# From jkunz@smcvt.edu Tue Apr 8 13:07:06 1997 Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 12:08:12 -0500 From: jkunz@smcvt.edu To: guitar@nevada.edu Subject: TAB: "Russian Roulette" by Van Morrison > >"Russian Roulette" by Van Morrison >Taken from the album "Days Like This" >Tabbed by Justin Kunz: jkunz@smcvt.edu > "I was flabbergasted by the headlines: 'People in Glass Houses Throwing >Stones.'"-- Van Morrison > >CHORDS USED: E 022100 B x24442 A x02220 >G#m 466444 I tried to put the chords over the lyrics, representing exactly where they change during the song. INTRO: E B A E E B A B A G#m A B A B A E A B A E

Take i^Et or leave i^Bt, I've^A heard it bee^En said ^EAll this ^BSpring fe^Aver's just^B way over my head ^AStealin^G#mg my moments^A, tak^Bing up all my time It's^A pl^Baying^A Ru^Essian Roulette with my mind A B A E

^EIt's none^B of my business^A baby, ju^Est what's going on ^EI'm not go^Bing to wait ti^All somebody thr^Bow me a bone I'm way out ^Aon a l^G#mimb now, ^Aand nothing^B seems to rhyme It's^A pl^Baying^A Ru^Essian Roulette with my mind A B A E

^EI think t^Bhat^A you've ca^Eught on, that you've been used and all ^EI'm going^B down New O^Arleans, I've g^Bot to see Dr. John ^AGot my ^G#mmojo working e^Averything w^Bill be fine Stop playi^Ang Ru^Bssian Roule^Atte^E with my mind A B A E

^EIt's not e^Basy baby w^Ahen everyt^Ehing starts getting out of control ^EHang on to ^Byour hat now,^A hang ^Bon to your soul ^ADon't wo^G#mrry bab^Ay, I wan^Bna throw you the line They're p^Alaying Ru^Bssian Roulette^A wi^Eth your mind A B A E

^EToo many^B hustle^Ars, I've bee^En here before ^ENone of^B them r^Aeally know ju^Bst who that you are Ever^Aything ^G#mgets contracte^Ad and sp^Bace gets confined They're p^Alaying Russ^Bian Roulette ^Awit^Eh your mind A B A E

They're p^Alaying R^Bussian Roulette They're p^Alaying R^Bussian Roulette They're p^Alaying R^Bussian Roulett^Ae w^Eith your mind

They're p^Alaying R^Bussian Roulette They're p^Alaying R^Bussian Roulette The^Ay're pla^Bying Russian R^Aoul^Eette with your mind > (HARMONICA SOLO)

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