Key : A
[Intro]
A D A x2
D F#m E
A Dm A
[Verse 1]
A D A
I've waited through the wars of winter
A D A
I've watched the cherry blossoms bloom
D F#m E
I cannot wait here any longer
A Dm A
I'm leaving at the rising of the moon
A D A
I know what lies beneath Manhattan
A D A
I know who's buried in Grant's Tomb
D F#m E
I wonder if they'll wait a while to clear away my crocodile
A Dm/F A
I'm leaving at the rising of the moon
[Chorus]
E Bm A
They always ask me about pravda
E Bm A
It's just the Russian word for truth
C#m D
Your consciousness is not my problem
A Dm A
'Cause when I come home, it won't be home to you
[Bridge]
A D A x2
D F#m E
A Dm A
[Verse 2]
A D A
Your uncle Henry lived in Moscow
A D A
Your aunt Ludmilla lived therе too
D F#m E
Irina grew up in Wisconsin
A Dm/F A
I'm leaving at the rising of thе moon
A D A
The final moments in a doorway (The final moments in a doorway)
A D A
The sacred light of afternoon (The sacred light of afternoon)
D F#m E
Something starts to shake the leaves, you tug upon your T-shirt sleeves
A Dm/F A
And shiver 'til the rising of the moon
[Chorus]
E Bm A
They always ask me about pravda
E Bm A
It's just the Russian word for truth
C#m D
Your consciousness is not my problem
A Dm A
'Cause when I come home, it won't be home to you
[Bridge]
A D A x2
D F#m E
A Dm A
[Verse 3]
A D A
I took the family balalaika
A D A
Those strings would never stay in tune
D F#m E
I hung it up on the piano
A Dm/F A
I'm leaving at the rising of the moon
A D A
I had a job once in Penn Station (I had a job once in Penn Station)
A D A
Down at a tie shop called Tiecoon (Down at a tie shop called Tiecoon)
D F#m E
Every time my shift began, I'd see that quiet businessman
A Dm/F A
I'm leaving at the rising of the moon
[Chorus]
E Bm A
They always ask me about pravda
E Bm A
It's just the Russian word for truth
C#m D
Your consciousness is not my problem
A Dm A
And I hope you know your brain's not bulletproof
[Outro]
A D A x2
D F#m E
A Dm A