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