Intro
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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 
 
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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 
 
[Outro} 
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