This is your life
[D] It [A] ain't no [D] secret
[A]
[D] No secret, [A] my friend
[D] You can't [A] kill just for [D] living [E] in your American [A] school
[D]
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[D] 41 shots
Later gets her [F#m] son ready [D] for school
She [A] says, on these [D] streets, Charles
[A] You've got to [D] understand the rules
[A] If an officer stops you, promise me
You'll always be [D] polite
And [A] that you'll never ever [D] run away
Promise [A] mom you'll keep your hands [D] inside
Well, is it a gun?
[A] Is it a [D] knife?
Is it a wallet?
[A] This is your [D] life
It [A] ain't no [D] secret
[A] [D] No [A] secret, my [D] friend
You can't [A] kill just for [Bm] living [E] in your American [A] school 41 shots
[D] [F#m] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Is [D]
it [A]
[F#m]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
a gun?
[A]
Is it a knife?
[D] Is it in your heart?
[A]
Is it in your [D] eyes?
It [A] ain't no [D]
secret
[E] [A] 41 shots
[F#m] And we'll take that ride
[D] [A] Across this bloody river
To [D] the other side
[A] 41 shots
I got my [F#m] boots king dismounted
[D] [A] Baptized in these waters
[D] And in each of these bloods
Well, is it a gun?
[A] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[A] This is your life
[D] It ain't [A] no [D] secret
[A] [D] [A] [D]
No [A] [D] secret, [A] my [D] friend
You can't kill just for [E] living in
You can't kill just for living in
Your [C#] American school
[D] [F#m] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [D]
[C#] [D]
[C#] [D]
[C#] [D]
[A] 41 [D] shots and [C#] we'll take [D] that ride
[A] Across this [D] bloody river to [C#] the [D] other side
[A] 41 [D] shots
[F#m] cut [D] through the night
[Bm] You're kneeling over [A] his body [D] in the vestibule
Praying for his life
Well, is it a gun?
[A] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[A] This is your life
[D] It [A] ain't no [D] secret
[A]
[D] No secret, [A] my friend
[D] You can't [A] kill just for [D] living [E] in your American [A] school
[D]
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[D] 41 shots
Later gets her [F#m] son ready [D] for school
She [A] says, on these [D] streets, Charles
[A] You've got to [D] understand the rules
[A] If an officer stops you, promise me
You'll always be [D] polite
And [A] that you'll never ever [D] run away
Promise [A] mom you'll keep your hands [D] inside
Well, is it a gun?
[A] Is it a [D] knife?
Is it a wallet?
[A] This is your [D] life
It [A] ain't no [D] secret
[A] [D] No [A] secret, my [D] friend
You can't [A] kill just for [Bm] living [E] in your American [A] school 41 shots
[D] [F#m] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Is [D]
it [A]
[F#m]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
a gun?
[A]
Is it a knife?
[D] Is it in your heart?
[A]
Is it in your [D] eyes?
It [A] ain't no [D]
secret
[E] [A] 41 shots
[F#m] And we'll take that ride
[D] [A] Across this bloody river
To [D] the other side
[A] 41 shots
I got my [F#m] boots king dismounted
[D] [A] Baptized in these waters
[D] And in each of these bloods
Well, is it a gun?
[A] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[A] This is your life
[D] It ain't [A] no [D] secret
[A] [D] [A] [D]
No [A] [D] secret, [A] my [D] friend
You can't kill just for [E] living in
You can't kill just for living in
Your [C#] American school
[D] [F#m] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [D]
Key:
D
A
F#m
C#
E
D
A
F#m
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] 41 [D] shots _ _ and [C#] we'll take [D] that ride _ _
[A] Across this [D] bloody river _ _ to [C#] the [D] other side _ _
_ [A] 41 [D] _ shots _ _
_ [F#m] cut [D] through the night
[Bm] You're kneeling over [A] his body [D] in the _ vestibule _
_ Praying for his life _ _
Well, is it a gun?
[A] _ Is it a knife?
[D] _ Is it a wallet?
[A] _ This is your life
[D] It [A] ain't no [D] secret
_ [A] _
[D] No secret, [A] my friend
[D] You can't [A] kill just for [D] living [E] in your American [A] school
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] 41 shots
_ Later gets her [F#m] son ready [D] for school
_ She [A] says, on these [D] streets, Charles
_ _ [A] You've got to [D] understand the rules
_ _ _ [A] If an officer stops you, promise me
You'll always be [D] polite
_ And [A] that you'll never ever [D] run away
Promise [A] mom you'll keep your hands [D] _ _ inside
Well, is it a gun?
[A] _ Is it a [D] knife?
Is it a wallet?
[A] _ This is your [D] life
It [A] ain't no [D] secret
_ [A] _ [D] No [A] secret, my [D] friend
You can't [A] kill just for [Bm] living [E] in your American [A] school 41 shots _
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] Is _ [D] _ _
it _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ a gun?
[A]
Is it a knife?
[D] Is it in your heart?
[A]
Is it in your [D] eyes?
It [A] ain't no _ [D] _
_ _ secret
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] 41 _ shots
_ _ [F#m] And we'll take that ride
_ [D] _ _ [A] Across this bloody river
To _ _ [D] the other _ side
_ _ [A] _ 41 shots
I _ got my [F#m] boots king _ _ dismounted
[D] _ _ [A] Baptized in these waters
_ _ _ [D] And in each of these _ _ _ bloods
Well, is it a gun?
[A] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[A] This is your life
[D] It ain't [A] no [D] secret
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
No [A] _ [D] _ secret, [A] my [D] friend
You can't kill just for [E] living in
You _ _ can't kill just for living in
Your [C#] American school
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] 41 [D] shots _ _ and [C#] we'll take [D] that ride _ _
[A] Across this [D] bloody river _ _ to [C#] the [D] other side _ _
_ [A] 41 [D] _ shots _ _
_ [F#m] cut [D] through the night
[Bm] You're kneeling over [A] his body [D] in the _ vestibule _
_ Praying for his life _ _
Well, is it a gun?
[A] _ Is it a knife?
[D] _ Is it a wallet?
[A] _ This is your life
[D] It [A] ain't no [D] secret
_ [A] _
[D] No secret, [A] my friend
[D] You can't [A] kill just for [D] living [E] in your American [A] school
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] 41 shots
_ Later gets her [F#m] son ready [D] for school
_ She [A] says, on these [D] streets, Charles
_ _ [A] You've got to [D] understand the rules
_ _ _ [A] If an officer stops you, promise me
You'll always be [D] polite
_ And [A] that you'll never ever [D] run away
Promise [A] mom you'll keep your hands [D] _ _ inside
Well, is it a gun?
[A] _ Is it a [D] knife?
Is it a wallet?
[A] _ This is your [D] life
It [A] ain't no [D] secret
_ [A] _ [D] No [A] secret, my [D] friend
You can't [A] kill just for [Bm] living [E] in your American [A] school 41 shots _
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] Is _ [D] _ _
it _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ a gun?
[A]
Is it a knife?
[D] Is it in your heart?
[A]
Is it in your [D] eyes?
It [A] ain't no _ [D] _
_ _ secret
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] 41 _ shots
_ _ [F#m] And we'll take that ride
_ [D] _ _ [A] Across this bloody river
To _ _ [D] the other _ side
_ _ [A] _ 41 shots
I _ got my [F#m] boots king _ _ dismounted
[D] _ _ [A] Baptized in these waters
_ _ _ [D] And in each of these _ _ _ bloods
Well, is it a gun?
[A] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[A] This is your life
[D] It ain't [A] no [D] secret
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
No [A] _ [D] _ secret, [A] my [D] friend
You can't kill just for [E] living in
You _ _ can't kill just for living in
Your [C#] American school
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _