Gm c gm c
He was born in the belly of the country, over east of eden, yeah.
Gm c gm c
Confused by the big city blues, he didn't know who's life he's leading, no.
Cm f cm f
Put yourself behind the wheel and see if you can get that feel, oh;
Gm c gm c
Move faster by night, yeah, move faster by night, mm.
Am d am d
The windows were all shattered, and the body was all battered
Eb f gm
American roulette, stake your life upon it.
Eb f gm
American roulette, same eyes, same eyes.
Eb f gm7
American roulette.

Gm c
Take the boy and put him in a mansion; paint the windows black.
Gm
Give him all the women that he wants, put a monkey on his back.
Cm f cm7 f
All of your so called friends, a-take you where the sidewalk ends, I said.
Gm7
Can't sleep at night, no, can't sleep at night, mm.
A d a d
God please save his soul; he was the king of rock and roll.
Eb f gm
American roulette, stake your life upon it,
Eb f gm
American roulette, same eyes, same eyes.
Eb f gm7
American roulette.

Gm c
They say you didn't have a chance in hell, for the american dream.
Gm
There's a thousand young blondes out there try'n to make itto the silver screen.
Cm f cm7 f
But she had the walk, the look, the heart that shook the world, read about it.
Gm7
Some like it hot, boy. some like it cool, mm.
A d a d
Too much for her to handle, another scandal, she burned the candle.
Eb f gm
American roulette, stake your life upon it,
Eb f gm
American roulette, same eyes, same eyes.
Eb f gm7
American roulette.

(after soloing)
A d a d
Say a prayer for the lost generation, who spin the wheel out of desperation.
Eb f gm
American roulette, stake your life upon it,
Eb f gm
American roulette, same eyes, same eyes.
Eb f gm7
American roulette.

• Ain't No More Cane
• Akua Tuta
• American Roulette
• Ancestor Song
• Apple Suckling Tree
• Back to Memphis
• Beautiful Thing
• Between Trains
• Blaze of Glory
• Blue River
• Brainwash
• Breakin The Rules
• Broken Arrow
• Carry Me
• Change is Good
• Cherokee Morning Song
• Clothes Line Saga
• Crash on The Levee[Down in The Flood]
• Davy's on The Road Again
• Day of Reckoning
• Don't Ya Tell Henry
• Driftin' Away
• Evangeline
• Fallen Angel
• Forever Young
• Ghost Dance
• Gimme a Stone
• Go Back to Your Woods
• Goin' to Acapulco
• Golden Feather
• Hang up My Rock'n Roll Shoes
• Havana Moon
• He Don't Love You
• Hell's Half Acre
• Hold Back The Dawn
• In The Blood
• It is a Good Day to Die
• Java Blues
• Leave Me Alone
• Lo & Behold
• Mahk Jchi
• Making a Noise
• Million Dollar Bash
• New Mexicoe
• Night Parade
• Nothing Was Delivered
• Odds & Ends
• Once Upon a Time
• One Too Many Mornings
• Open The Door, Homer
• Out of The Blue
• Rain Down Tears
• Rattlebone
• Resurrection
• Rick
• Ruben Remus
• Sacrifice
• Shake It
• Shake This Town
• Showdown at Big Sky
• Sign of The Rainbow
• Sip The Wine
• Skinwalker
• Small Town Talk
• Soap Box Preacher
• Somewhere Down The Crazy River
• Sonny Got Caught in The Moonlight
• Stomp Dance
• Sweet Fire of Love
• Sweet Romance
• Take Your Partner by The Hand
• Testimony
• That's My Home
• The Code of Handsome Lake
• The Last Waltz
• The Last Waltz Refrain
• The Lights
• The Sound is Fading
• The Stones I Throw
• The Well
• Tiny Montgomery
• Tired of Waiting
• Tombstone
• Too Much of Nothing
• Tough Mama
• Twisted Hair
• Unbound
• What a Town
• What About Now
• Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood
• Yea! Heavy & a Bottle of Bread
• You Ain't Goin' Nowhere