Tuning: E A D G B E

Strawbs - Russian Front [Intro] (Lead Intro) F G F G Bb Am C G Dm Am (3x) C G F E Am [Verse 1] It was back along summer of forty years

I'll tell you a ^Gstory to ^Fbring you ^Ctears The ^Amlikes of a romance so few hears ^FOut on the ^GRussian ^Amfront

[Verse 2] She had startling eyes of sapphire blue

She lived in a ^Ghouse where ca^Fmellias ^Cgrew ^AmWhere she came from, no one knew ^F ^G ^C ^F ^Am

[Verse 3] He stood as firm as the mighty oak

Smelled as ^Gkeen as ^Fforest ^Csmoke He ^Amloved her with a velvet stroke ^FOut on the ^GRussian ^Amfront

[Verse 4] She loved a man who burst with pride

Buried ^Gdeep in her ^Fcountry^Cside Their ^Amlove for life was long denied ^F ^G ^E ^C

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^AmEven now I'm still unclear Those who ^Gloved each ^Fother ^Cdear Are ^Amliving in a state of fear ^FOut on the ^GRussian ^Amfront

[Verse 6] Both were sent their separate ways

Victims ^Gof their ^Fyester^Cdays The pa^Amrty wins, the farmer pays ^F ^G ^E ^C

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Strawbs - Russian front