Chords for JJ Burnel & Dave Greenfield - Vladimir And Sergei
Tempo:
99.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
A
G
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
Vladimir and Olga spent several [C] years in a health resort in the Urals.
[A] Our [C] mother country cares for its [G] children, and it was for their own [A] good that their insanity should be properly treated.
[D] When they were cured, they were guaranteed employment, [C] since this is [Em] an important aspect of the Soviet [C] constitution.
[G] But it was felt they were not ready [F#m] to resume their lives [E] in Moscow.
[B] But Vladimir could not give his lectures in subnucleonic particle [F#] physics again, so for his own good,
he was [C] employed in a tractor plant in the freezing air of Siberia.
[B] During the long [C] winter evenings in Siberia, one of the more warming [B] aspects of the social life
was the endless toasts to [A] our beloved leaders and [G] the party that we cherish and [F#] thank for our present good fortune.
[D] Comradeship and vodka go hand in [C] hand.
[G] Unfortunately, Olga was unduly [C] taken by the spirit of [G] comradeship and became fatter and [A] fatter and uglier and uglier.
In [D] the end, she was volunteered for a further spell in the [C] health resort, [Em] away from the vodka and from [C] Vladimir.
One [G] evening, after Olga had [A] been gone several months, Vladimir [E] was comforting himself [B] with comrade vodka in the plant canteen, [F#] when Sergei appeared.
Sergei lived in [C] Vladivostok and was visiting his father, a local party [B] official.
He did not have the usual farm cattle, but the [C] diet of potatoes and red cabbage.
Sergei [B] was a sailor.
His eyes were eyes [A] used to far horizons.
[G] His skin had enjoyed [F#] the warmth of the sun and the rough caress of the wind.
[D] And his conversation betrayed his knowledge of distant [C] lands.
[A] Here was someone who could [C] appreciate Vladimir's [G] tradition and education.
[A]
[D] Several months later, the new comrades in [C] arms were riding the world in Vladimir's [A] apartment.
[C] That night was the [G] warmest he had had in many months.
[E] Somehow, Vladimir felt there was nothing wrong in two like [B] minds sharing moments together.
Moments stretched into [F#] days, days of shared pleasure and shared [C] pain.
They worried whether Sergei's gifts of an [B] Italian silk scarf and an adamant freckle would be enough [C] to still the tongue of the bad matron,
who kept an eye on [B] the comings and goings in Vladimir's apartment block.
[A] [G] It seemed the end of a [F#] dream, when Sergei had to rejoin his shift.
[D] Vladimir wept openly at their farewell.
[C] [A]
[C] At four the next [G] morning, they came to cure [A] Vladimir of his illness.
Vladimir and Olga spent several [C] years in a health resort in the Urals.
[A] Our [C] mother country cares for its [G] children, and it was for their own [A] good that their insanity should be properly treated.
[D] When they were cured, they were guaranteed employment, [C] since this is [Em] an important aspect of the Soviet [C] constitution.
[G] But it was felt they were not ready [F#m] to resume their lives [E] in Moscow.
[B] But Vladimir could not give his lectures in subnucleonic particle [F#] physics again, so for his own good,
he was [C] employed in a tractor plant in the freezing air of Siberia.
[B] During the long [C] winter evenings in Siberia, one of the more warming [B] aspects of the social life
was the endless toasts to [A] our beloved leaders and [G] the party that we cherish and [F#] thank for our present good fortune.
[D] Comradeship and vodka go hand in [C] hand.
[G] Unfortunately, Olga was unduly [C] taken by the spirit of [G] comradeship and became fatter and [A] fatter and uglier and uglier.
In [D] the end, she was volunteered for a further spell in the [C] health resort, [Em] away from the vodka and from [C] Vladimir.
One [G] evening, after Olga had [A] been gone several months, Vladimir [E] was comforting himself [B] with comrade vodka in the plant canteen, [F#] when Sergei appeared.
Sergei lived in [C] Vladivostok and was visiting his father, a local party [B] official.
He did not have the usual farm cattle, but the [C] diet of potatoes and red cabbage.
Sergei [B] was a sailor.
His eyes were eyes [A] used to far horizons.
[G] His skin had enjoyed [F#] the warmth of the sun and the rough caress of the wind.
[D] And his conversation betrayed his knowledge of distant [C] lands.
[A] Here was someone who could [C] appreciate Vladimir's [G] tradition and education.
[A]
[D] Several months later, the new comrades in [C] arms were riding the world in Vladimir's [A] apartment.
[C] That night was the [G] warmest he had had in many months.
[E] Somehow, Vladimir felt there was nothing wrong in two like [B] minds sharing moments together.
Moments stretched into [F#] days, days of shared pleasure and shared [C] pain.
They worried whether Sergei's gifts of an [B] Italian silk scarf and an adamant freckle would be enough [C] to still the tongue of the bad matron,
who kept an eye on [B] the comings and goings in Vladimir's apartment block.
[A] [G] It seemed the end of a [F#] dream, when Sergei had to rejoin his shift.
[D] Vladimir wept openly at their farewell.
[C] [A]
[C] At four the next [G] morning, they came to cure [A] Vladimir of his illness.
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Vladimir and Olga spent several [C] years in a health resort in the Urals.
[A] Our [C] mother country cares for its [G] children, and it was for their own [A] good that their insanity should be properly treated. _
[D] When they were cured, they were guaranteed employment, [C] since this is [Em] an important aspect of the Soviet [C] constitution.
[G] But it was felt they were not ready [F#m] to resume their lives [E] in Moscow.
[B] But Vladimir could not give his lectures in subnucleonic particle [F#] physics again, so for his own good,
he was [C] employed in a tractor plant in the freezing air of Siberia.
[B] _ _ _ _ During the long [C] winter evenings in Siberia, one of the more warming [B] aspects of the social life
was the endless toasts to [A] our beloved leaders and [G] the party that we cherish and [F#] thank for our present good fortune. _ _
[D] _ Comradeship and vodka go hand in [C] hand.
[G] Unfortunately, Olga was unduly [C] taken by the spirit of [G] comradeship and became fatter and [A] fatter and uglier and uglier.
In [D] the end, she was volunteered for a further spell in the [C] health resort, [Em] away from the vodka and from [C] Vladimir.
One [G] evening, after Olga had [A] been gone several months, Vladimir [E] was comforting himself [B] with comrade vodka in the plant canteen, [F#] when Sergei appeared.
Sergei lived in [C] Vladivostok and was visiting his father, a local party [B] official.
He did not have the usual farm cattle, but the [C] diet of potatoes and red cabbage.
Sergei [B] was a sailor.
_ His eyes were eyes [A] used to far horizons.
[G] His skin had enjoyed [F#] the warmth of the sun and the rough caress of the wind.
[D] And his conversation betrayed his knowledge of distant [C] lands.
_ [A] Here was someone who could [C] appreciate Vladimir's [G] tradition and education. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Several months later, the new comrades in [C] arms were riding the world in Vladimir's [A] apartment. _
[C] That night was the [G] warmest he had had in many months. _
[E] Somehow, Vladimir felt there was nothing wrong in two like [B] minds sharing moments together.
Moments stretched into [F#] days, days of shared pleasure and shared [C] pain.
They worried whether Sergei's gifts of an [B] Italian silk scarf and an adamant freckle would be enough [C] to still the tongue of the bad matron,
who kept an eye on [B] the comings and goings in Vladimir's apartment block. _
[A] _ _ [G] It seemed the end of a [F#] dream, when Sergei had to rejoin his shift. _
[D] Vladimir wept openly at their farewell.
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] At four the next [G] morning, they came to cure [A] Vladimir of his illness. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Vladimir and Olga spent several [C] years in a health resort in the Urals.
[A] Our [C] mother country cares for its [G] children, and it was for their own [A] good that their insanity should be properly treated. _
[D] When they were cured, they were guaranteed employment, [C] since this is [Em] an important aspect of the Soviet [C] constitution.
[G] But it was felt they were not ready [F#m] to resume their lives [E] in Moscow.
[B] But Vladimir could not give his lectures in subnucleonic particle [F#] physics again, so for his own good,
he was [C] employed in a tractor plant in the freezing air of Siberia.
[B] _ _ _ _ During the long [C] winter evenings in Siberia, one of the more warming [B] aspects of the social life
was the endless toasts to [A] our beloved leaders and [G] the party that we cherish and [F#] thank for our present good fortune. _ _
[D] _ Comradeship and vodka go hand in [C] hand.
[G] Unfortunately, Olga was unduly [C] taken by the spirit of [G] comradeship and became fatter and [A] fatter and uglier and uglier.
In [D] the end, she was volunteered for a further spell in the [C] health resort, [Em] away from the vodka and from [C] Vladimir.
One [G] evening, after Olga had [A] been gone several months, Vladimir [E] was comforting himself [B] with comrade vodka in the plant canteen, [F#] when Sergei appeared.
Sergei lived in [C] Vladivostok and was visiting his father, a local party [B] official.
He did not have the usual farm cattle, but the [C] diet of potatoes and red cabbage.
Sergei [B] was a sailor.
_ His eyes were eyes [A] used to far horizons.
[G] His skin had enjoyed [F#] the warmth of the sun and the rough caress of the wind.
[D] And his conversation betrayed his knowledge of distant [C] lands.
_ [A] Here was someone who could [C] appreciate Vladimir's [G] tradition and education. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Several months later, the new comrades in [C] arms were riding the world in Vladimir's [A] apartment. _
[C] That night was the [G] warmest he had had in many months. _
[E] Somehow, Vladimir felt there was nothing wrong in two like [B] minds sharing moments together.
Moments stretched into [F#] days, days of shared pleasure and shared [C] pain.
They worried whether Sergei's gifts of an [B] Italian silk scarf and an adamant freckle would be enough [C] to still the tongue of the bad matron,
who kept an eye on [B] the comings and goings in Vladimir's apartment block. _
[A] _ _ [G] It seemed the end of a [F#] dream, when Sergei had to rejoin his shift. _
[D] Vladimir wept openly at their farewell.
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] At four the next [G] morning, they came to cure [A] Vladimir of his illness. _ _