Contact In Red Square
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capo II
intro James Bond theme: |: 52 10 52 53 10 53 54 10 54 53 53 10 53 :| D
(52=A string, second fret etc.)
G D
Although I'm young I got a job to do.
Em F C G
Hid the microfilm in the lining of my shoe.
D
Call it a business trip.
Em F C G Bb G Bb
Got to hide inside my trenchcoat and be clever.
G D
I got my papers and a cyanide pill.
Em F C G
My polaroid's a taser in disguise.
D Em F C G Bb Bb
There's a base-in-the-hills, and the wheat fields look like Kansas in November.
Cm Ab Bb F
Astrovia, sweet comrade, your nation is your gun.
Ab Bb Cm Cm
Your love reads like the broken code you sent me.
Cm Ab Bb F
One last contact in red square, unless I have to run
Ab Bb Cm Cm G D
and the long arms of the K.G.B. detect me.
G D
Can't trust a soul, secret messenger,
Em F C G
just the rules that lie like circuits in your brain
D
and a cool .45.
Em F C G Bb G Bb
The wind is ice and foreign air tastes strange.
Cm Ab
I.C.B.M.* Bang! Bang! You're dead!
Bb F
No one left to worry.
Ab Bb Cm Cm
Kiss me quick, now I have to hurry.
Cm Ab Bb F
Our last contact in red square, unless I have to run
Ab Bb Cm Cm
and the long arms of the C.I.A. detect me.
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Bb F G Hey!
G Bb F G Hey! G Hey! G (F) G
*Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
How to play Contact In Red Square
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.