Billy Joel – Leningrad chords
Chords:
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/Eb-Em B/Eb-Em A/C# BG D/F# Em A/C# A G/B G A A/C# D IntroD Em/D G/D A/D Victor was born the Spring of ‘44D Em/D G/D A/D And never saw his father anymoreD/C G/B Dsus/A Bm/Ab A child of sacrifice, a child of warD/A Bbaug Bm G A D Another son who never had a father after LeningradD Em/D G/D A/D Went off to school and learned to serve the stateD Em/D G/D A/D Followed the rules and drank his vodka straightD/C G/B Dsus/A Bm/Ab The only way to live was drown the hateD/A Bbaug Bm Em A D A Russian life was very sad, and such was life in LeningradDm Asus Am I was born in ‘49, a cold war kid in McCarthy timeGsus G Asus A Stop ‘em at the 38th parallel, blast those yellow reds to hellDsus Dm Asus Am Cold war kids were hard to kill, under their desks in an air raid drillGsus G Asus A Haven’t they heard we won the war, what do they keep on fighting forD Em/D G/D A/D Victor was sent to some red army townD Em/D G/D A/D Served out his time, became a circus clownD/C G/B Dsus/A Bm/Ab The greatest happiness he ever foundD/A Bbaug Bm G A D Was making Russian children glad, and children lived in LeningradDm Asus Am Children lived in Levittown, and hid in the shelters undergroundGsus G Asus A Til the soviets turned their ships around, and tore the Cuban missiles downDsus Dm Asus Am And in that bright October sun, we knew our childhood days were doneGsus G Asus A And I watched my friends go off to war, what do they keep on fighting forD Em/D G/D A/D And so my child and I came to this placeD Em/D G/D A/D To meet him eye to eye and face to faceD/C G/B Dsus/A Abdim He made my daughter laugh, then we embracedD/A Bbaug Bm G A D E We never knew what friends we had, until we came to LeningradA 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