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