Back In The Ussr tab by The Beatles

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Back in the U.S.S.R
                (Lennon/McCartney)
                 The Beatles
               The "White Album" (1968)


E MajorE E7E7


 A augmentedA             D MajorD
Flew in from Miami Beach B. O. A. C.
 C majorC            D MajorD
Didn't get to bed last night
A augmentedA              D MajorD
On the way the paperback was on my knee
 C majorC           D MajorD
Man I had a dreadful flight

           A augmentedA
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
C majorC               D MajorD
You don't know how lucky you are boy
         A augmentedA  D MajorD Eb MajorEb E MajorE
Back in the U.S.S.R.


 A augmentedA             D MajorD
Been away so long I hardly knew the place
 C majorC             D MajorD
Gee it's good to be back home
 A augmentedA             D MajorD
Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case
 C majorC          D MajorD
Honey disconnect the phone


           A augmentedA
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
C majorC               D MajorD
You don't know how lucky you are boy
Gadd9Gadd9
Back in the U.S.

Back in the U.S.
        A augmentedA
Back in the U.S.S.R.

      D MajorD
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out
    A augmentedA
They leave the West behind
    D MajorD  D/C#     D/C    D/B
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
    E MajorE             D MajorD       A augmentedA   D MajorD Eb MajorEb E MajorE
That Geogia's always on my mi mi mi mi mi mi mind     [Oh come on!]

[solo]
 A augmentedA                          D MajorD

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 C majorC                D MajorD    A augmentedA         D MajorD
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 C majorC                D MajorD
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           A augmentedA
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
 C majorC              D MajorD
You don't know how lucky you are boy
         A augmentedA
Back in the U.S.S.R.


      D MajorD
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out
    A augmentedA
They leave the West behind
    D MajorD  D/C#     D/C    D/B
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
    E MajorE             D MajorD       A augmentedA   D MajorD Eb MajorEb E MajorE
That Geogia's always on my mi mi mi mi mi mi mind


   A augmentedA                     D MajorD
Oh, show me 'round your snow-peaked mountains way down south
 C majorC            D MajorD
Take me to your daddy's farm
 A augmentedA               D MajorD
Let me hear your balalaikais ringing out
 C majorC             D MajorD
Come and keep your comrade warm


           A augmentedA
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
 C majorC              D MajorD
You don't know how lucky you are boy
         A augmentedA  D MajorD Eb MajorEb E MajorE  A augmentedA
Back in the U.S.S.R.


	Gadd9Gadd9
	-5-
	-3-
	-3-
	-4-
	-5-
	-x-
	-3-

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Another Version:
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BACK IN THE USSR
The Beatles

riff:
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|-7--5---------------8--5--------------------
|-------8--5---------------------------------

A augmentedA             D MajorD     C majorC           D MajorD
Flew in from Miami Beach B.O.A.C., didn't get to bed last night
  A augmentedA            D MajorD        C majorC          D MajorD
On the way a paper bag was on my knee, man I had a dreadful flight

CHORUS
D MajorD          A augmentedA  (or play riff starting here, going over next line)
I'm back in the USSR
C majorC                D MajorD
 You don't know how lucky you are, boy
D MajorD         A augmentedA     D MajorD  Eb MajorEb  E MajorE
 Back in the USSR
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2
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D/ED/E       G/EG/E
Back in the US, back in the US, back in the USSR
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BRIDGE
A augmentedA            D MajorD
        Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out
   A augmentedA
They leave the west behind
  D MajorD   F#m/C#F#m/C#    Am/C      B7B7
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
   E7E7              D7D7           A augmentedA
That Georgia's always on my-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mind


Been away so long I hardly knew the place,
Gee it's good to be back home
Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case,
Honey disconnect the phone


Show me round your snow peaked mountains way down south,
take me to your daddy's farm
Let me hear you balalaikas ringing out,
come and keep your comrade warm


Eb MajorEb xx5343
F#m/C#F#m/C# x44111
B7B7 x21202
D/ED/E 000232
G/EG/E 020003

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