{"id":23273,"date":"2025-06-02T17:12:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=23273"},"modified":"2025-11-27T00:44:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T00:44:48","slug":"back-in-the-ussr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/back-in-the-ussr\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in the USSR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beatles<\/span><\/p>\n

Intro: [E<\/em>]<\/strong> [E7<\/em>]<\/strong><\/span>
\n[A<\/em>]<\/strong> Flew in from Miami Beach [D<\/em>]<\/strong> B. O. A. C.<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Didn’t get to bed last [D<\/em>]<\/strong> night<\/span>
\n[A<\/em>]<\/strong> On the way the paper bag was [D<\/em>]<\/strong> on my knee<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Man I had a dreadful [D<\/em>]<\/strong> flight<\/span>
\nI’m back in the U.S.S. [A<\/em>]<\/strong> R.<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> You don’t know how lucky you [D<\/em>]<\/strong> are boy<\/span>
\n[D<\/em>]<\/strong> Back in the U.S.S. [A<\/em>]<\/strong> R. [D<\/em>]<\/strong> [E7<\/em>]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[A<\/em>]<\/strong> Been away so long I hardly [D<\/em>]<\/strong> knew the place<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Gee it’s good to be back [D<\/em>]<\/strong> home<\/span>
\n[A<\/em>]<\/strong> Leave it till tomorrow to un-[D<\/em>]<\/strong>pack my case<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Honey disconnect the [D<\/em>]<\/strong> phone<\/span>
\nI’m back in the U.S.S. [A<\/em>]<\/strong> R.<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> You don’t know how lucky you [D<\/em>]<\/strong> are boy<\/span>
\n[D<\/em>]<\/strong> Back in the U.S. [D<\/em>]<\/strong> Back in the U.S. [D<\/em>]<\/strong> Back in the U.S.S. [A<\/em>]<\/strong> R. [D<\/em>]<\/strong> [E7<\/em>]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Well the [D<\/em>]<\/strong> Ukraine girls really knock me out. They [A<\/em>]<\/strong> leave the West [A7<\/em>]<\/strong> behind<\/span>
\nAnd [D<\/em>]<\/strong> Moscow girls make me sing and shout<\/span>
\nThat [E7<\/em>]<\/strong> Georgia’s always on my mi mi [D<\/em>]<\/strong> mi mi mi mi [A<\/em>]<\/strong> mind [D<\/em>]<\/strong><\/span>
\n[E7<\/em>]<\/strong> (Oh come on!)<\/span><\/p>\n

Instrumental:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/u>Oh, [A<\/em>]<\/strong> show me ’round your snow-peaked mountains [D<\/em>]<\/strong> way down south<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Take me to your daddy’s [D<\/em>]<\/strong> farm<\/span>
\n[A<\/em>]<\/strong> Let me hear your balalaikais [D<\/em>]<\/strong> ringing out<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> Come and keep your comrade [D<\/em>]<\/strong> warm<\/span>
\nI’m back in the U.S.S. [A<\/em>]<\/strong> R.<\/span>
\n[C<\/em>]<\/strong> You don’t know how lucky you [D<\/em>]<\/strong> are boy<\/span>
\n[D<\/em>]<\/strong> Back in the U.S.S. [A<\/em>]<\/strong> R. [D<\/em>]<\/strong> [E7<\/em>]<\/strong> [A<\/em>]<\/strong> .. fading …<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Waiting<\/span>
\nCreating..<\/span><\/div>\n