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