FVictor was Cmborn Cthe spring of 'F44
FAnd never Cmsaw Chis father Fanymore
FA child of Csacrifice, Fa child of Cmwar
FAnother Fson who never Cmhad a father CafFter LeninFgrad

Pattern 1:
Went off to school and learned to serve the state
Followed the rules and drank his vodka straight
The only way to live was drown the hate
A russian life was very sad, and such was life in Leningrad.

Verse Chord Pattern 2:

FmI was born iFmn '49, a cold war Cmkid in McCarthy time
GStop 'em at the 38th pFarallel, blast those yellow Reds to Bell
FmCold war kids were hardFm to kill under Cmtheir desks in an air raid drill
GBaven't they heard we won the war
FWhat do they keep on fighting for?


Pattern 1:
Victor was sent to some Red Army town
Served out his time, became a circus clown
The greatest happiness he ever found
Was making Russian children glad, and children lived in Leningrad.

Pattern 2:
Children lived in Levittown, headed for shelter underground
'Til the Soviets turned their ships around, tore the Cuban missiles down
And in that bright October sun we knew our childhood days were done
And I watched my friends go off to war
What do they keep on fighting for?

Pattern 1:
And so my child and I came to this place
To meet him eye to eye and face to face
Be made my daughter laugh, then we embraced
We never knew what friends we had until we came to Leningrad.