Key: D
Introduction: E E7
A D
Flew in from Miami Beach B. O. A. C.
C D
didn't get to bed last night,
A D
on the way the paperback was on my knee,
C D
man, I had a dreadful flight.
(Chorus:)
A
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.,
C D
you don't know how lucky you are boy,
A DE
back in the U.S.S.R.
A D
Been away so long, I hardly knew the place,
C D
gee, it's good to be back home,
A D
leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case,
C D
honey, disconnect the phone!
(Chorus:)
A
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
C D
you don't know how lucky you are boy!
A A7
Back in the U.S. - back in the U.S. - back in the U.S.S.R.
D
Well, the Ukraine girls really knock me out,
A
they leave the West behind.
D B7
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout,
E D A DE
that Georgia's always on my mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mind.
A D C DA C D
Oh come on!
(Chorus:)
A
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.,
C D
you don't know how lucky you are boy,
A A7
back in the U.S.S.R.
D
Well, the Ukraine girls really knock me out,
A
they leave the West behind,
D B7
and Moscow girls make me sing and shout,
E D A DE
that Georgia's always on my mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mind.
A D
Show me 'round your snow-peaked mountains way down south,
C D
take me to your daddy's farm.
A D
Let me hear your balalaikais ringing out,
C D
come and keep your comrade warm.
A
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.,
C D
you don't know how lucky you are boy,
A DE A
back in the U.S.S.R.