| f | Rasputin - Boney M | f | Rasputin - Boney M |
| Intro: [Am] [Am] [Dm] [E7 - Am] x2 | | Intro: [Am] [Am] [Dm] [E7 - Am] x2 |
| [Am] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! x2 | | [Am] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! x2 |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| There [Am] lived a certain man... in Russia long ago | | There [Am] lived a certain man... in Russia long ago |
| He was [Dm] big and strong, in his [E7] eyes a flaming [Am] glow | | 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 | | Most [Am] people looked at him...with terror and with fear |
| But to [Dm] Moscow chicks he was [E7] such a lovely [Am] dear | | But to [Dm] Moscow chicks he was [E7] such a lovely [Am] dear |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| [Am] He could preach the bible like a preacher | | [Am] He could preach the bible like a preacher |
| [Dm] Full of ecstasy and [E7] fire | | [Dm] Full of ecstasy and [E7] fire |
| [Am] But he also was the kind of teacher | | [Am] But he also was the kind of teacher |
| [Dm] Women [E7] would de-[Am]sire | | [Dm] Women [E7] would de-[Am]sire |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Lover of the [A] Russian queen | | |[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Lover of the [A] Russian queen |
| |[G] There was a [D] cat that [A] really was gone | | |[G] There was a [D] cat that [A] really was gone |
| |[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Russia's greatest [A] love machine | | |[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Russia's greatest [A] love machine |
| |[G] It was a [D] shame how [A] he carried on [A] | | |[G] It was a [D] shame how [A] he carried on [A] |
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| n | Instrumental: [Am] [Am] [Dm] [E7 - Am] x2 | n | Instrumental: [Am] [Am] [Dm] [E7 - Am] x2 (Hey!) |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| He [Am] ruled the Russian land...and never mind the Tsar | | He [Am] ruled the Russian land...and never mind the Tsar |
| But the [Dm] cassock danced it was [E7] really wunder [Am] bar | | But the [Dm] cassock danced it was [E7] really wunder [Am] bar |
| In [Am] all affairs of state...he was the man to please | | 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 | | But he [Dm] was real great when he [E7] had a girl to [Am] squeeze |
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| Verse 4: | | Verse 4: |
| [Am] For the queen he was no wheeler dealer | | [Am] For the queen he was no wheeler dealer |
| [Dm] Though she'd heard the things he'd [E7] done | | [Dm] Though she'd heard the things he'd [E7] done |
| [Am] She believed he was a holy healer | | [Am] She believed he was a holy healer |
| [Dm] Who would [E7] heal her [Am] son | | [Dm] Who would [E7] heal her [Am] son |
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| Chorus: | | Chorus: |
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| Verse 5: | | Verse 5: |
| "This [Am] man's just got to go!" declared his enemies | | "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" | | 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 | | No [Am] doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms |
| Though he [Dm] was a brute they just [E7] fell into his [Am] arms | | Though he [Dm] was a brute they just [E7] fell into his [Am] arms |
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| Verse 6: | | Verse 6: |
| [Am] Then one night some men of higher standing | | [Am] Then one night some men of higher standing |
| [Dm] Set a trap, they're not to [E7] blame | | [Dm] Set a trap, they're not to [E7] blame |
| [Am] Come to visit.... us they kept demanding | | [Am] Come to visit.... us they kept demanding |
| [Dm] And he [E7] really [Am] came | | [Dm] And he [E7] really [Am] came |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Lover of the [A] Russian queen | | |[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Lover of the [A] Russian queen |
| |[G] They put some [D] poison [A] into his wine | | |[G] They put some [D] poison [A] into his wine |
| |[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Russia's greatest [A] love machine | | |[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] | | |[G] He drank it [D] all and he [A] said "I feel fine" [A] |
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| |[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Lover of the [A] Russian queen | | |[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Lover of the [A] Russian queen |
| n | |[G] They put some [D] poison [A] into his wine | n | |[G] They didn't [D] quit they [A] wanted his head |
| |[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Russia's greatest [A] love machine | | |[A] Ra ra [C] Rasputin [D] Russia's greatest [A] love machine |
| t | |[G] And so they [D] shot him [A] till he was dead [A] | t | |[G] And so they [D] shot him [A] till he was dead [A///////] |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| Oooooh, Those Russians | | Oooooh, Those Russians |