Boney M – Rasputin chords

RASPUTIN  (Boney M)

4 bars of rhythm (can do Bm under it)

Intro: |Bm    |Bm    |Em    |F# Bm | x2

|Bm             |Bm      F#m    | Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey (x2)

|Bm    |A     |Gm F#m|Bm    |  x2

Lead-in: |Bm    |Bm F#m|Bm    |Bm F#m|

      BmThere lived a certain man in Russia long ago
       Em                     F#             BmHe was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
(Bm)Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
       Em                   F#            BmBut to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
(Bm)He could preach the bible like a preacher
Em                  F#Full of ecstasy and fire
BmBut he also was the kind of teacher
Em     F#   BmWomen would desire

CHORUS 1:
B     D         E            B     Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
A           E        BThere was a cat that really was gone
(B)   D         E                 BRa Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
A        E         BIt was a shame how he carried on

|Bm    |Bm F#m|Bm    |Bm F#m|

Lead-in: |Bm    |Bm    |Em    |F# Bm |
   BmHe ruled the Russian land and never mind the Tsar
        Em                   F#           BmBut the kasatschok he danced really wunderbar
(Bm)In all affairs of state he was the man to please
           Em                 F#            BmBut he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
(Bm)For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Em                                 F#Though she'd heard the things he'd done
BmShe believed he was a holy healer
Em        F#       BmWho would heal her son

CHORUS 1:
B     D         E            B     Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
A           E        BThere was a cat that really was gone
(B)   D         E                 BRa Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
A        E         BIt was a shame how he carried on

|Bm    |A     |Gm F#m|Bm    |  x2{Spoken underneath the above chords}
"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".

|Bm             |Bm      F#m    | Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey (x4)

Lead-in: |Bm    |Bm    |Em    |F# Bm |
      Bm"This man's just got to go," declared his enemies
        Em                        F#            BmBut the ladies begged, "Don't you try to do it, please"
(Bm)No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
          Em                    F#            BmThough he was a brute they just fell into his arms
(Bm)Then one night some men of high standing
Em                          F#Set a trap - they're not to blame
Bm"Come to visit us," they kept demanding
Em     F#     BmAnd he really came

CHORUS 2:
B     D         E            B     Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
A             E      BThey put some poison into his wine
(B)   D         E                 BRa Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
A           E       BHe drank it all and said "I feel fine"

CHORUS 3:
B     D         E            B     Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
A           E          BThey didn't quit, they wanted his head
(B)   D         E                 BRa Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
A           E        BAnd so they shot him till he was dead
         Bm{Spoken} Oh, those Russians...

:Charted by Bustopher the Busker - bustopher@bigpond.com