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
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - American Skin (41 Shots) (Live in New York City) chords
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[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]
Key:  
D
1321
E
2311
F#m
123111112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
D
1321
E
2311
F#m
123111112
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To learn Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June/July 2000, 41 Shots) American Skin chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A, F#m, E, D, A, E, A, D and F#m. A strategic approach would be to train at 51 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 103. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Major.

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[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] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Bruce Springsteen.

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