Mother Russia chords by Lindisfarne

Chords with lyrics

Lindisfarne - Mother Russia


Intro:
A minorAm

Verse 1:
       E minorEm   A minorAm         E minorEm  C7C7
Lenin lies so stately, Karl's a forgotten man
         FF      D7D7         G+G      A minorAm
Joseph played his cards wrong, 'cause he couldn't understand


Verse 2:
      E minorEm   A minorAm           E minorEm   C7C7
History is bunkum, I heard, some American said
              FF   D7D7          G+G         G7G7
If you can't deal with the living, you might as well be with the dead

Chorus:
    C majorC   G+G            C majorC          A7A7
Mother Russia, your sons have left you crying in the rain
           DmDm    E MajorE A minorAm       D7D7      G+G  E7E7
Your sadness tears my heart out,  but it isn't easy to explain____


Interlude:
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm


Verse 3:
        E minorEm        A minorAm          E minorEm  C7C7
The rat race is coming to get you, his bony hands reach long
           FF   D7D7       G+G        A minorAm
You might as well forget you ever played a different song


Verse 4:
       E minorEm     A minorAm          E minorEm  C7C7
No Tolstoy no Tchaikovsky gonna get you out of this
             FF        D7D7         G+G      FF G+G
Just close your eyes and turn your cheek, get ready for the Judas kiss


Chorus:
    C majorC   G+G            C majorC          A7A7
Mother Russia, your sons have left you crying in the rain
           DmDm    E MajorE A minorAm       D7D7    G+G
Your sadness tears my heart out,  but it isn't easy to explain
 C majorC             G+G      C majorC        FF
I walk your fields in wonder, as I softly call your name
          DmDm     E MajorE
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma, isn't it a shame
      A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
Isn't it a shame
      A minorAm      E minorEm   A minorAm   E minorEm
Isn't it a shame (Mother Russia - whoa-oh)
      A minorAm      E minorEm   A minorAm   E minorEm    A minorAm
Isn't it a shame (Mother Russia - whoa-oh, whoa-oh)

Verse 5:
           E minorEm  A minorAm           E minorEm  C7C7
In war your sons were taken, in peace they built a wall
           FF   D7D7         G+G           FF G+G
Their future's now forsaken, who'll be there to break your fall?


Chorus:  (## repeat, adlib and fade to end ##)
    C majorC   G+G            C majorC          A7A7
Mother Russia, your sons have left you crying in the rain
           DmDm    E MajorE A minorAm         D7D7    G+G
Your sadness tears my heart out,  do you think it's easy to explain
 C majorC             G+G      C majorC        FF
I walk your fields in wonder, as I softly call your name
          DmDm     E MajorE
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma, isn't it a shame
      A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
Isn't it a shame
      A minorAm      E minorEm
Isn't it a shame (Mother Russia)
      A minorAm     E minorEm
Isn't it a shame (whoa-oh)
       A minorAm      E minorEm   A minorAm
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma (Mother Russia)
      E minorEm     A minorAm     E minorEm
Isn't it a shame (whoa-oh, Mother Russia)
       A minorAm      E minorEm   A minorAm