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Russians & Americans chords by 
Al Stewart
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Verse 1
C
Al Stewart
So here we stand at the edge
Gm
F
Am
of 1984
Bracing ourselves once
D
G
again
C
Gm
For the storm approaching as those
F
Am
Who long before huddled in
D
G
caves from the rain
C
F
The enemy's face is so hard to see
G
Am
G
Sometimes it seems that I see
F
him in you
G
C
Sometimes in me
F
Who can he be?
G
Am
G
No use consulting the prophets
F
G
and leaders they all disagree
C
Verse 2
Gm
Russians and Americans,
F
here's a song for you
Fm
G
Who carry the weight of the world
C
on your heads
Gm
Russians and Americans,
F
tell me if it's true
Fm
G
You really believe all the things
C
that you've said
F
G
The red- white- and- blue
running into the red
C
Verse 3
From the wars of Europe,
Gm
F
the pilgrim fathers
Am
Set off with their hopes
F
D
and their bond
G
C
Some settled down by the coast,
Gm
others crossed
F
Am
The mountains an d into
D
the flatlands beyond
G
C
From scramble and dust
F
of Muscovite streets
G
Am
G
Merchants develop the trade routes,
F
G
C
And open the door to the East.
F
Pioneer waves
G
Am
F
G
Choked by the cold breath of winter,
F
G
Or baked by the heat of the day
C
Verse 4
Gm
Russians and Americans
F
Fm
F
Passing through the fire of re volu
G
C
tion and coming of age
Gm
Russians and Americans
F
Driven by desire,
Fm
G
C
two players push to the front of the stage
Fm
G
C
The whole world now watches each move that you make
Interlude 1
Gm
F
Am
D
G
C
Gm
F
Am
D
G
Verse 5
C
F
Two runners caught in the thrill of the race,
G
Am
G
The finishing line is as far as the
F
G
C
stars that the satellites chase
F
Why quicken the pace?
G
Am
G
Why does it seem that you choose to lose
F
G
C
reason before losing face?
Verse 6
Gm
Russians and Americans
F
Driven by the past,
Fm
G
C
the third world moves in the shadows you cast
Gm
Russians and Americans
F
Could turn the world to dust,
Fm
G
C
so much to live for, so much undiscussed
Fm
G
So much in common and so little trust
C
Verse 7
Gm
From the streets of Athens and Rome
F
Am
D
the voices still echo to crumbling walls
G
C
Gm
F
Look to the past and remember no empire rises
Am
D
G
that sooner or later won't fall
C
Forever the changes
F
we still have to face
G
Am
G
Some people say that a country
F
G
C
is more and idea than a place
F
Though nothing is safe
G
Am
G
We still choose the mark that we leave
F
G
on the open canvas of space
C
Verse 8
Gm
Russians and Americans
F
Fm
G
Maybe you should see into the heart of the world,
C
not its head
Gm
Russians and Americans
F
G
If you want to be the feet of the world,
C
better mind where you tread,
Fm
G
The footsteps of history
are left where you step
C
Verse 9
So here we stand at the edge of 1984
Gm
F
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