Mother Russia

Am

[Verse 1]
              Em      Am      
Lenin lies so stately, Karl's a 
            Em    C7
forgotten man
                  F           
Joseph played his cards wrong, 
D7                  G            Am
'cause he couldn't understand


[Verse 2]
           Em     Am           
History is bunkum, I heard, some 
           Em     C7
American said
                           F      
If you can't deal with the living,
D7                   G           
 you might as well be with the 
      G7
dead


[Chorus]
       C      G                   
Mother Russia, your sons have left
     C                    A7
 you crying in the rain
                      Dm        E 
Your sadness tears my heart out,  
Am             D7           G    E7
  but it isn't easy to explain____


[Interlude]
Am  Em  Am  Em  Am


[Verse 3]
                Em                
The rat race is coming to get you,
Am                    Em    C7
 his bony hands reach long
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                     F      D7    
You might as well forget you ever 
         G               Am
played a different song


[Verse 4]
              Em         Am       
No Tolstoy no Tchaikovsky gonna 
             Em    C7
get you out of this
                         F         
Just close your eyes and turn your 
      D7                 G        
cheek, get ready for the Judas 
   F G
kiss


[Chorus]
       C      G                   
Mother Russia, your sons have left
     C                    A7
 you crying in the rain
                      Dm        E 
Your sadness tears my heart out,  
Am             D7        G
  but it isn't easy to explain
  C                          G    
I walk your fields in wonder, as I
        C               F
 softly call your name
                    Dm         
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma, isn't it a 
 E
shame
           Am  Em  Am  Em
Isn't it a shame
           Am            Em      
Isn't it a shame (Mother Russia  
Am      Em
-  whoa-oh)
           Am            Em      
Isn't it a shame (Mother Russia  
Am      Em       Am
-  whoa-oh, whoa-oh)


[Verse 5]
                      Em    Am
In war your sons were taken, in 
                     Em    C7
peace they built a wall
                      F     D7    
Their future's now forsaken, 
              G                    
who'll be there to break your fall?
  F G



[Chorus]    (## repeat, adlib and 
fade to end ##)
       C      G                   
Mother Russia, your sons have left
     C                    A7
 you crying in the rain
                      Dm        E 
Your sadness tears my heart out,  
Am                  D7        G
  do you think it's easy to explain
  C                          G    
I walk your fields in wonder, as I
        C               F
 softly call your name
                    Dm         
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma, isn't it a 
 E
shame
           Am  Em  Am  Em
Isn't it a shame
           Am            Em
Isn't it a shame (Mother Russia)
           Am          Em
Isn't it a shame (whoa-oh)
              Am            Em    
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma (Mother 
  Am
Russia)
           Em          Am         
Isn't it a shame (whoa-oh, Mother 
Em
Russia)
              Am            Em    
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma (Mother 
  Am
Russia)