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