Back in the USSR

Lennon / McCartney – Beatles: White Album (1968)

Intro: D7 Transposed from A

G7 C7 Bb7 C7

Flew in from Miami B.O.A.C. Didn’t get bed last night

G7 C7 Bb7 C7

One the way the paper bag was on my knee. Man, I had dreadful flight

G7 Riff_1 Bb7

I’m back in the U.S.S.R.

C7 D7 G7 C7 C#7 D7

You don’t know how lucky you are boy. Back in the U.S.S.R.

G7 C7 Bb7 C7

Been away so long I hardly knew the place. Gee it’s good to be back home

G7 C7 Bb7 C7

Leave it’til tomorrow to unpack my case. Honey disconnect the phone

G7 Riff_1 Bb7

I’m back in the U.S.S.R.

C7

You don’t know how lucky you are boy,

C7 C7 C7 G7

Back in the U.S., back in the U.S., back in the U.S.S.R.

C7 G7

Well the ukraine girls really knock me out. They leave the west behind

C7 B7 Bb7 A7

And Moscow girls make me sing and shout.

D7 C7 G7 C7 C#7 D7

That Georgia’s always on my mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi mind

Solo: G7 C7 Bb7 C7 G7 C7 Bb7 C7

G7 Riff_1 Bb7

I’m back in the U.S.S.R.

C7 D7 G7

You don’t know how lucky you are boy. Back in the U.S.S.R.

Well the ukraine girls really knock me out. They leave the west behind

And Moscow girls make me sing and shout.

That Georgia’s always on my mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi mind

G7 (Riff_2: C7

Show me ‘round your snow peaked mountains way down south

Bb7 C7

Take me to your daddy’s farm

G7 C7 Bb7 C7

Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out. Come and keep your comrade warm

) G7 Riff_1 Bb7

I’m back in the U.S.S.R.

C7 D7 G7 C7 C#7 D7 End: G7

You don’t know how lucky you are boy. Back in the U.S.S.R.

C7: - 3 3 5 5 x x (C5/G)

Intro: Riff_1: Riff_2:

e|------------------|---3--------6---------8----------------|--15-15-...-

B|-------------3--3-|-----6-5------9-8-------11-10----------|------------

G|---(3)b4r3b-------|---------------------------------------|------------

D|------------------|-5-------8b-------10b---------13/14-10-|------------

Solo:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

B|--12b13-12b13-12b13-12b13-(12)b13-(12)b13-12b13-11-11-13/15-15-8-8-8---

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

B|-----12b13r12-12b13r12-12b13r12-12b13r12-12b13r12-11-11-13/15-15-8-8-8-

G|--12-------------------------------------------------------------------

End:

e|---3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3------------------

B|-----6-5------6-5------6-5------6-5------6-5------6-5--------------

G|---------3b-------3b-------3b-------3b-------3b-------3b-----------

D|-5--------------------------------------------------------5--------

Voices:

Back in the U.S., back in the U.S., back in the U.S.S.R.

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------

G|--5------5--5----5-----5--5---5------5-5-5-7-4---------------------

D|--5---5--5--5----5--5--5--5---5---5--5-5-5-5-5---------------------

A|------5-------------5-------------5--------------------------------