Russians & Americans Chords

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[Verse 1]
[C]Al Stewart
So here we stand at the edge
[Gm]of 1[F]984[Am]
Bracing ourselves once
[D]again[G]
[C]For the storm approaching [Gm]as those
Who [F]long before huddled [Am]in
[D]caves from the [G]rain
The enemy's [C]face is so hard [F]to see
[G]Sometimes it see[Am]ms tha[G]t I see
him in [F]you
[G]Sometimes in [C]me
Who can he [F]be?
[G]No use con[Am]sulting [G]the prophets
[F]and leaders they [G]all disagree
[C]

[Verse 2]
Russians and Amer[Gm]icans,
[F]here's a song for you
[Fm]Who carry [G]the weight of the world
on [C]your heads
Russians and [Gm]Americans,
[F]tell me if it's true
You [Fm]really be[G]lieve all the things
that [C]you've said
The [F]red- white- [G]and- blue
running into the red
[C]

[Verse 3]
From the wars of Europe,
the [Gm]pilgrim fath[F]ers
Set [Am]off with their hopes
and their [F]bond[D]
[G]Some settled [C]down by the coast,
oth[Gm]ers crossed
[F]The mountains [Am]an d into
[D]the flatlands beyond
[G]From scramble [C]and dust
of Muscovite [F]streets
[G]Merchants devel[Am]op the tr[G]ade routes,
And [F]open [G]the door to the [C]East.
Pioneer [F]waves
[G]Choked by [Am]the cold breath [F]of [G]winter,
Or [F]baked by the [G]heat of the day
[C]

[Verse 4]
Russians and [Gm]Americans
[F]Passing through the fire of [Fm]re v[F]olu
[G]tion and coming of [C]age
Russians and [Gm]Americans
[F]Driven by desire,
[Fm]two players [G]push to the front of t[C]he stage
The [Fm]whole world now [G]watches each move that you [C]make

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
Two runners [C]caught in the thrill of the [F]race,
The [G]finishing [Am]line is as [G]far as the
[F]stars [G]that the satellites [C]chase
Why quicken the [F]pace?
[G]Why does it [Am]seem that [G]you choose to lose
[F]reason be[G]fore losing [C]face?

[Verse 6]
Russians and [Gm]Americans
[F]Driven by the past,
the [Fm]third world [G]moves in the shadows [C]you cast
Russians and [Gm]Americans
Could [F]turn the world to dust,
[Fm]so much to live fo[G]r, so much undiscu[C]ssed
So [Fm]much in [G]common and so little trust
[C]

[Verse 7]
From the streets of Athens and [Gm]Rome
[F]the voices still [Am]echo to crumbling [D]walls
[G]Look to the [C]past and remember [Gm]no empire ri[F]ses
that soon[Am]er or[D] later won't f[G]all
Forever [C]the changes
we still have [F]to face
[G]Some people [Am]say that a count[G]ry
is [F]more and [G]idea than [C]a place
Though nothing is [F]safe
[G]We still choose [Am]the mark that we [G]leave
on the [F]open [G]canvas of space
[C]

[Verse 8]
Russians and Amer[Gm]icans
[F]Maybe you should see [Fm]into [G]the heart of the world,
not its [C]head
Russians and [Gm]Americans
[F]If you want to be the feet of [G]the world,
better mind where you [C]tread,
The [Fm]footsteps of [G]history
are left where you step
[C]

[Verse 9]
So here we stand at the edge of 1984
[Gm][F]