Chords for Boney M. - Rasputin (Sun City 1984)
Tempo:
131.3 bpm
Chords used:
B
Bm
E
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[B] Hey!
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[E] [Bm]
Hey!
[Em] [F#] [Bm]
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
[Em] [F#m] [Bm]
[B] [A] [G] [F#]
[B] [A] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[F#m]
I [Bm] let this man touch my hair
and brush it off with a comb.
He [Em] would really act strong [F#] in it, I don't think [Bm] he'd blow.
[B] Those people looked at him
with terror when they [D] first came [Em] here.
But from my school she said
[F#] he was such [Bm] a loving dear.
We were free
to survive like a [B] creature
[Em] for long as [F#] me and my brother.
[Bm] We all saw a bright future [F#] and then
[Bm] what was that?
[B]
Ra [D]-Ra-Rat-Root [E]-Be-La-Ra [B]-Rat
[A]
There [E] was a
[B] cat that really was a rat.
Ra-Ra [D]-Rat-Root [E]-Be-La-Ra-Rat
She was a [B] pretty cat, but she
[A]
it was [E] a [B] shame how we carried on.
[Bm]
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm]
[D#] [E] [F#m]
[Bm] We were the Russian man
and never mind that's how.
[Em] But the cat by a chalk [Bm] key
that's really wunderbar.
He don't offer the state, he want
the man to please.
[Em] But he was
a real prick when he [Bm] had a girl to
sleep with.
So
sleepy was the witty
[D#]
[E] female, so she heard
[F#] the things he'd say.
She [A#] believed he [Bm] was a
holy [D#] female, [Em] but [F#] what
he [Bm] had done was [B] mean.
[D] Ra-Ra-Rat [E]-Root-Be-La [B]-Ra-Rat
[A] There [E] was a
cat that [B] really was a rat.
[D] [E] She was [B] a [A] pretty cat, but she
it [E] was a shame [B] how
we carried [A]
on.
We [G] [F#] [B] were the Russian man
and never mind that's how.
But the cat [Bm] [A]
[G] by [F#m] [B]
[B]
[F#] [B] a chalk key
that's [F#] really
[Bm] wunderbar.
We were the Russian man
But the [F#m] cat [B] by a chalk [Bm] key
that's really [F#m] wunderbar.
[Bm]
[E] [F#m]
[Bm] The cat
had a girl, the cat
had a [D#] beast.
[Em] The lady said, hey, [F#] don't you try to [Bm] do it with me.
The cat was a genius, had lots of
in [Em] his charm.
So he bought a fake
rooster [F#] that just fell [Bm] into his arm.
And one night, some man
on high [Em] effect, just tried to play
[G#] one for me.
[Bm] But I was afraid that he'd get me
mad, because [Em] he [F#] [Bm] really can't.
[B] Ra-Ra [D]-Rat
He was in [E] a [B] Russian [A] beach,
and he [E] was playing
[B] Russian [D] [E] games.
[A] He [E] played a [B] sad lullaby.
[D] When he [E] got [B] up,
[A] and [E] he quiffed [B] a wooden spear.
[D] So he [E]
[B] shot [A] [E] [B] him
through the stairs.
[N]
Oh, those Russians!
[N]
[B] Hey!
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[E] [Bm]
Hey!
[Em] [F#] [Bm]
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
[Em] [F#m] [Bm]
[B] [A] [G] [F#]
[B] [A] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[F#m]
I [Bm] let this man touch my hair
and brush it off with a comb.
He [Em] would really act strong [F#] in it, I don't think [Bm] he'd blow.
[B] Those people looked at him
with terror when they [D] first came [Em] here.
But from my school she said
[F#] he was such [Bm] a loving dear.
We were free
to survive like a [B] creature
[Em] for long as [F#] me and my brother.
[Bm] We all saw a bright future [F#] and then
[Bm] what was that?
[B]
Ra [D]-Ra-Rat-Root [E]-Be-La-Ra [B]-Rat
[A]
There [E] was a
[B] cat that really was a rat.
Ra-Ra [D]-Rat-Root [E]-Be-La-Ra-Rat
She was a [B] pretty cat, but she
[A]
it was [E] a [B] shame how we carried on.
[Bm]
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm]
[D#] [E] [F#m]
[Bm] We were the Russian man
and never mind that's how.
[Em] But the cat by a chalk [Bm] key
that's really wunderbar.
He don't offer the state, he want
the man to please.
[Em] But he was
a real prick when he [Bm] had a girl to
sleep with.
So
sleepy was the witty
[D#]
[E] female, so she heard
[F#] the things he'd say.
She [A#] believed he [Bm] was a
holy [D#] female, [Em] but [F#] what
he [Bm] had done was [B] mean.
[D] Ra-Ra-Rat [E]-Root-Be-La [B]-Ra-Rat
[A] There [E] was a
cat that [B] really was a rat.
[D] [E] She was [B] a [A] pretty cat, but she
it [E] was a shame [B] how
we carried [A]
on.
We [G] [F#] [B] were the Russian man
and never mind that's how.
But the cat [Bm] [A]
[G] by [F#m] [B]
[B]
[F#] [B] a chalk key
that's [F#] really
[Bm] wunderbar.
We were the Russian man
But the [F#m] cat [B] by a chalk [Bm] key
that's really [F#m] wunderbar.
[Bm]
[E] [F#m]
[Bm] The cat
had a girl, the cat
had a [D#] beast.
[Em] The lady said, hey, [F#] don't you try to [Bm] do it with me.
The cat was a genius, had lots of
in [Em] his charm.
So he bought a fake
rooster [F#] that just fell [Bm] into his arm.
And one night, some man
on high [Em] effect, just tried to play
[G#] one for me.
[Bm] But I was afraid that he'd get me
mad, because [Em] he [F#] [Bm] really can't.
[B] Ra-Ra [D]-Rat
He was in [E] a [B] Russian [A] beach,
and he [E] was playing
[B] Russian [D] [E] games.
[A] He [E] played a [B] sad lullaby.
[D] When he [E] got [B] up,
[A] and [E] he quiffed [B] a wooden spear.
[D] So he [E]
[B] shot [A] [E] [B] him
through the stairs.
[N]
Oh, those Russians!
[N]
Key:
B
Bm
E
F#
F#m
B
Bm
E
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ Hey! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey! _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ Hey!
Hey!
_ Hey!
Hey!
_ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
I [Bm] let this man touch my hair
and brush it off with a comb.
He [Em] would really act strong [F#] in it, I don't think [Bm] he'd blow.
[B] Those people looked at him
with terror when they [D] first came [Em] here.
But from my school she said
[F#] he was such [Bm] a loving dear.
We were free
to survive like a [B] creature
[Em] for long as [F#] me and my brother. _
[Bm] _ We all saw a bright future [F#] and then
[Bm] what was that?
_ [B]
Ra [D]-Ra-Rat-Root [E]-Be-La-Ra [B]-Rat
[A]
There [E] was a
[B] cat that really was a rat.
Ra-Ra [D]-Rat-Root [E]-Be-La-Ra-Rat
She was a [B] pretty cat, but she
[A]
it was [E] a [B] shame how we carried on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ We were the Russian man
and never mind that's how.
[Em] But the cat by a chalk [Bm] key
that's really wunderbar.
He don't offer the state, he want
the man to please.
[Em] But he was
a real prick when he [Bm] had a girl to
sleep with.
So
sleepy was the witty
[D#]
[E] female, so she heard
[F#] the things he'd say. _ _
_ She [A#] believed he [Bm] was a
holy [D#] female, [Em] but [F#] what
he [Bm] had done was [B] mean.
[D] Ra-Ra-Rat [E]-Root-Be-La [B]-Ra-Rat
[A] There [E] was a
cat that [B] really was a rat.
_ [D] _ [E] She was [B] a [A] pretty cat, but she
it [E] was a shame [B] how
we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ carried _ [A]
on.
We _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ [B] were the Russian man
and never mind that's how.
But the cat [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] by [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] a chalk key
that's [F#] really _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ wunderbar.
We were the Russian man
But the [F#m] cat _ _ [B] by a chalk [Bm] key
that's really [F#m] wunderbar.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ The cat
had a girl, the cat
had a [D#] beast.
[Em] The lady said, hey, [F#] don't you try to [Bm] do it with me.
The cat was a genius, had lots of
in [Em] his charm.
So he bought a fake
rooster [F#] that just fell [Bm] into his arm.
_ And one night, some man
on high _ [Em] effect, just tried to play
[G#] one for me. _
[Bm] But I was afraid that he'd get me
mad, because [Em] he [F#] [Bm] really can't. _
[B] Ra-Ra [D]-Rat
He was in [E] a [B] Russian [A] beach,
and he [E] was playing
[B] Russian _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ games.
[A] He [E] played a [B] sad _ lullaby.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] When he [E] got [B] up,
_ [A] and [E] he quiffed [B] a wooden spear.
_ _ [D] So he [E] _
[B] shot [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] him
through the _ stairs.
_ _ _ [N]
Oh, those Russians! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[B] _ Hey! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey! _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ Hey!
Hey!
_ Hey!
Hey!
_ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
I [Bm] let this man touch my hair
and brush it off with a comb.
He [Em] would really act strong [F#] in it, I don't think [Bm] he'd blow.
[B] Those people looked at him
with terror when they [D] first came [Em] here.
But from my school she said
[F#] he was such [Bm] a loving dear.
We were free
to survive like a [B] creature
[Em] for long as [F#] me and my brother. _
[Bm] _ We all saw a bright future [F#] and then
[Bm] what was that?
_ [B]
Ra [D]-Ra-Rat-Root [E]-Be-La-Ra [B]-Rat
[A]
There [E] was a
[B] cat that really was a rat.
Ra-Ra [D]-Rat-Root [E]-Be-La-Ra-Rat
She was a [B] pretty cat, but she
[A]
it was [E] a [B] shame how we carried on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ We were the Russian man
and never mind that's how.
[Em] But the cat by a chalk [Bm] key
that's really wunderbar.
He don't offer the state, he want
the man to please.
[Em] But he was
a real prick when he [Bm] had a girl to
sleep with.
So
sleepy was the witty
[D#]
[E] female, so she heard
[F#] the things he'd say. _ _
_ She [A#] believed he [Bm] was a
holy [D#] female, [Em] but [F#] what
he [Bm] had done was [B] mean.
[D] Ra-Ra-Rat [E]-Root-Be-La [B]-Ra-Rat
[A] There [E] was a
cat that [B] really was a rat.
_ [D] _ [E] She was [B] a [A] pretty cat, but she
it [E] was a shame [B] how
we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ carried _ [A]
on.
We _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ [B] were the Russian man
and never mind that's how.
But the cat [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] by [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] a chalk key
that's [F#] really _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ wunderbar.
We were the Russian man
But the [F#m] cat _ _ [B] by a chalk [Bm] key
that's really [F#m] wunderbar.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ The cat
had a girl, the cat
had a [D#] beast.
[Em] The lady said, hey, [F#] don't you try to [Bm] do it with me.
The cat was a genius, had lots of
in [Em] his charm.
So he bought a fake
rooster [F#] that just fell [Bm] into his arm.
_ And one night, some man
on high _ [Em] effect, just tried to play
[G#] one for me. _
[Bm] But I was afraid that he'd get me
mad, because [Em] he [F#] [Bm] really can't. _
[B] Ra-Ra [D]-Rat
He was in [E] a [B] Russian [A] beach,
and he [E] was playing
[B] Russian _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ games.
[A] He [E] played a [B] sad _ lullaby.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] When he [E] got [B] up,
_ [A] and [E] he quiffed [B] a wooden spear.
_ _ [D] So he [E] _
[B] shot [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] him
through the _ stairs.
_ _ _ [N]
Oh, those Russians! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _