[Intro]
E
[Strophe]
  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 
On the way the paperback was on my knee 
 C                     D 
Man I had a dreadful flight
[Refrain]
                      A 
I'm back in the U.S.S.R. 
C                            D 
You don't know how lucky you are boy
 
You don't know how lucky you are boy 
                  A D D# E 
Back in the U.S.S.R.
[Strophe]
  A                      D 
Been away so long I hardly knew the
 place 
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 
Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case 
 C                     D 
Honey disconnect the phone
[Refrain]
                  A D D# E 
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
 
You don't know how lucky you are boy
 
You don't know how lucky you are boy 
G9 
Back in the U.S., Back in the U.S.
                  A 
Back in the U.S.S.R.
[Pont]
            D 
Well the Ukraine girls really knock
 me out 
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out 
      A 
They leave the West behind 
     D     A/C#           C      
And Moscow girls make me sing and
   B7 
 shout 
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout 
       E7                          
That Geogia's always on my mi mi mi
  D7    
 mi mi  
That Geogia's always on my mi mi mi mi mi  
    A  D D# E 
mi mind
[Solo]
[Refrain]
                      A 
I'm back in the U.S.S.R. 
 C                            D 
You don't know how lucky you are boy
 
You don't know how lucky you are boy 
                  A 
Back in the U.S.S.R.
[Pont]
            D 
Well the Ukraine girls really knock
 me out 
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out 
       A 
They leave the West behind 
       D   D/C#          D/C     
And Moscow girls make me sing and
  D/B 
 shout 
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout 
       E                         D 
That Geogia's always on my mi mi mi
        
 mi mi  
That Geogia's always on my mi mi mi mi mi  
     A     D  Eb E 
mi mind
[Strophe]
     A                              
Oh, show me 'round your snow-peaked 
 
 
Oh, show me 'round your snow-peaked  
           D 
mountains way down south 
 C                       D 
Take me to your daddy's farm 
 A                              D 
Let me hear your balalaikais ringing
 out 
Let me hear your balalaikais ringing out 
 C                          D 
Come and keep your comrade warm
[Refrain]
                      A 
I'm back in the U.S.S.R. 
 C                            D 
You don't know how lucky you are boy
 
You don't know how lucky you are boy 
                  A   D Eb E   A 
Back in the U.S.S.R.
[Outro]
               A   A//D Eb E
Back in the USSR.