Intro:
[A] [F#m] [E] [D]
[A]41 shots
[F#m]41 shots
[E]41 shots
[D]41 shots
[A]41 shots
[F#m]41 shots
[E]41 shots
[D]41 shots
[A] [F#m] [E] [D]
[A]41 shots...
And we'll [F#m]take that ride
[E]Cross this bloody river
[D]To the other side
[A]41 shots... [F#m]cut through the night
You're kneeling over his b[E]ody in the vestibule
[D]Praying for his life
Is it a gun,[A] is it a knife
[D]Is it a wallet[A], this is your life
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
No s[D]ecret my fr[A]iend
You can g[D]et killed just for living [E]in
Your American s[A]kin
41 shots
[F#m]41 shots
[E]41 shots
[D]41 shots
[A]41 shots and
Lena gets her son r[F#m]eady for school
She says "[E]on these streets, Charles
You've got to u[D]nderstand the rules
If an o[A]fficer stops you
Promise me you'll a[F#m]lways be polite,
That you'll n[E]ever ever run away
Promise Mama you'll k[D]eep your hands in sight"
Is it a gun,[A] is it a knife
[D]Is it a wallet[A], this is your life
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
No s[D]ecret my fr[A]iend
You can g[D]et killed just for living [E]in
Your American s[A]kin
41 shots
[F#m]41 shots
[E]41 shots
[D]41 shots
Musical Break:
[A] [F#m] [E] [D]
[A]41 shots
[F#m]41 shots
[E]41 shots
[D]41 shots
Is it a gun,[A] is it a knife
[D]Is it in your heart,[A] is it in your eyes
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
[D]It aint no s[A]ecret[E]
(It anint no secret)
[A]41 shots
And we'll [F#m]take that ride
[E]Cross this bloody river
[D]To the other side
[A]41 shots
And my boots [F#m]caked in this mud
We're b[E]aptized in these waters
And in e[D]ach other's blood
Is it a gun,[A] is it a knife
[D]Is it a wallet[A], this is your life
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
No s[D]ecret my fr[A]iend
You can g[D]et killed just for living [E]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 S[A]kin
[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
[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
[A] [F#m] [E] [D]
[A]41 shots
[F#m]41 shots
[E]41 shots
[D]41 shots
[A]41 shots
[F#m]41 shots
[E]41 shots
[D]41 shots
[A] [F#m] [E] [D]
[A]41 shots...
And we'll [F#m]take that ride
[E]Cross this bloody river
[D]To the other side
[A]41 shots... [F#m]cut through the night
You're kneeling over his b[E]ody in the vestibule
[D]Praying for his life
Is it a gun,[A] is it a knife
[D]Is it a wallet[A], this is your life
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
No s[D]ecret my fr[A]iend
You can g[D]et killed just for living [E]in
Your American s[A]kin
41 shots
[F#m]41 shots
[E]41 shots
[D]41 shots
[A]41 shots and
Lena gets her son r[F#m]eady for school
She says "[E]on these streets, Charles
You've got to u[D]nderstand the rules
If an o[A]fficer stops you
Promise me you'll a[F#m]lways be polite,
That you'll n[E]ever ever run away
Promise Mama you'll k[D]eep your hands in sight"
Is it a gun,[A] is it a knife
[D]Is it a wallet[A], this is your life
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
No s[D]ecret my fr[A]iend
You can g[D]et killed just for living [E]in
Your American s[A]kin
41 shots
[F#m]41 shots
[E]41 shots
[D]41 shots
Musical Break:
[A] [F#m] [E] [D]
[A]41 shots
[F#m]41 shots
[E]41 shots
[D]41 shots
Is it a gun,[A] is it a knife
[D]Is it in your heart,[A] is it in your eyes
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
[D]It aint no s[A]ecret[E]
(It anint no secret)
[A]41 shots
And we'll [F#m]take that ride
[E]Cross this bloody river
[D]To the other side
[A]41 shots
And my boots [F#m]caked in this mud
We're b[E]aptized in these waters
And in e[D]ach other's blood
Is it a gun,[A] is it a knife
[D]Is it a wallet[A], this is your life
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
[D]It ain't no [A]secret
([D]It ain't no [A]secret)
No s[D]ecret my fr[A]iend
You can g[D]et killed just for living [E]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 S[A]kin
[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
[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
