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American Skin (41 Shots)



| A | A | F#m | F#m | E | E | D | D |



A         F#m       E         D

41 Shots, 41 Shots, 41 Shots, 41 Shots



A         F#m       E         D

41 Shots, 41 Shots, 41 Shots, 41 Shots



| A | A | F#m | F#m | E | E | D | D |





A                 F#m

41 shots, we'll take that ride

E

'cross this bloody river

D

To the other side

A             F#m

41 shots, cut through the night

                          E

You're kneeling over this body in the vestibul

D

Praying for his life



D            A

Is it a gun, is it a knife

D               A

Is it a wallet, this is your life

D           A       D           A

It ain't no secret, it ain't no secret

D           A       D           A

It ain't no secret, it ain't no secret

D            A

No secret my friend

D                 A

You can ge killed just for living

E

In you american skin





A         F#m       E         D

41 Shots, 41 Shots, 41 Shots, 41 Shots





A                           F#m

41 shots, Lena gets her son ready for school

          E

She says "On these streets, Charles

              D

You've got to understand the rules

      A

If an officer stops you

           F#m

Promise me you'll always be polite,

               E

That you never ever run away

                    D

Promise Mama you'll keeps your hands in sight"





      D            A

Well, is it a gun, is it a knife

D               A

Is it a wallet, this is your life

D           A       D           A

It ain't no secret, it ain't no secret

D           A       D           A

It ain't no secret, it ain't no secret

D            A

No secret my friend

D                 A

You can ge killed just for living

E

In you american skin





A         F#m       E         D

41 Shots, 41 Shots, 41 Shots, 41 Shots



| A | A | F#m | F#m | E | E | D | D |

(guitar solo)



A         F#m       E         D

41 Shots, 41 Shots, 41 Shots, 41 Shots





      D            A

Well, is it a gun, is it a knife

D               A

Is it a wallet, this is your life

D           A       D           A

It ain't no secret, it ain't no secret

D           A       D           A

It ain't no secret, it ain't no secret

D            A

No secret my friend

D                 A

You can ge killed just for living

E

In you american skin





A                 F#m

41 shots, we'll take that ride

E

'cross this bloody river

D

To the other side

A                F#m

41 shots, and my boots caked in this mud

      E

We're baptized in these waters (baptized in these waters)

       D

and in each others blood





D            A

Is it a gun, is it a knife

D               A

Is it a wallet, this is your life

D           A       D           A

It ain't no secret, it ain't no secret

D           A       D           A

It ain't no secret, it ain't no secret

D            A

No secret my friend

D                 A

You can ge killed just for living

E

In you american skin



You can get killed just for livin' in....



Your american skin



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Thanks to Dorian Delteil!