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