Chords for Rasputin
Tempo:
126.9 bpm
Chords used:
B
Bm
E
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C#]
[Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[G]
[B] He was [E] big and strong [C#] in his eyes of [G] flaming gold.
Most people look at him with terror and despair.
But [E] to Moscow chicks he was [C#] such a lovely [B] dear.
He would preach the Bible like a preacher, full of ecstasy [G] and fire.
But he also was a kind of [D] teacher, he made books, [Cm] he taught.
[D]
[Cm]
[D]
[G]
[B]
[A] [B]
[A] [B] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[F#m] [B] There was a [Bm] certain man in Russia long ago.
He [Em] was big and strong [F#] in his eyes of [D] flaming gold.
[Bm] Most people look at him with terror and despair.
But [Em] to Moscow chicks he [F#] was such a [Bm] lovely dear.
He would preach the Bible like a preacher, [Em] full of ecstasy [F#] and fire.
[B] But he [Bm] also was a kind of teacher, [Em] he made [F#] books, [Bm] he taught.
[E] [B]
[D] [E] [B] [A] There [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's [B] greatest love [A] machine.
It [E] was a shame [B] how he carried on.
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [B] [Bm]
[Em] [F#]
[Em] [F#]
[B] [Bm] He moved to Russian land and never minded so.
[Em] But the cars are chock, [F#m] he dance really [Bm] wunderbar.
All affairs of state he was the mean to please.
[Em] But he was real great [F#] when he had a [Bm] girl to please.
For the queen he was no real ideal, [Em] though she heard the [F#] things he'd done.
[Bm] She believed he was a holy [E] healer, who [F#] will heal [Bm] her son.
[B] [D] Ra-ra [E]-rasputin, lover of the Russian [A] queen.
There [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's greatest love [A] machine.
It [E] was a shame [B] how he carried on.
[A] But when his drinking [G] and lusting [A] and his [Bm] hunger for power became known [B] to more and more people,
[A] the demands to do [G] something about this [A] outrageous [Bm] man became louder and louder.
[F#m] [B]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m] [B]
[Bm] [E]
[F#] [B]
[E]
[F#] [B] He just gotta [Bm] go, he glad his enemies.
[Em] But the lady is back, [F#] don't you try to [Bm] do it please.
Now this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms.
[Em] So he was paying proofs, [F#] they just fell [Bm] into his heart.
And one night some man of higher status [Em] said,
that you have been [F#] not to blame.
[Bm] Come to visit, as they kept demanding, and he really came.
[E] [B]
[D] Ra-ra [E]-rasputin, lover [B] of the Russian [A] queen.
They [E] put some poison [B] into his wine.
Ra-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's [B] greatest love [E] machine.
He drank it all and [B] said I've been fine.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, lover of the Russian [A] queen.
[E] They didn't quit, they [B] wanted his head.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's greatest love [A] machine.
[E] And so they shot him [B] till he was dead.
Oh, those Russians.
[N]
[Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[G]
[B] He was [E] big and strong [C#] in his eyes of [G] flaming gold.
Most people look at him with terror and despair.
But [E] to Moscow chicks he was [C#] such a lovely [B] dear.
He would preach the Bible like a preacher, full of ecstasy [G] and fire.
But he also was a kind of [D] teacher, he made books, [Cm] he taught.
[D]
[Cm]
[D]
[G]
[B]
[A] [B]
[A] [B] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[F#m] [B] There was a [Bm] certain man in Russia long ago.
He [Em] was big and strong [F#] in his eyes of [D] flaming gold.
[Bm] Most people look at him with terror and despair.
But [Em] to Moscow chicks he [F#] was such a [Bm] lovely dear.
He would preach the Bible like a preacher, [Em] full of ecstasy [F#] and fire.
[B] But he [Bm] also was a kind of teacher, [Em] he made [F#] books, [Bm] he taught.
[E] [B]
[D] [E] [B] [A] There [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's [B] greatest love [A] machine.
It [E] was a shame [B] how he carried on.
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [B] [Bm]
[Em] [F#]
[Em] [F#]
[B] [Bm] He moved to Russian land and never minded so.
[Em] But the cars are chock, [F#m] he dance really [Bm] wunderbar.
All affairs of state he was the mean to please.
[Em] But he was real great [F#] when he had a [Bm] girl to please.
For the queen he was no real ideal, [Em] though she heard the [F#] things he'd done.
[Bm] She believed he was a holy [E] healer, who [F#] will heal [Bm] her son.
[B] [D] Ra-ra [E]-rasputin, lover of the Russian [A] queen.
There [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's greatest love [A] machine.
It [E] was a shame [B] how he carried on.
[A] But when his drinking [G] and lusting [A] and his [Bm] hunger for power became known [B] to more and more people,
[A] the demands to do [G] something about this [A] outrageous [Bm] man became louder and louder.
[F#m] [B]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m] [B]
[Bm] [E]
[F#] [B]
[E]
[F#] [B] He just gotta [Bm] go, he glad his enemies.
[Em] But the lady is back, [F#] don't you try to [Bm] do it please.
Now this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms.
[Em] So he was paying proofs, [F#] they just fell [Bm] into his heart.
And one night some man of higher status [Em] said,
that you have been [F#] not to blame.
[Bm] Come to visit, as they kept demanding, and he really came.
[E] [B]
[D] Ra-ra [E]-rasputin, lover [B] of the Russian [A] queen.
They [E] put some poison [B] into his wine.
Ra-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's [B] greatest love [E] machine.
He drank it all and [B] said I've been fine.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, lover of the Russian [A] queen.
[E] They didn't quit, they [B] wanted his head.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's greatest love [A] machine.
[E] And so they shot him [B] till he was dead.
Oh, those Russians.
[N]
Key:
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Bm
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Em
F#
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ He was _ _ [E] big and strong [C#] in his eyes of [G] flaming gold.
Most people look at him with terror and despair.
But [E] to Moscow chicks he was [C#] such a lovely [B] dear.
He would preach the Bible like a preacher, full of ecstasy [G] and fire.
_ But he also was a kind of [D] teacher, he made books, [Cm] he taught. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ There was a [Bm] certain man in Russia long ago.
He [Em] was big and strong [F#] in his eyes of [D] flaming gold.
[Bm] Most people look at him with terror and despair.
But [Em] to Moscow chicks he [F#] was such a [Bm] lovely dear.
He would preach the Bible like a preacher, [Em] full of ecstasy [F#] and fire.
_ _ [B] But he [Bm] also was a kind of teacher, [Em] he made [F#] books, [Bm] he taught.
[E] _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [A] There [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's [B] greatest love [A] machine.
It [E] was a shame [B] how he carried on. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] _ [Bm] He moved to Russian land and never minded so.
[Em] But the cars are chock, [F#m] he dance really [Bm] wunderbar.
All affairs of state he was the mean to please.
[Em] But he was real great [F#] when he had a [Bm] girl to please.
_ For the queen he was no real ideal, [Em] though she heard the [F#] things he'd done.
_ _ [Bm] _ She believed he was a holy [E] healer, who [F#] will heal [Bm] her son.
_ _ [B] _ [D] Ra-ra [E]-rasputin, lover of the Russian [A] queen.
There [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's greatest love [A] machine.
It [E] was a shame [B] how he carried _ _ _ on. _ _
_ [A] But when his drinking [G] and lusting [A] and his [Bm] hunger for power became known [B] to more and more people,
[A] the demands to do [G] something about this [A] outrageous [Bm] man became louder and louder. _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ He just gotta [Bm] go, he glad his enemies.
[Em] But the lady is back, [F#] don't you try to [Bm] do it please.
Now this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms.
[Em] So he was paying proofs, [F#] they just fell [Bm] into his heart. _
And one night some man of higher status [Em] said,
that you have been [F#] not to blame.
_ _ [Bm] Come to visit, as they kept demanding, and he really came.
[E] _ _ [B] _
[D] Ra-ra [E]-rasputin, lover [B] of the Russian [A] queen.
They [E] put some poison [B] into his wine. _
Ra-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's [B] greatest love [E] machine.
He drank it all and [B] said I've been fine. _
_ _ Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, lover of the Russian [A] queen.
[E] They didn't quit, they [B] wanted his head.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's greatest love [A] machine.
[E] And so they shot him [B] till he was dead. _ _ _ _
Oh, those Russians.
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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ He was _ _ [E] big and strong [C#] in his eyes of [G] flaming gold.
Most people look at him with terror and despair.
But [E] to Moscow chicks he was [C#] such a lovely [B] dear.
He would preach the Bible like a preacher, full of ecstasy [G] and fire.
_ But he also was a kind of [D] teacher, he made books, [Cm] he taught. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ There was a [Bm] certain man in Russia long ago.
He [Em] was big and strong [F#] in his eyes of [D] flaming gold.
[Bm] Most people look at him with terror and despair.
But [Em] to Moscow chicks he [F#] was such a [Bm] lovely dear.
He would preach the Bible like a preacher, [Em] full of ecstasy [F#] and fire.
_ _ [B] But he [Bm] also was a kind of teacher, [Em] he made [F#] books, [Bm] he taught.
[E] _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [A] There [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's [B] greatest love [A] machine.
It [E] was a shame [B] how he carried on. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] _ [Bm] He moved to Russian land and never minded so.
[Em] But the cars are chock, [F#m] he dance really [Bm] wunderbar.
All affairs of state he was the mean to please.
[Em] But he was real great [F#] when he had a [Bm] girl to please.
_ For the queen he was no real ideal, [Em] though she heard the [F#] things he'd done.
_ _ [Bm] _ She believed he was a holy [E] healer, who [F#] will heal [Bm] her son.
_ _ [B] _ [D] Ra-ra [E]-rasputin, lover of the Russian [A] queen.
There [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's greatest love [A] machine.
It [E] was a shame [B] how he carried _ _ _ on. _ _
_ [A] But when his drinking [G] and lusting [A] and his [Bm] hunger for power became known [B] to more and more people,
[A] the demands to do [G] something about this [A] outrageous [Bm] man became louder and louder. _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ He just gotta [Bm] go, he glad his enemies.
[Em] But the lady is back, [F#] don't you try to [Bm] do it please.
Now this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms.
[Em] So he was paying proofs, [F#] they just fell [Bm] into his heart. _
And one night some man of higher status [Em] said,
that you have been [F#] not to blame.
_ _ [Bm] Come to visit, as they kept demanding, and he really came.
[E] _ _ [B] _
[D] Ra-ra [E]-rasputin, lover [B] of the Russian [A] queen.
They [E] put some poison [B] into his wine. _
Ra-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's [B] greatest love [E] machine.
He drank it all and [B] said I've been fine. _
_ _ Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, lover of the Russian [A] queen.
[E] They didn't quit, they [B] wanted his head.
Ra [D]-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's greatest love [A] machine.
[E] And so they shot him [B] till he was dead. _ _ _ _
Oh, those Russians.
_ _ [N] _ _