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Russians

by sting · posted by mmolino54

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(Very catchy classical melody inspired by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev's Romance Melody from the Lieutenant Kije Suite; listen to the midi link above. (This sounds great on harmonica):

+5 -6  +8  +8 -8 +7 -7 -6
In Eur-ope and A-mer-i-ca,
  -6   -6  -6  -7   +7  -8  +8 -9 +8  -8 -8 
there's a grow-ing feel-ing of hy-ster-i-a
-6' -6  +8    +8 +8   +8  -9 +9  -9    +8
Con-di-tioned to re-spond to all the threats
+7 +7  +7  -8 +8 +8    +8   +7 +7 +7  -8 +8 +8
In the rhe-tor-i-cal speech-es of the Sov-i-ets
+8   +8   +8   +8   +9  -9  +8  +8 -8 +8 
Mis-ter Krush-chev said we will bur-y you
+8  +8   +7    -6   -7  +7   -8   -7  -6'
 I don't sub-scribe to this point of view
+5   +5  +5  -6  +7 -8  +7 -7   -6   +8 +8 
It would be such an ig-nor-ant thing to do
-6 -6  +7   -8    +8   -8    +7  -7   -6
If the Rus-sians love their chil-dren too

+5  -6 +8  +8  -9 +9  -9  +8
How can I save my lit-tle boy
 +7  -8 +8   +8  +7    -8  +8 +8
from Op-pen-heim-er's dead-ly toy
 +5   -6 +8  +8 +8 +8 +8 +8 -9  +9 -9   +8  
There is-n't no mo-no-po-ly in com-mon sense
-8  +8  -9  +8  +7 +7  +7 -8 +8 +8   +8
On eith-er side of the po-li-ti-cal fence
+8  +8   +8   +9  -9 +8 -8 -8
We share the same bi-ol--o-gy
+8  +8   +7  -6 -6 -8 -7 -6' 
Re-gard-less of  i-de-o-lo-gy
+5  -6   +7  -7 +7 -6  +7 -7
Be-lieve me when I say to you
+7 -6   +7  -7   +7    -6
 I hope the Rus-sians love 
 +7   -7  +7 -8 +7 -7  -6
their chil__-dren____ too.

FILL #1 Repeat 2x:
-6 +8 -8 +7 -7 -6
+6 -6 -7 +7 -7 -6 +5
+5 -7 -6 -7 +7 
-8 +8 -9 +8 -8 +8

 -6   -6 +9 +9  +9  +9 -10 +8  -9 -8   -8
There is-n't no his-tor--i-cal pre-ce-dent
-8 -8  -8   -8   -8 -8   +8
To put the words in the mouth 
+7 _7  -8  +8  -8
of the pres-i-dent.
  +8    +8  +8   +9   -9 +8 +8  -8 -8  -8
There's no such thing as  a win-na-ble war
 -8 -8 +8  -9  +8   +7  -8   +8 +8 +8
It's a lie we don't be-lieve an--y-more.
+8  +8  +8  +8   +9  -9  +8  +8  -8   +8  
Mis-ter Rea-gan says we will pro-tect you
+8  +8   +7    -6   -7 +7    -8   -7  -6'
 I don't sub-scribe to this point of view.
+8  +9   -9  +8 +7 -8  +8 +8
Be-lieve me when I say to you
-6  -6  -7  +7   +8    -8
 I hope the Rus-sians love 
  +7   -7   -6   -6
their chil-dren too.

FILL #2 Play 1x (same as FILL above, but one octave lower):
-3'' +5   -4   +4 -3 -3'' 
-2   -3'' -3   +4 -3 -3'' +2
+2   -3   -3'' -3 +4
-4   +5   -5   +5 -4 +5

+8  +8   +8   +9  -9 +8 -8 -8
We share the same bi-ol--o-gy
+8  +8   +7  -6 -6 -8 -7 -6'
Re-gard-less of  i-de-o-lo-gy
 -6   +7    -8  +8  +7  -6  -6   
What might save us, me, and you
-7  +7  +7  -8   +8    -8
Is that the Rus-sians love 
 +7    -7   -6  -6
their chil-dren too.

Repeat FILL #1 3x

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