American Roulette Chords by Robbie Robertson

[Gm] _ _ He was born [C] in the belly of a country
[Gm] _ Over east of [C] Eden, yeah
_ _ _ [Gm] _ Confused [C] by the big city blues
He didn't [Gm] know whose life [C] he's leading, yo
_ _ [Cm] Put yourself [F] behind the wheel
_ [Cm] And see if you can [F] get that feel
[Gm] _ Move faster [C] by night
_ _ [Gm] _ Move faster [C] by night, mm
[Am] The windows [D] were all [Am] shattered
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Stake your life upon [Eb] it
_ _ [F] American _ _ _ [Gm] Roulette
Say my, say _ [Eb] my
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] American
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Say _ [G] _ _ that boy is over the rhythm bitch
Make a good [C] buck
_ [Gm] _ Give [G] him all the women that he wants
Put a monkey on his [C] back
_ [Cm] All in love [F] with your soul, ho
_ [Cm] _ Take you where [F] the night won't get [Gm] better
I can't see that, I _ _ _ can't see that [C] blue
_ [Am] _ _ Dark blue, sad and so
He was the king [D] of rock and _ [Eb] _ roll [C] American _ _ _ [G] Roulette
_ Stake your life upon [Eb] it
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_ _ _ [G] American Roulette
Stake your life upon it
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_ _ _ _ _ _ didn't have a chance in hell
_ Of the American dream
_ _ _ And a thousand young moms out there
Wanna make it to the silver [C]
screen
_ _ [Cm] Cause he had the walk, the walk
The talk that struck the world
Freedom [Gm] break, [G] so I get high [C] and [G] fall
Just gonna like a toast
[Am] _ _ _ Too much [D] for a boy to [Am] handle
I'm not as scared [D] as I thought I can [Bb] be _ _ [C] American _ Roulette
[G] _ _ Stake your life upon [Eb] it
_ [F] American Roulette
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Say that boy loves that race
_ Looping a [A] wheel like that for ages
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Stake [Gm] your life [Eb] upon it
_ [F] American _ _ _ [G] Roulette
He might, he [Eb] might
He _ [F]
never had a chance [Gm] on love _ _
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