American Roulette Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
He was [Em]born in the [A]belly of the country,
[Em]Over East of Eden, yeah,[A]
[Em]Confused [A]by the big city blues,
[Em]He didn't know whose life
he's lead[A]ing, no,
[Am]Put yourself behind the [D]wheel
And [Am]see if you c[D]an get that feel, oh,
[Em]Move faster by n[A]ight, yeah,
[Em]Move faster by n[A]ight, uhmm,
[F#m]The windows were al[B]l shattered
[F#m]And the body was [B]all [C]battered:

[Verse 2]
[D]American roul[Em]ette,
Stake your life upon [C]it,
Amer[D]ican roulette,
[Em]Same eyes, same eyes,
[C]America[D]n rou[Am]lette.
[Em]

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Em][Am]
[Em]

[Verse 3]
Take that boy and [Em]put him in a mansion,
[E]Paint the windows [Em]black,
[D]Give him[E] all the women that he wan[Em]ts,
Put a monkey on his [E]back,[Em][Am]
All of your so-called [D]friends
friend[Am]s
Take you where the side[D]walk ends,
[Em]they say
Can't sleep at [A]night, [Em]no,
Can't sleep at [A]night, [F#m]uhmm,
Lord, please save his soul,
He was the King of Rock
[C]and Roll:

[Verse 4]
[D]American [E]roulette,
Stake [Em]your life upon [C]it,
Amer[D]ican roul[E]ette,
Same [Em]eyes, same [C]eyes,
Amer[D]ican [A]roulette.

[Interlude 2]
[E][Em][Am][Em]
[Am][Em][Am][D][Em][E][Em]

[Verse 5]
They said she didn't have a [Em]chance in hell
For the American Dream,
There's a thousand [E]young
[Em]blonds out there
Trying to make it to the silver [E]screen,
[F#m][A]
[Am]But she had the walk, the look, the talk
That shook the world read about it,
[Em]Some like it hot, [A]boy,[D]
[Em]Some like it cool,[A][F#m]
Too much for her to handle,
Another scandal,
she burnt [C]the candle:

[Verse 6]
[D]American [E]roulette,
[Em]Stake [E]your [Em]life upon [C]it,
Amer[D]ican [Em]roulette,
Same eyes, same [C]eyes,
Amer[D]ican [Em]roulette.

[Interlude 3]
[Am][Em]
[D][Em][G][Em][E][Em][D]

[Verse 7]
[F#m]Say a prayer for the lost generation
Who spin the wheel out [C]of
[D]desperation:

[Verse 8]
American roul[E]ette,
[Em]Stake your life upon it,[C]
Amer[D]ican roul[Em]ette,
Same eyes, same [C]eyes,
Amer[D]ican[Em][Am][C][D][Em][C]

[Outro 1]
roulette.
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