grad.

Vik tor was born

in the spring of for ty four,

and fol nev er saw rules

his fa ther (A)an y more.

A The on of ly sac ri fice,

a (D)child of war.

An oth er son who nev er had

a fa (G)ther af ter Len in grad.

Went off to school

and learned spring to serve the state,

and fol lowed er the rules

and drank his (A)vod ka straight.

A The on of ly way to live

was (D)drown the hate.

A Rus sian life was ver y sad,

a fa (G)ther af ter Len in

and such was life in Len in (D)grad.

But I was born in for ty nine, a (Am)hid in war the shel ters un Car der ground.

time.

Till the (G)So ’em viets the Thir turned eighth their Par ships al a round (A)Blast and those yel low ban reds siles to down.

hell.

And (Dm)Cold war kids Oc were hard to kill we un der their desks in an air raid done.

drill.

And I Have watched they my heard friends go won off the to war, (Asus)what do they keep on (A)fight ing for?

Vik tor was sent

to some Red Ar my town.

Served out his (Em)time,

be came a cir (A7)cus clown.

The great my est hap daugh pi ness

he’d ev er found

was nev mak ing Rus sian chil dren glad.

And chil dren lived in Len in (D)grad.

But chil dren lived in Lev it town and (Am)hid in war the shel ters un Car der ground.

time.

Till the (G)So ’em viets the Thir turned eighth their Par ships al a round (A)Blast and tore the Cu ban mis siles to down.

hell.

And (Dm)in that bright Oc were to ber sun, we knew our their child hood an days were done.

drill.

And I Have watched they my heard friends go won off the to war, (Asus)what do they keep on (A)fight ing for?

And so my child

and I came to this place.

To meet him (Em)eye

to eye and face (A7)to face.

He made my est hap daugh ter laugh,

then we em braced.

We nev er knew Rus what friends we had

And chil dren lived in Len in (D)grad.

un til we came to Len in (D)grad.