Moonlight and vodka
…. Am - C - F - E
Am Dm E
1. Fix me a drink, make it a strong one,
Am Dm E
hey,
comrade, a drink, make it a long one.
F C
My hands are shaking and my
feet are numb,
G
Am
my
head is aching and the bar's going round,
F E
and
I'm so down in this foreign town.
Am Dm E
2. Tonight there's a band, it ain't such a bad one,
Am Dm E
play
me a song, don't make it a sad one.
F C
I can't even talk to these
Russian girls,
Cm D
the
beer is lousy and the food is worse,
Gm F D# Gm F
D#
and
it's so damn cold, yes, it's so damn cold,
Gm D# D
I know it's hard to believe,
but I haven't been warm for a week.
Am Dm - G Am
Moonlight and Vodka, takes me away,
Am
Dm F E
midnight
in Moscow is lunchtime in L.A.,
Am
+ Oh, play, boys, play !
+ instrumental = verse 1 + Am
Am Dm
E
3. Espionage is a serious business,
Am
Dm E
well,
I've had enough of this serious business.
F
C
That dancing girl is making
eyes at me,
G
Am
I'm sure she's working for the
K.G.B.
F E E7
in
this paradise, ah, cold as ice, oh.
Am Dm -
G Am
Moonlight and Vodka, takes me away,
Am
Dm F E
midnight
in Moscow is sunshine in L.A.,
+ Am - C - F - E (3x) ....
(orig. = capo 5th) (Chris de Burgh)