Intro: | Dbm | Dbm | Gbm | Ab Dbm | x2 | Dbm | Dbm | | Gbm Ab | Dbm | Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey | Dbm B | A Ab | x2 Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey | Dbm | Dbm Ab | Dbm | Dbm Ab | Verse: Dbm There lived a certain man in Russia long ago Gbm Ab Dbm He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow -xBm-x Most people looked at him with terror and with fear Gbm Ab Dbm But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear -xBm-x He could preach the bible like a preacher Gbm Ab Full of ecstasy and fire Dbm But he also was the kind of teacher Gbm Ab Dbm Women would desire Chorus 1: Db E Gb Db Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen B Gb Db There was a cat that really was gone -xDb-x E Gb Db Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine B Gb Db It was a shame how he carried on | Dbm | Dbm Ab | Dbm | Dbm Ab | | Dbm | Dbm | Gbm | Ab Dbm | Verse: Dbm He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Tsar Gbm Ab Dbm But the kasatschok he danced really wunderbar -xBm-x In all affairs of state he was the man to please Gbm Ab Dbm But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze -xBm-x For the queen he was no wheeler dealer Gbm Ab Though she'd heard the things he'd done Dbm She believed he was a holy healer Gbm Ab Dbm Who would heal her son Chorus 1: Db E Gb Db Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen B Gb Db There was a cat that really was gone -xDb-x E Gb Db Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine B Gb Db It was a shame how he carried on Interlude: | Dbm | B | A Abm | Dbm | x2 -spoken word- "But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger for power became known to more and more people, the demands to do something about this outrageous man became louder and louder". | Dbm | Dbm Ab | Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey -x4- | Dbm | Dbm | Gbm | Ab Dbm | Verse: Dbm "This man's just got to go," declared his enemies Gbm Ab Dbm But the ladies begged, "Don't you try to do it, please" -xBm-x No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms Gbm Ab Dbm Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms -xBm-x Then one night some men of high standing Gbm Ab Set a trap - they're not to blame Dbm "Come to visit us," they kept demanding Gbm Ab Dbm And he really came Chorus 2: Db E Gb Db Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen B Gb Db They put some poison into his wine -xDb-x E Gb Db Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine B Gb Db He drank it all and said "I feel fine" Chorus 3: Db E Gb Db Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen B Gb Db They didn't quit, they wanted his head -xDb-x E Gb Db Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine B Gb Db And so they shot him till he was dead Dbm -Spoken- Oh, those Russians...
