Rasputin (Abridged) - Boney M
Intro:
(Am) Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! (E7) Hey! Hey! (x2)
(Am) (Am) (Am) (Am) (Dm) (Dm) (E7) (Am) (x2)
Verse 1:
There [Am] lived a certain man... in Russia long ago
He was [Dm] big and strong, in his [E7] eyes a flaming [Am] glow
Most [Am] people looked at him...with terror and with fear
But to [Dm] Moscow chicks he was [E7] such a lovely [Am] dear
[Am] He could preach the bible like a preacher
[Dm] Full of ecstasy and [E7] fire
[Am] But he also was the kind of teacher
[Dm] Women [E7] would de-[Am]sire
|Chorus:
|[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Lover of the [A] Russian queen
|[G] There was a [D] cat that [A] really was gone
|[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Russia's greatest [A] love machine
|[G] It was a [D] shame how [A] he carried on
Instrumental:
(Am) Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! (E7) Hey! Hey! (x2)
(Am) (Am) (Am) (Am) (Dm) (Dm) (E7) (Am) (x2)
Verse 2:
He [Am] ruled the Russian land...and never mind the Tsar
But the [Dm] Kazachok he danced [E7] really wunder [Am] bar
In [Am] all affairs of state...he was the man to please
But he [Dm] was real great when he [E7] had a girl to [Am] squeeze
[Am] For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
[Dm] Though she'd heard the things he'd [E7] done
[Am] She believed he was a holy healer
[Dm] Who would [E7] heal her [Am] son
|Chorus:
|[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Lover of the [A] Russian queen
|[G] There was a [D] cat that [A] really was gone
|[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Russia's greatest [A] love machine
|[G] It was a [D] shame how [A] he carried on
Verse 3:
"This [Am] man's just got to go!" declared his enemies
But the [Dm] ladies begged "Don't you [E7] try to do it, [Am] please"
No [Am] doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Though he [Dm] was a brute they just [E7] fell into his [Am] arms
[Am] Then one night some men of higher standing
[Dm] Set a trap, they're not to [E7] blame
[Am] Come to visit.... us they kept demanding
[Dm] And he [E7] really [Am] came
|Chorus:
|[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Lover of the [A] Russian queen
|[G] They put some [D] poison [A] into his wine
|[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Russia's greatest [A] love machine
|[G] He drank it [D] all and he [A] said "I feel fine"
|[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Lover of the [A] Russian queen
|[G] They didn't quit [D] they [A] wanted his head
|[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Russia's greatest [A] love machine
|[G] And so they [D] shot him [A] till he was dead
Ohhhhh those Russians...
Charted by Kristybird Smith