Here's one, called January 19, for victims of Putin's state- Anastasia Baburova and Stanislav Markelov Em G B7 Em G Em Oh the winter snow, it tumbles and it blows, all around the Kremlin walls Em G B7 Em G B7 And covers the red stones, white as any bone, through the winter days it falls Am Em Silence like a glass is broken Am B7 Breath is stolen by the sound Em G B7 Em White turns to red, two friends are lying dead Am B7 Em In Moscow streets below the Kremlin walls The murdered two, were of those bravest few, like too many martyrs come before Cut down in their youth for covering the truth, the realities of war The horrors of the occupation Breed monsters around an empire’s heart Our friends found the way to show them to the light of day, And the monsters came for settling the score Bridge- Am Em Behind the trigger stood the fascists Am G Behind the fascists stood the state Am G B7 Em The top of the machine keep their fingers clean Am B7 Their dogs are primed with money or with hate The time comes fast, and soon it will be passed, for all of us to answer to the call To work heart and hand, and together make a stand, and to see the tyrants fall We’ll fight for the ones who’ll follow after And not forget those lost along the way The blood of Markelov, the blood of Baburova Stains red the stones around the Kremlin walls
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