Tom: Am
F G F G Bb Am
C G Dm Am (3x)
C G F E Am
[Verse 1]
It was back along summer of forty years
G F C
I'll tell you a story to bring you tears
Am
The likes of a romance so few hears
F G Am
Out on the Russian front
[Verse 2]
She had startling eyes of sapphire blue
G F C
She lived in a house where camellias grew
Am F G C F Am
Where she came from, no one knew
[Verse 3]
He stood as firm as the mighty oak
G F C
Smelled as keen as forest smoke
Am
He loved her with a velvet stroke
F G Am
Out on the Russian front
[Verse 4]
She loved a man who burst with pride
G F C
Buried deep in her countryside
Am F G E C
Their love for life was long denied
[Lead Break]
[Verse 5]
Am
Even now I'm still unclear
G F C
Those who loved each other dear
Am
Are living in a state of fear
F G Am
Out on the Russian front
[Verse 6]
Both were sent their separate ways
G F C
Victims of their yesterdays
Am F G E C
The party wins, the farmer pays
