Rasputin chords by
Boney M.

1978Pop11.2K views

Key: B minor

Intro 1
[Guitar]
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Em Em 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Hey, hey, hey,  hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,  hey, hey
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F#m F#m 
 
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,  hey, hey
Bm Bm 
 
Bm Bm 
 
F#m F#m 
 
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F#m F#m

Verse 1
Bm Bm 
 
There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
Em Em 
 
He was big and strong,
F# F# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
in his eyes a flaming glow
Bm Bm 
 
Most people looked at him
with terror and with fear
Em Em 
 
But to Moscow chicks
F# F# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
he was such a lovely dear

Pre-chorus 1

Bm

He could preach the Bible like a preacher

Em

F#

Full of ecstasy and fire

Bm

But he also was the kind of teacher

Em

F#

Bm

Women would desire

Chorus 1
B B 
 
D D 
 
Ra ra Rasputin
E E 
 
B B 
 
Lover of the Russian queen
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
There was a cat that really was gone
B B 
 
D D 
 
Ra ra Rasputin
E E 
 
B B 
 
Russia's greatest love machine
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
B B 
 
It was a shame how he carried on

Interlude 1

Bm

Bm

F#m

Bm

Bm

F#m

Bm

Bm

Em

F#

Bm

Verse 2
Bm Bm 
 
He ruled the Russian land
and never mind the Czar
Em Em 
 
But the kazachok
F# F# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
he danced really wunderbar
Bm Bm 
 
In all affairs of state
he was the man to please
Em Em 
 
But he was real great
F# F# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
when he had a girl to squeeze

Pre-chorus 2

Bm

For the queen he was no wheeler dealer

Em

F#

Though she'd heard the things he'd done

Bm

She believed he was a holy healer

Em

F#

Bm

Who would heal her son

Chorus 2
B B 
 
D D 
 
Ra ra Rasputin
E E 
 
B B 
 
Lover of the Russian queen
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
There was a cat that really was gone
B B 
 
D D 
 
Ra ra Rasputin
E E 
 
B B 
 
Russia's greatest love machine
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
B B 
 
It was a shame how he carried on

Bridge 1
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
But when his drinking and lusting
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
And his hunger for power
Bm Bm 
 
Became known to more and more people
A A 
 
The demands to do something
G G 
 
A A 
 
About this outrageous man
Bm Bm 
 
Became louder and louder

Interlude 2

Bm

F#m

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Bm

F#m

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Bm

Bm

Em

F#

Bm

Verse 3
Bm Bm 
 
"This man's just got to go",
declared his enemies
Em Em 
 
But the ladies begged,
F# F# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
"Don't you try to do it, please"
Bm Bm 
 
No doubt this Rasputin
had lots of hidden charms
Em Em 
 
Though he was a brute,
F# F# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
they just fell into his arms

Pre-chorus 3

Bm

Then one night some men of higher standing

Em

F#

Set a trap, they're not to blame

Bm

"Come to visit us", they kept demanding

Em

F#

Bm

And he really came

Chorus 3
B B 
 
D D 
 
Ra ra Rasputin
E E 
 
B B 
 
Lover of the Russian queen
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
They put some poison into his wine
B B 
 
D D 
 
Ra ra Rasputin
E E 
 
B B 
 
Russia's greatest love machine
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
B B 
 
He drank it all and said, "I feel fine"

Chorus 4
B B 
 
D D 
 
Ra ra Rasputin
E E 
 
B B 
 
Lover of the Russian queen
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
B B 
 
D D 
 
Ra ra Rasputin
E E 
 
B B 
 
Russia's greatest love machine
A A 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
B B 
 
And so they shot him 'til he was dead
Oh, those Russians

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