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