A
F#m
E
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
F#m
E
D
A
F#m
41 shots... and we'll take that ride
E
D
'Cross this bloody river to the other side
A
F#m
41 shots... cut through the night
E
D
You're kneeling over his body in the vestibule, praying for his life
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
F#m
No secret my friend
D
E
You can get killed just for living in
A
Your American skin
41 shots, 41 shots, 41 shots, 41 shots
41 shots and Lena gets her son ready for school
She says "on these streets, Charles, you've got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you, promise me you'll always be polite
That you'll never ever run away, promise Mama you'll keep your hands in sight"
Is it a gun? Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet? This is your life?
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in
Your American skin
41 shots, 41 shots, 41 shots, 41 shots
A
F#m
E
D
41 shots, 41 shots, 41 shots, 41 shots, 41 shots
Is it a gun? Is it a knife?
Is it in your heart? Is it in your eyes?
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
41 shots, and we'll take that ride
Cross this bloody river to the other side
41 shots, and my boots caked in this mud
We're baptized in these waters, and in each other's blood
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in
You can get killed just for living in
You can get killed just for living in
You can get killed just for living in
You can get killed just for living in
Your American Skin
F#m
E
D
A
F#m
E
D
A
(41 shots) You can get killed just for living in
F#m
(41 shots) You can get killed just for living in
E
(41 shots) You can get killed just for living in
D
(41 shots) You can get killed just for living in
C
G
F
C
G
F
C
G
F
C
G
F
C
G
F
C
G
F
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------0----------------------0-----------------------|
D|---------4-2-0-0--2-2-----------4-2-0-----0----------|
A|---------------------------------------2-----2-0-----|
E|--3---------------------3----------------------------|
C
G
F
C
G
F
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------0----------------------0-----------------------|
D|---------4-2-0-0--2-2-----------4-2-0-----0----------|
A|---------------------------------------2-----2-0-----|
E|--3---------------------3----------------------------|
C
G
F
One night in a motel room
C
G
F
Eyes cast like steel
C
G
F
I drank the wine that they left on my table
C
G
F
I knew the morning was too far
C
G
F
I smoked my last cigarette
C
G
F
Stay only to defy
C
G
F
The night was dark and the land is cold
C
G
F
I was frozen right to the bone
F
G
C
Just like fire would, I burn
F
G
C
C
Just like fire would
F
G
C
Just like fire would, I burned up
C
G
F
Five hundred miles I've gone today
C
G
F
And tomorrow's five hundred more
C
G
F
Outside my window the world passes by
C
G
F
It's stranger than a dream
F
G
C
Just like fire would, I burn
F
G
C
Just like fire would
F
G
C
Just like fire would, I burned up
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D-------------0-2-0--------------0-2-0--|
A--3-2-0-2-3----------3-2-0-2-3---------|
E---------------------------------------|
C
G
F
I go to work and I earn my pay load
C
G
F
My sweat falls to the ground
C
G
F
I see you now but we may never meet again, child
C
G
F
The ice is hanging on the door
C
G
F
C
G
F
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G------0----------------------0-----------------------|
D---------4-2-0-0--2-2-----------4-2-0-----0----------|
A---------------------------------------2-----2-0-----|
E--3---------------------3----------------------------|
C
G
F
C
G
F
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G------0----------------------0-----------------------|
D---------4-2-0-0--2-2-----------4-2-0-----0----------|
A---------------------------------------2-----2-0-----|
E--3---------------------3----------------------------|
C
G
F
One night in a motel room
E---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
A--2-3-0-2------------|
E-----------3---------|
C
G
F
Eyes cast like steel
C
G
F
I drank the wine that they left on my table
E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|
D------------------------|
A--3-2-0-2-----2--0------|
E--------------------3---|
C
G
F
I knew the morning was too far
E---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
A-2-3-2-0-------------|
E----------3----------|
F
G
C
Just like fire would, I burn
F
G
C
Just like fire would
F
G
C
Just like fire would, I burned up
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D-------------0-2-0--------------0-2-0--|
A--3-2-0-2-3----------3-2-0-2-3---------|
E---------------------------------------|
F
G
C
Just like fire would, I burn
F
G
C
Just like fire would
F
G
C
Just like fire would, I burned up
C
G
F
C
G
F
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G------0----------------------0-----------------------|
D---------4-2-0-0--2-2-----------4-2-0-----0----------|
A---------------------------------------2-----2-0-----|
E--3---------------------3----------------------------|
C
G
F
C
G
F
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G------0----------------------0-----------------------|
D---------4-2-0-0--2-2-----------4-2-0-----0----------|
A---------------------------------------2-----2-0-----|
E--3---------------------3----------------------------|
C
G
F
C
G
F
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G------0----------------------0-----------------------|
D---------4-2-0-0--2-2-----------4-2-0-----0----------|
A---------------------------------------2-----2-0-----|
E--3---------------------3----------------------------|
C
G
F
C
G
F
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G------0----------------------0-----------------------|
D---------4-2-0-0--2-2-----------4-2-0-----0----------|
A---------------------------------------2-----2-0-----|
E--3---------------------3----------------------------|