Misc Traditional – Russian National Anthem chords

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National Anthem of the Russian Federation chords
Государственный гимн Российской Федерации  (Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii)
Composer: Alexander Alexandrov 1942 Lyrics: Sergey Mikhalkov and Gabriel El-Registan **

Version I *

A    C#m     D    A  Russia   our holy nation,
Bm       Bm7   D         ERussia   our beloved country.
  A      E           F#m C#mA mighty will, great glory 
D     A         B7  E     (E D E)Yours given for all time

   A                  EBe glorious, our free Fatherland,
F#m                        C#mAge-old union of fraternal peoples,
DNational wisdom given by our forebears
   
Be glorious, our country  We are proud of you
D        E                    A         From the southern seas to the polar lands
Bm             E           F#mSpread are our forests and fields.
D                            AYou are unique in the world, one of a kind 
B7                       ENative land protected by God

A               C#m    D       A  Wide spaces for dreams and for living
    Bm     Bm7    D             EAre opened for us by the coming years
    A              E          F#m      C#mOur loyalty to our Fatherland gives us strength.
D            A              B7          E   (E D E)Thus it was, thus it is and always will be

   A                  EBe glorious, our free Fatherland,
F#m                        C#mAge old union of fraternal peoples,
DNational wisdom given by our forebears
   
Be glorious, our country  We are proud of you
D        E                    A         From the southern seas to the polar lands
Bm             E           F#mSpread are our forests and fields.
D                            AYou are unique in the world, one of a kind 
B7                       ENative land protected by God

* Alternate chords:

Capo II

A   = G
C#m = Bm
D   = C
Bm  = Am
E   = D
F#m = Em
B7  = A7

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Version II

Capo II

G    Bm      C    G  Russia   our holy nation,
Am    Am7      C         DRussia   our beloved country.
  G      D           Em BmA mighty will, great glory 
C     G         A7  D     (D C D)Yours given for all time

   G                  DBe glorious, our free Fatherland,
Em                         BmAge old union of fraternal peoples,
CNational wisdom given by our forebears
   
Be glorious, our country  We are proud of you
C        D                    G         From the southern seas to the polar lands
Am             D           EmSpread are our forests and fields.
C                            GYou are unique in the world, one of a kind 
A7                       DNative land protected by God

G               Bm     C       G  Wide spaces for dreams and for living
    Am     Am7    C             DAre opened for us by the coming years
    G              D          Em       BmOur loyalty to our Fatherland gives us strength.
C            G              A7          D  (D C D)Thus it was, thus it is and always will be

   G                  DBe glorious, our free Fatherland,
Em                         BmAge old union of fraternal peoples,
CNational wisdom given by our forebears
   
Be glorious, our country  We are proud of you

C        D                    G         From the southern seas to the polar lands
Am             D           EmSpread are our forests and fields.
C                            GYou are unique in the world, one of a kind 
A7                       DNative land protected by God

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Russian *

Государственный гимн Российской Федерации

   A         C#m    D        A  Россия   священная наша держава,
  Bm     Bm7      D        EРоссия   любимая наша страна.
  A      E      F#m       C#mМогучая воля, великая слава 
  D       A         B7      E  (E D E)Твоё достоянье на все времена 

 A                  EСлавься, Отечество наше свободное,
   F#m           C#mБратских народов союз вековой,
 DПредками данная мудрость народная

Славься, страна! Мы гордимся тобой
D        E                  A         От южных морей до полярного края
Bm           E        F#mРаскинулись наши леса и поля.
D                        AОдна ты на свете  Одна ты такая 
B7                    EХранимая Богом родная земля

A     C#m                   D    A  Широкий простор для мечты и для жизни
Bm    Bm7       D       EГрядущие нам открывают года.
A      E                  F#m C#mНам силу даёт наша верность Отчизне.
D    A                    B7   E     (E D E)Так было, так есть и так будет всегда

A                  EСлавься, Отечество наше свободное,
F#m                     C#mБратских народов союз вековой,
DПредками данная мудрость народная

Славься, страна! Мы гордимся тобой
D        E                  A         От южных морей до полярного края
Bm           E        F#mРаскинулись наши леса и поля.
D                        AОдна ты на свете! Одна ты такая 
B7                    EХранимая Богом родная земля 

* Alternate chords:

Capo II

A   = G
C#m = Bm
D   = C
Bm  = Am
E   = D
F#m = Em
B7  = A7

Pavel Yurkov**
Set8

Transliteration *

Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii

A     C#m                D     A  Rossiya   svyashchennaya nasha derzhava,
Bm    Bm7           D       ERossiya   lyubimaya nasha strana.
A      E                F#m C#mMoguchaya volya, velikaya slava 
D     A             B7   E      (E D E)Tvoyo dostoyanye na vse vremena

A                    ESlav'sya, Otechestvo nashe svobodnoye,
F#m                     C#mBratskikh narodov soyuz vekovoy,
DPredkami dannaya mudrost' narodnaya

Slav'sya, strana  My gordimsya toboy
D        E                  A         Ot yuzhnykh morey do polyarnogo kraya
Bm           E        F#mRaskinulis' nashi lesa i polya.
D                        AOdna ty na svete! Odna ty takaya 
B7                       EKhranimaya Bogom rodnaya zemlya

A     C#m                     D     A  Shirokiy prostor dlya mechty i dlya zhizni.
Bm    Bm7             D       EGryadushchiye nam otkryvayut goda.
A      E                    F#m C#mNam silu dayot nasha vernost' Otchizne.
D     A                    B7   E      (E D E)Tak bylo, tak yest' i tak budet vsegda 

A                    ESlav'sya, Otechestvo nashe svobodnoye,
F#m                     C#mBratskikh narodov soyuz vekovoy,
DPredkami dannaya mudrost' narodnaya

Slav'sya, strana  My gordimsya toboy
D        E                  A         Ot yuzhnykh morey do polyarnogo kraya
Bm           E        F#mRaskinulis' nashi lesa i polya.
D                        AOdna ty na svete! Odna ty takaya 
B7                       EKhranimaya Bogom rodnaya zemlya

* Alternate chords:

Capo II

A   = G
C#m = Bm
D   = C
Bm  = Am
E   = D
F#m = Em
B7  = A7

** A very special thanks to Pavel Yurkov of Ultimate Guitar for his very, very 
generous help and assistance in this transcription.

Pavel Yurkov
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