Lindisfarne - Mother Russia
[Intro]
[Am]
[Verse 1]
Lenin lies so [Em]stately,[Am] Karl's a forgotten [Em]man[C7]
Joseph played his [F]cards wrong,[D7] 'cause he couldn't [G]understand[Am]
[Verse 2]
History is [Em]bunkum,[Am] I heard, some American [Em]said[C7]
If you can't deal with the [F]living,[D7] you might as well be[G] with the dead[G7]
[Chorus]
Mother [C]Russia,[G] your sons have left you [C]crying in the rain[A7]
Your sadness tears my [Dm]heart out,[E] [Am] but it isn't [D7]easy to expla[G]in___[E7]_
[Interlude]
[Am] [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]
[Verse 3]
The rat race is [Em]coming to get you,[Am] his bony hands reach [Em]long[C7]
You might as well for[F]get you[D7] ever played a [G]different song[Am]
[Verse 4]
No Tolstoy no [Em]Tchaikovsky[Am] gonna get you out of [Em]this[C7]
Just close your eyes and [F]turn your cheek,[D7] get ready for the [G]Judas kiss[F][G]
[Chorus]
Mother [C]Russia,[G] your sons have left you [C]crying in the rain[A7]
Your sadness tears my [Dm]heart out,[E] [Am] but it isn't [D7]easy to ex[G]plain
I [C]walk your fields in wonder,[G] as I softly [C]call your name[F]
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma,[Dm] isn't it a [E]shame
Isn't it a [Am]sham[Em]e[Am][Em]
Isn't it a [Am]shame (Mother [Em]Russia [Am]- whoa-[Em]oh)
Isn't it a [Am]shame (Mother [Em]Russia [Am]- whoa-[Em]oh, whoa-[Am]oh)
[Verse 5]
In war your sons were [Em]taken,[Am] in peace they built a [Em]wall[C7]
Their future's now for[F]saken,[D7] who'll be there to [G]break your fall?[F][G]
[Chorus] (## repeat, adlib and fade to end ##)
Mother [C]Russia,[G] your sons have left you [C]crying in the rain[A7]
Your sadness tears my [Dm]heart out,[E] [Am] do you think it's [D7]easy to ex[G]plain
I [C]walk your fields in wonder,[G] as I softly [C]call your name[F]
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma,[Dm] isn't it a [E]shame
Isn't it a [Am]sham[Em]e[Am][Em]
Isn't it a [Am]shame (Mother [Em]Russia)
Isn't it a [Am]shame (whoa-[Em]oh)
Mamma, Mamma, [Am]Mamma (Mother [Em]Russia)[Am]
Isn't it a [Em]shame (whoa-[Am]oh, Mother [Em]Russia)
Mamma, Mamma, [Am]Mamma (Mother [Em]Russia) [Am]
[Intro]
[Am]
[Verse 1]
Lenin lies so [Em]stately,[Am] Karl's a forgotten [Em]man[C7]
Joseph played his [F]cards wrong,[D7] 'cause he couldn't [G]understand[Am]
[Verse 2]
History is [Em]bunkum,[Am] I heard, some American [Em]said[C7]
If you can't deal with the [F]living,[D7] you might as well be[G] with the dead[G7]
[Chorus]
Mother [C]Russia,[G] your sons have left you [C]crying in the rain[A7]
Your sadness tears my [Dm]heart out,[E] [Am] but it isn't [D7]easy to expla[G]in___[E7]_
[Interlude]
[Am] [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]
[Verse 3]
The rat race is [Em]coming to get you,[Am] his bony hands reach [Em]long[C7]
You might as well for[F]get you[D7] ever played a [G]different song[Am]
[Verse 4]
No Tolstoy no [Em]Tchaikovsky[Am] gonna get you out of [Em]this[C7]
Just close your eyes and [F]turn your cheek,[D7] get ready for the [G]Judas kiss[F][G]
[Chorus]
Mother [C]Russia,[G] your sons have left you [C]crying in the rain[A7]
Your sadness tears my [Dm]heart out,[E] [Am] but it isn't [D7]easy to ex[G]plain
I [C]walk your fields in wonder,[G] as I softly [C]call your name[F]
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma,[Dm] isn't it a [E]shame
Isn't it a [Am]sham[Em]e[Am][Em]
Isn't it a [Am]shame (Mother [Em]Russia [Am]- whoa-[Em]oh)
Isn't it a [Am]shame (Mother [Em]Russia [Am]- whoa-[Em]oh, whoa-[Am]oh)
[Verse 5]
In war your sons were [Em]taken,[Am] in peace they built a [Em]wall[C7]
Their future's now for[F]saken,[D7] who'll be there to [G]break your fall?[F][G]
[Chorus] (## repeat, adlib and fade to end ##)
Mother [C]Russia,[G] your sons have left you [C]crying in the rain[A7]
Your sadness tears my [Dm]heart out,[E] [Am] do you think it's [D7]easy to ex[G]plain
I [C]walk your fields in wonder,[G] as I softly [C]call your name[F]
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma,[Dm] isn't it a [E]shame
Isn't it a [Am]sham[Em]e[Am][Em]
Isn't it a [Am]shame (Mother [Em]Russia)
Isn't it a [Am]shame (whoa-[Em]oh)
Mamma, Mamma, [Am]Mamma (Mother [Em]Russia)[Am]
Isn't it a [Em]shame (whoa-[Am]oh, Mother [Em]Russia)
Mamma, Mamma, [Am]Mamma (Mother [Em]Russia) [Am]
