the intro and ending might confuse you but it’s actually fairly simple , just
listen closely to the song
and you’ll figure it out . . .
leningrad
D A/C# – D Bm A B/D# – Em B/D# – Em A/C# B
G D/F# Em A/C# A G/B G A A/C# D
intro
D Em/D G/D A/D
victor was born the spring of 44
D Em/D G/D A/D
and never saw his father anymore
D/C G/B Dsus/A Bm/G#
a child of sacrifice , a child of war
D/A bbaug Bm G A D
another son who never had a father after leningrad
D Em/D G/D A/D
went off to school and learned to serve the state
D Em/D G/D A/D
followed the rules and drank his vodka straight
D/C G/B Dsus/A Bm/G#
the only way to live was drown the hate
D/A bbaug Bm Em A D
a russian life was very sad , and such was life in leningrad
Dm Asus Am
i was born in 49 , a cold war kid in mccarthy time
Gsus G Asus A
stop Em at the 38th parallel , blast those yellow reds to hell
Dsus Dm Asus Am
cold war kids were hard to kill , under their desks in an air raid drill
Gsus G Asus A
havent they heard we won the war , what do they keep on fighting for
D Em/D G/D A/D
victor was sent to some red army town
D Em/D G/D A/D
served out his time , became a circus clown
D/C G/B Dsus/A Bm/G#
the greatest happiness he ever found
D/A bbaug Bm G A D
was making russian children glad , and children lived in leningrad
Dm Asus Am
children lived in levittown , and hid in the shelters underground
Gsus G Asus A
til the soviets turned their ships around , and tore the cuban missiles down
Dsus Dm Asus Am
and in that bright october sun , we knew our childhood days were done
Gsus G Asus A
and i watched my friends go off to war , what do they keep on fighting for
D Em/D G/D A/D
and so my child and i came to this place
D Em/D G/D A/D
to meet him eye to eye and face to face
D/C G/B Dsus/A G#dim
he made my daughter laugh , then we embraced
D/A bbaug Bm G A D E
we never knew what friends we had , until we came to leningrad
A E/G# – A F#m E F#/A# – Bm F#/A# – Bm E/G# F#
D A/C# Bm E7
A E/G# – A F#m E F#/A# – Bm F#/A# – Bm E/G# F#
D A/C# Bm E/G# E D/F# D E E/G# A
the intro and ending might confuse you but it’s actually fairly simple , just
listen closely to the song
and you’ll figure it out . . .
leningrad
D A/C# – D Bm A B/D# – Em B/D# – Em A/C# B
G D/F# Em A/C# A G/B G A A/C# D
intro
D Em/D G/D A/D
victor was born the spring of 44
D Em/D G/D A/D
and never saw his father anymore
D/C G/B Dsus/A Bm/G#
a child of sacrifice , a child of war
D/A bbaug Bm G A D
another son who never had a father after leningrad
D Em/D G/D A/D
went off to school and learned to serve the state
D Em/D G/D A/D
followed the rules and drank his vodka straight
D/C G/B Dsus/A Bm/G#
the only way to live was drown the hate
D/A bbaug Bm Em A D
a russian life was very sad , and such was life in leningrad
Dm Asus Am
i was born in 49 , a cold war kid in mccarthy time
Gsus G Asus A
stop Em at the 38th parallel , blast those yellow reds to hell
Dsus Dm Asus Am
cold war kids were hard to kill , under their desks in an air raid drill
Gsus G Asus A
havent they heard we won the war , what do they keep on fighting for
D Em/D G/D A/D
victor was sent to some red army town
D Em/D G/D A/D
served out his time , became a circus clown
D/C G/B Dsus/A Bm/G#
the greatest happiness he ever found
D/A bbaug Bm G A D
was making russian children glad , and children lived in leningrad
Dm Asus Am
children lived in levittown , and hid in the shelters underground
Gsus G Asus A
til the soviets turned their ships around , and tore the cuban missiles down
Dsus Dm Asus Am
and in that bright october sun , we knew our childhood days were done
Gsus G Asus A
and i watched my friends go off to war , what do they keep on fighting for
D Em/D G/D A/D
and so my child and i came to this place
D Em/D G/D A/D
to meet him eye to eye and face to face
D/C G/B Dsus/A G#dim
he made my daughter laugh , then we embraced
D/A bbaug Bm G A D E
we never knew what friends we had , until we came to leningrad
A E/G# – A F#m E F#/A# – Bm F#/A# – Bm E/G# F#
D A/C# Bm E7
A E/G# – A F#m E F#/A# – Bm F#/A# – Bm E/G# F#
D A/C# Bm E/G# E D/F# D E E/G# A
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