American Skin (41 shots) - Acoustic Version Bruce Springsteen (As performed by Bruce Springsteen on Elvis Costello's Spectacular) Note: For this performance Springsteen played an eighth-note rhythm in the low end and emphasized the movement of the bass line. He muted the high end, especially in the verses. He might have played the A/x to Asus4/x chord pattern in the verses, but I couldn't hear it. I charted it as if he didn't. But you can play the pattern if you want to. | A Asus4 | Asus4 | A/F# Asus4/F# | Asus4/F# | | A/E Asus4/E | Asus4/E | Dmaj7 D | D | | A Asus4 | Asus4 | A/F# Asus4/F# | Asus4/F# | Forty one shots . . . . Forty one shots . . . . | A/E Asus4/E | Asus4/E | Dmaj7 D | D | Forty one shots . . . . Forty one shots . . . . A Asus4 Asus4/F# Forty one shots, and we'll take that ride Asus4/E Dmaj7 D 'Cross this bloody river to the other side A Asus4 Asus4/F# Forty one shots . cut through the night Asus4/E Dmaj7 D You're kneeling over his body in the vestibule prayin' fer his life D D/C# D D/C# Is it a gun? . Is it a knife? . Is it a wallet? . This is your life D D/C# D/B | D D/C# D/B | It ain't no se———cret D D/C# D/B | D D/C# D/B | D D/C# D/B It ain't no se———cret No secret my friend D D/C# D/B E <> |A Asus4 | You can get killed just fer liv- vin' in your American skin | Asus4 | A/F# Asus4/F# | Asus4/F# | . . . . Forty one shots . . . . | A/E Asus4/E | Asus4/E | Dmaj7 D | D | Forty one shots . . . . . . . . . . . . A Asus4 Asus4/F# Forty one shots, Lena gets her son ready for school Asus4/E She says, "On these streets, Charles, Dmaj7 D You've got to understand the rules. A Asus4 Asus4/F# If an officer stops you, promise me you'll always be polite, Asus4/E And that you'll never ever run away Dmaj7 D Promise Mama you'll keep your hands in sight." D D/C# D D/C# Is it a gun? . Is it a knife? . Is it a wallet? . This is your life D D/C# D/B | D D/C# D/B | It ain't no se———cret D D/C# D/B D D/C# D/B It ain't no se———cret, no secret my friend D E <> A You can get killed just fer livin' in your American skin | A Asus4 | Asus4 | A/F# Asus4/F# | Asus4/F# | | A/E Asus4/E | Asus4/E | Dmaj7 D | D | D D/C# . Is it a gun? . Is it a knife? D D/C# . Is it in your heart? . Is it in your eyes? D D/C# D/B | D D/C# D/B | It ain't no se———cret D D/C# D/B | D D/C# D/B | D E It ain't no se———cret It ain't no secret A Asus4 Asus4/F# Forty one shots, and we'll take that ride Asus4/E Dmaj7 D 'Cross this bloody river to the other side A Asus4 Asus4/F# Forty one shots, got my boots caked with this mud Asus4/E Dmaj7 D We're baptized in these waters and in each other's blood D D/C# D D/C# Is it a gun? . Is it a knife? . Is it a wallet? . This is your life D D/C# D/B | D D/C# D/B | It ain't no se———cret D D/C# D/B D D/C# D/B It ain't no se———cret, no secret my friend D E <> You can get killed just for living in n/c You can get killed just for living in n/c |A Asus4 | You can get killed just for living in your American skin | Asus4 | A/F# Asus4/F# | Asus4/F# | . . . . Forty one shots . . . . | A/E Asus4/E | Asus4/E | Dmaj7 D | D <> | Forty one shots . . . . Forty one shots Charted by Dexex (My chord charts are intended to show how, as a rhythm guitarist, I play songs. I don't claim they are the "right" way. They are not tabs, which notate precisely how a song was played on a recording.)
