Mother Russia  ( Alan Hull/Kenny Craddock )   from: Elvis lives on the moon
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1.)
Lenin lies so stately, Karl's a forgotten man,
 Am		Em	Am		   Em
Joseph played his cards wrong, 'cos he couldn't understand.
 C7		    F		 D7		  G


2.)
History is bunkum, I heard some American said,
 Am	     Em	   Am			  Em
if you can't deal with the living, you might as well be with the dead.
      	C7		     F		D7			 G   G7


Chorus:
Mother Russia, your sons have left you crying in the rain,
	 C	G			 C
your sadness tears my heart out,     but it isn't easy to explain.
 A7			Dm     (E,Am) 	 	   D7	    G	 


Am, Em  2 x


3.)
The rat race is coming to get you, is boney hands reach long,
    Am			  Em	   Am			 Em
you might as well forget you, ever played a different song.
     C7		     F	       D7	      G
No Tolstoy no Tchaikovsky, gonna get you out of this,
     Am		   Em	     Am			 Em
just close your eyes and turn your cheek, get ready for the Judas kiss.
       C7		  F		   D7		     G	      G7	 	 


Chorus:
Mother Russia, your sons have left you crying in the rain,
	 C	G			 C
your sadness tears my heart out,     but it isn't easy to explain.
 A7			Dm     (E,Am) 	 	   D7	    G	    
I walk your fields in wonder, as I softly call your name,
   C			      G		   C
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma, isn't it a shame, isn't it a shame.
  F		      Dm			   E

Isn't it a shame,        isn't it a shame,        isn't it a shame.
           Am,Em/Am,Em  	    Am,Em/Am,Em	             Am,Em/Am,Em


4.)
In war your sons were taken, in peace they built a wall,
    Am		       Em	 Am		    Em
their future's now forsaken, who'll be there to break your fall ?
  C7		      F	       D7		  G            G7


Chorus:
Mother Russia, your sons have left you crying in the rain,
	 C	G			 C
your sadness tears my heart out,     but it isn't easy to explain.
 A7			Dm     (E,Am) 	 	   D7	    G	    
I walk your fields in wonder, as I softly call your name,
   C			      G		   C
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma, isn't it a shame, isn't it a shame.
  F		      Dm			   E

Isn't it a shame,        isn't it a shame,        isn't it a shame.
           Am,Em/Am,Em  	    Am,Em/Am,Em	             Am,Em/Am,Em    


Am, Em  2 x


Mamma, Mamma, Mamma, isn't it a shame, isn't it a shame.
		Am, Em		 Am, Em		   Am, Em
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma, isn't it a shame, isn't it a shame.
		Am, Em		 Am, Em		   Am, Em