Tuning:

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# B Intro: G D/F# Em A/C# A G/B G A A/C# D

^DVict^Em/Dor was born^G/D the S^A/Dpring of ‘44 ^DAnd nev^Em/Der saw h^G/Dis fathe^A/Dr anymore A chi^D/Cld of sacrific^G/Be, a c^Dsus/Ahild of war ^Bm/Ab Anoth^D/Aer son w^Bbaugho never had a f^Bmather after L^Geni^Angrad ^D

^DWent off to ^Em/Dschool ^G/Dand learne^A/Dd to serve the state ^DFollowed the^Em/D rules an^G/Dd drank h^A/Dis vodka straight The o^D/Cnly way to^G/B live wa^Dsus/As drown the hate ^Bm/Ab A Rus^D/Asian life wa^Bbaugs very sad,^Bm and such was l^Emife ^Ain Le^Dningrad

^Dm I was born ^Asusin ‘49, a ^Amcold war kid in McCarthy time ^GsusStop ‘em a^Gt the ^Asus38th par^Aallel, blast those yellow reds to hell ^DsusCold war k^Dmids were^Asus hard to kil^Aml, under their desks in an air raid drill Haven’t^Gsus they hear^Gd we w^Asuson the war^A, what do they keep on fighting for

^DVictor ^Em/Dwas se^G/Dnt to some^A/D red army town ^DServed out hi^Em/Ds time,^G/D became a circu^A/Ds clown The g^D/Createst happine^G/Bss he eve^Dsus/Ar found ^Bm/Ab Was m^D/Aaking Russian^Bbaug children glad,^Bm and children lived in^G Le^Aningrad ^D

^Dm Children live^Asusd in Levit^Amtown, and hid in the shelters underground Til t^Gsushe sovie^Gts turned t^Asusheir shi^Aps around, and tore the Cuban missiles down And in^Dsus that br^Dmight O^Asusctober s^Amun, we knew our childhood days were done And I watch^Gsused my frie^Gnds go^Asus off to wa^Ar, what do they keep on fighting for

^DAnd so my ^Em/Dchild ^G/Dand I came^A/D to this place ^DTo meet him e^Em/Dye to ey^G/De and face to^A/D face He ma^D/Cde my daughter laugh,^G/B then we embr^Dsus/Aaced ^Abdim We ne^D/Aver knew what f^Bbaugriends we had, until ^Bmwe came to Leni^Gngr^Aad ^D ^E

A 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

Billy Joel - Leningrad