Van Morrison - Russian Roulette: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Russian Roulette" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     E      G#m            A             E
Take it or leave it, I've heard it been said
E         G#m                 A           B
All this Spring fever's just way over my head
A           G#m7               F#m     B7
Stealing my moments, taking up all my time
             F#m7     B               A  E
It's playing Russian Roulette with my mind

None of my business baby just what's going on
I'm not gonna wait till somebody throw me a bone
I'm way out on a limb now, and nothing seems
to rhyme
It's playing Russian roulette with my mind

I think that you've caught on,
that you've been used and all
I'm going down New Orleans,
I've got to see Dr. John
Got my mojo working, everything will be fine
Stop playing Russian roulette with my mind

It's not easy baby when everything starts
getting out of control
Hang on to your hat now, hang on to your soul
Don't worry baby, I wanna throw you the line
They're playing Russian roulette with your mind

There's too many hustlers and I've been here before
None of them really know just who that you are
Everything gets contracted and space gets confined
They're playing Russian roulette with your mind

                 F#m7    B
They're playing Russian Roulette
                 F#m7    B
They're playing Russian Roulette
                 F#m7    B                  A E
They're playing Russian Roulette with your mind - x2





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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

B7

Guitar chord B7

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#m7

Guitar chord G#m7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Russian Roulette" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Russian Roulette" by Van Morrison.

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