Mother Russia

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