Billy Joel - Leningrad: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Leningrad" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D Em/D G/D A/D Viktor was born in the spring of ´44 D Em/D G/D A/D And never saw his father anymore D/C G/B D/A E/G# A child of sacrifice, a child of war D/F# Bm7 G A D Another son who never had a father after Leningrad 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 Chorus: Dm I was born in ´49 Dm/A Am A cold war kid in McCarthy time C/G G Stop ´em at the 38th Parallel A Blast those yellow reds to hell Dm And cold war kids were hard to kill Dm/A Am Under their desk in an air raid drill C/G G Haven´t they heard we won the war A What do they keep on fighting for? Viktor was sent to some Red Army town Served out his time Became a circus clown The greatest happiness he'd ever found Was making Russian children glad And children lived in Leningrad Chorus: Children lived in Levittown Hid in the shelters underground Until the Soviets turned their ships around And 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? And so my child and I came to this place To meet him eye to eye and face to face He made my daughter laugh Then we embraced We never knew what friends we had Until we came to Leningrad You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  B  Bm7  C  D  Dm  E  Em  F#  G  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Leningrad" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Leningrad" by Billy Joel.