Chords for Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - American Skin (41 Shots) (Live in New York City)
Tempo:
103.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
F#m
A
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [D]
[F#] [D]
[E]
[D]
41 shots and we'll take that [F#] ride
[E] Cross this bloody river to
[D] the other side
[A] 41 shots cut
[F#m] through the night
You're kneeling over his [E] body in the vestibule
[D] Praying for his life
Well, is it a gun?
[C#m] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[C#m] This is your life
[D] It ain't no secret
[C#m] No [F#m] secret, my friend
You get killed just for living [E] in your American [A] skin
41 shots, [F#m] 41 shots, 41 [E] shots, [D] 41 shots
[A] 41 shots, Elena gets her [F#m] son ready for school
She says, on [E] these streets, Charles, [D] you've got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you, [Am] promise me you'll [F#m] always be polite
And that [E] you'll never ever run away
And promise mama [D] you'll keep your hands inside
Well, is it a gun?
[C#m] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[C#m] This is your life
It ain't no [D] secret
[Bm] No secret, my friend
You [D] get killed just for living [E] in your American [A] skin
41 shots,
[F#m] 41 shots, 41 [E] shots,
[D] 41 shots
[A]
[F#m]
[E] 41 shots,
[D] 41 shots
Is it a gun?
[C#] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it in your heart?
[C#] Is it in your eyes?
[Dm] It ain't no secret
[D]
It ain't no secret
[E]
[A] But 41 shots, it [F#m] will take [D] that ride
[F#m]
[E] Across this bloody river to
[D] the other side
[A] 41 [D] shots [A] in my [F#m] boots-jakin' this month
We're [E] baptized in these waters
And [D] in each other's blood
Is it a gun?
Is it [F#m] a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[C#m] This is your life
It ain't no secret
[D] No secret, my friend
You get killed just for living [E] in
You get killed just for living in
[A] Your American skin
[F#m]
[E]
[D]
[A]
[F#m]
[F#] [D]
[E]
[D]
41 shots and we'll take that [F#] ride
[E] Cross this bloody river to
[D] the other side
[A] 41 shots cut
[F#m] through the night
You're kneeling over his [E] body in the vestibule
[D] Praying for his life
Well, is it a gun?
[C#m] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[C#m] This is your life
[D] It ain't no secret
[C#m] No [F#m] secret, my friend
You get killed just for living [E] in your American [A] skin
41 shots, [F#m] 41 shots, 41 [E] shots, [D] 41 shots
[A] 41 shots, Elena gets her [F#m] son ready for school
She says, on [E] these streets, Charles, [D] you've got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you, [Am] promise me you'll [F#m] always be polite
And that [E] you'll never ever run away
And promise mama [D] you'll keep your hands inside
Well, is it a gun?
[C#m] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[C#m] This is your life
It ain't no [D] secret
[Bm] No secret, my friend
You [D] get killed just for living [E] in your American [A] skin
41 shots,
[F#m] 41 shots, 41 [E] shots,
[D] 41 shots
[A]
[F#m]
[E] 41 shots,
[D] 41 shots
Is it a gun?
[C#] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it in your heart?
[C#] Is it in your eyes?
[Dm] It ain't no secret
[D]
It ain't no secret
[E]
[A] But 41 shots, it [F#m] will take [D] that ride
[F#m]
[E] Across this bloody river to
[D] the other side
[A] 41 [D] shots [A] in my [F#m] boots-jakin' this month
We're [E] baptized in these waters
And [D] in each other's blood
Is it a gun?
Is it [F#m] a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[C#m] This is your life
It ain't no secret
[D] No secret, my friend
You get killed just for living [E] in
You get killed just for living in
[A] Your American skin
[F#m]
[E]
[D]
[A]
[F#m]
Key:
D
E
F#m
A
C#m
D
E
F#m
[N] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
41 shots _ _ and we'll take that [F#] ride _ _ _
[E] Cross this bloody river _ to _
[D] the other side _ _ _ _
[A] 41 shots cut _ _
[F#m] through the night
You're kneeling over his [E] body in the vestibule _ _ _ _
[D] Praying for his life _ _
Well, is it a gun?
[C#m] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
_ [C#m] This is your life
[D] It ain't no secret
_ [C#m] _ No [F#m] secret, my friend
You get killed just for living [E] in your American [A] skin
41 shots, _ _ _ _ [F#m] 41 shots, _ _ _ _ 41 [E] shots, _ _ _ _ [D] 41 shots
_ _ _ _ [A] 41 shots, Elena gets her [F#m] son ready for school
_ _ She says, on [E] these streets, Charles, _ _ [D] you've got to understand the rules
_ _ If an officer _ stops you, [Am] promise me you'll [F#m] always be polite
_ _ And that [E] you'll never ever run away
And promise mama [D] you'll keep your hands inside
_ _ Well, is it a gun?
[C#m] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[C#m] This is your life
It ain't no [D] secret
_ _ [Bm] _ No secret, my friend
You [D] get killed just for living [E] in your American [A] skin
41 shots, _ _ _ _
[F#m] 41 shots, _ _ _ _ 41 [E] shots, _ _ _ _
[D] 41 shots _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] 41 shots, _ _ _ _
[D] 41 shots _ _ _ _
Is it a gun?
[C#] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it in your heart?
[C#] Is it in your eyes?
[Dm] It ain't no secret
[D] _ _ _
It ain't no secret
[E] _ _ _
[A] But 41 shots, _ _ it [F#m] will take [D] that ride
[F#m] _ _ _
[E] Across this bloody river _ to _
[D] the other side _ _ _ _
[A] 41 [D] shots [A] _ _ in my [F#m] boots-jakin' this month
_ _ We're [E] baptized in these waters
_ _ And [D] in each other's blood _ _ _ _
Is it a gun?
Is it [F#m] a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[C#m] This is your life
It ain't no secret _ _ _
[D] No secret, my friend
You get killed just for living [E] in
You get killed just for living in
[A] Your American skin _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
41 shots _ _ and we'll take that [F#] ride _ _ _
[E] Cross this bloody river _ to _
[D] the other side _ _ _ _
[A] 41 shots cut _ _
[F#m] through the night
You're kneeling over his [E] body in the vestibule _ _ _ _
[D] Praying for his life _ _
Well, is it a gun?
[C#m] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
_ [C#m] This is your life
[D] It ain't no secret
_ [C#m] _ No [F#m] secret, my friend
You get killed just for living [E] in your American [A] skin
41 shots, _ _ _ _ [F#m] 41 shots, _ _ _ _ 41 [E] shots, _ _ _ _ [D] 41 shots
_ _ _ _ [A] 41 shots, Elena gets her [F#m] son ready for school
_ _ She says, on [E] these streets, Charles, _ _ [D] you've got to understand the rules
_ _ If an officer _ stops you, [Am] promise me you'll [F#m] always be polite
_ _ And that [E] you'll never ever run away
And promise mama [D] you'll keep your hands inside
_ _ Well, is it a gun?
[C#m] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[C#m] This is your life
It ain't no [D] secret
_ _ [Bm] _ No secret, my friend
You [D] get killed just for living [E] in your American [A] skin
41 shots, _ _ _ _
[F#m] 41 shots, _ _ _ _ 41 [E] shots, _ _ _ _
[D] 41 shots _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] 41 shots, _ _ _ _
[D] 41 shots _ _ _ _
Is it a gun?
[C#] Is it a knife?
[D] Is it in your heart?
[C#] Is it in your eyes?
[Dm] It ain't no secret
[D] _ _ _
It ain't no secret
[E] _ _ _
[A] But 41 shots, _ _ it [F#m] will take [D] that ride
[F#m] _ _ _
[E] Across this bloody river _ to _
[D] the other side _ _ _ _
[A] 41 [D] shots [A] _ _ in my [F#m] boots-jakin' this month
_ _ We're [E] baptized in these waters
_ _ And [D] in each other's blood _ _ _ _
Is it a gun?
Is it [F#m] a knife?
[D] Is it a wallet?
[C#m] This is your life
It ain't no secret _ _ _
[D] No secret, my friend
You get killed just for living [E] in
You get killed just for living in
[A] Your American skin _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _