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Bruce Springsteen

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Tom : A
  A    Asus4   A/F#  Asus4/F#  A/E  Asus4/E  Dmaj7   D       A   Asus4    A/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

[Refrão]
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

[Próxima Parte]
  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."

[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
D E  A
You can get killed just fer livin' in your American skin
  A    Asus4   A/F#  Asus4/F#  A/E  Asus4/E  Dmaj7   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

[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
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
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