Leningrad Billy Joel
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Leningrad
[D] [A/C#-D] [Bm] [A] [B/Eb-Em] [B/Eb-Em] [A/C#] [B]
[G]Int[D/F#]ro[Em] [A/C#] [A] [G/B] [G] [A] [A/C#] [D]
[D]Victor[Em/D] was born th[G/D]e Spring of [A/D]?44
[D]And never[Em/D] saw his[G/D] father [A/D]anymore
[D/C] A child of sa[G/B]crific[Dsus/A]e, a child of [Bm/Ab]war
D/A Bbaug Bm G A D
Another son who never had a father after Leningrad
[D]Went off to sc[Em/D]hool and[G/D] learned to [A/D]serve the state
[D]Followed the r[Em/D]ules and [G/D]drank his [A/D]vodka straight
[D/C] The only [G/B]way to l[Dsus/A]ive was drown the h[Bm/Ab]ate
D/A Bbaug Bm Em A D
A Russian life was very sad, and such was life in Leningrad
[Dm] I was born in ?49, a co[Asus]ld war kid in Mc[Am]Carthy time
[Gsus]Stop ?em at the 38th [G]parallel, b[Asus]last those ye[A]llow reds to hell
[Dsus]Cold war kids were ha[Dm]rd to kill, [Asus]under their desks in[Am] an air raid drill
[Gsus]Haven?t they heard we[G] won the war, wha[Asus]t do they keep [A]on fighting for
[D]Victor wa[Em/D]s sent to so[G/D]me red army t[A/D]own
[D]Served out his [Em/D]time, b[G/D]ecame a circus cl[A/D]own
[D/C] The greatest h[G/B]appiness [Dsus/A]he ever f[Bm/Ab]ound
D/A Bbaug Bm G A D
Was making Russian children glad, and children lived in Leningrad
[Dm] Children lived in Levittown, [Asus]and hid in the shelters [Am]underground
Til the [Gsus]soviets turne[G]d their ships around, [Asus]and tore the Cuban[A] missiles down
And in[Dsus] that bright Oc[Dm]tober sun, we kn[Asus]ew our childhood[Am] days were done
And I w[Gsus]atched my friends go o[G]ff to war, [Asus]what do they keep on [A]fighting for
[D]And so my ch[Em/D]ild and I[G/D] came to this[A/D] place
[D]To meet him eye[Em/D] to eye [G/D]and face to fa[A/D]ce
[D/C] He made my daughter [G/B]laugh, then w[Dsus/A]e embraced[Abdim]
D/A Bbaug Bm G A D E
We never knew what friends we had, until we came to Leningrad
[A] [E/Ab-A] [F#m] [E] [F#/Bb-Bm] [F#/Bb-Bm] [E/Ab] [F#]
[D] [A/C#] [Bm] [E7]
[A] [E/Ab-A] [F#m] [E] [F#/Bb-Bm] [F#/Bb-Bm] [E/Ab] [F#]
[D] [A/C#] [Bm] [E/Ab] [E] [D/F#] [D] [E] [E/Ab] [A]
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