Guitar chords
Back in the U.S.S.R
(Lennon/McCartney)
The Beatles
The "White Album" (1968)
E MajorE 
E7E7
A augmentedA 
D MajorD
Flew in ...
C majorC D MajorD
Didn't get ...
A augmentedA D MajorD
On the way ...
C majorC D MajorD
Man I ...
A augmentedA
I'm back ...
C majorC D MajorD
You don't know ...
A augmentedA D MajorD 
Eb MajorEb E MajorE
Back in ...
C majorC D MajorD
Gee it's ...
A augmentedA D MajorD
Leave it till ...
C majorC D MajorD
Honey disconnect ...
A augmentedA
I'm back ...
C majorC D MajorD
You don't know ...
Gadd9Gadd9
Back in ...
Back in ...
A augmentedA
Back in the ...
D MajorD
Well the ...
A augmentedA
They leave ...
D MajorD D/C# D/C D/B
And Moscow girls ...
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD Eb MajorEb E MajorE
That Geogia's always ...
[solo]
A augmentedA D MajorD
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|15-------15--15-------15--15-------15--15-------15--15------15------15-----|
|17b(19)-(19)-17b(19)-(19)-17b(19)-(19)-17b(19)-(19)-17b(19)-17b(19)-17b(19)|
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C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
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|---------15--15b(17)b15----------------------------------------------------|
|-17--17------------------17--14--14-----15-b(19)17-b(19)17-b(19)17-b(19)17-|
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C majorC D MajorD
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|---------15--15b(17)b15--------------|
|-17--17------------------17--14--14--|
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A augmentedA
I'm back in ...
C majorC D MajorD
You don't ...
A augmentedA
Back in ...
D MajorD
Well the Ukraine ...
A augmentedA
They leave the...
D MajorD D/C# D/C D/B
And Moscow girls ...
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD Eb MajorEb E MajorE
That Geogia's ...
A augmentedA D MajorD
Oh, show me ...
C majorC D MajorD
Take me to ...
A augmentedA D MajorD
Let me hear ...
C majorC D MajorD
Come and keep ...
A augmentedA
I'm back in ...
C majorC D MajorD
You don't know ...
A augmentedA D MajorD Eb MajorEb E MajorE A augmentedA
Back in the ...
Gadd9Gadd9
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transcribed by Chris Sears
cts@mail.utexas.edu
BACK IN THE USSR
The Beatles
riff:
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|---------------------------7--5-------------
|--------------7--5---------------8--5-------
|-7--5---------------8--5--------------------
|-------8--5---------------------------------
A augmentedA D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
Flew in from ...
A augmentedA D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
On the way a ...
CHORUS
D MajorD A augmentedA (or play riff starting here, going over next line)
I'm back ...
C majorC D MajorD
You don't ...
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, ...
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BRIDGE
A augmentedA D MajorD
Well the Ukraine ...
A augmentedA
They leave ...
D MajorD 
F#m/C#F#m/C# Am/C 
B7B7
And Moscow ...
E7E7 
D7D7 A augmentedA
That Georgia's ...
Eb MajorEb xx5343
F#m/C#F#m/C# x44111
B7B7 x21202
D/ED/E 000232
G/EG/E 020003
Peace, love, and soul,
Paul Zimmerman
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