Russians
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Tab
(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
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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