American Roulette chords by Robbie Robertson

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Verse 1
Em 
A 
He was  (E minor) born in the  (A major) belly of the country,
Em 
A 
 (E minor) Over East of Eden,  (A major) yeah,
Em 
A 
 (E minor) Confused  (A major) by the big city blues,
Em 
He didn't know  (E minor) whose life
A 
he's lead (A major) ing, no,
Am 
D 
 (A minor) Put yourself behind  (D major) the wheel
Am 
D 
And  (A minor) see  if you  (D major) can get that feel, oh,
Em 
A 
 (E minor) Move faster by night,  (A major) yeah,
Em 
A 
 (E minor) Move faster by night,  (A major) uhmm,
F#m 
B 
 (F sharp minor) The   windows were  (B major) all shattered
F#m 
B 
C 
 (F sharp minor) And the body was  (B major) all  (C major) battered:

Verse 2
D 
Em 
 (D major) American roul (E minor) ette,
C 
Stake your life upon it,  (C major) 
D 
American  (D major) roulette,
Em 
 (E minor) Same eyes, same eyes,
C 
D 
Am 
 (C major) Amer (D major) ican roulette.  (A minor) 
Em 
 (E minor) 

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Interlude 1

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

Verse 4
D 
E 
 (D major) American  (E major) roulette,
Em 
C 
Stake  (E minor) your life upon it,  (C major) 
D 
E 
Amer (D major) ican roulette,  (E major) 
Em 
C 
Same eyes,  (E minor) same eyes,  (C major) 
D 
A 
Amer (D major) ican  (A major) roulette.

Interlude 2

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

Verse 6
D 
E 
 (D major) American  (E major) roulette,
Em 
E 
Em 
C 
Stake  (E minor)  (E major) your  (E minor) life upon it,  (C major) 
D 
Em 
Amer (D major) ican  (E minor) roulette,
C 
Same eyes, same eyes,  (C major) 
D 
Em 
Amer (D major) ican  (E minor) roulette.

Interlude 3

Verse 7

Say a prayer for the lost generation

Who spin the wheel out of

desperation:

Verse 8
E 
American roulette,  (E major) 
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Stake your life upon it,  (C major) 
D 
Em 
Amer (D major) ican roulette,  (E minor) 
C 
Same eyes, same eyes,  (C major) 
D 
Em 
Am 
C 
D 
Em 
C 
Amer (D major) ican  (E minor)  (A minor)  (C major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (C major) 

Outro 1
roulette.
D 
Em 
D 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (D major) 
Am 
Em 
Am 
D 
Em 
D 
Em 
 (A minor)  (E minor)  (A minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
Em 
Em 
Em 
 (E minor)  (E minor)  (E minor) 
Em 
 (E minor) 