Chords for Boney M. - Rasputin (BBC Top Of The Pops 25.12.1978)
Tempo:
122.7 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
B
Em
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [F#m] [Bm] There lived a certain man in Russia long ago.
[Em] He was big and strong, [F#] and his eyes were [Bm] flaming glown.
Most people looked at him with terror and with [Em] fear.
But to Moscow chicks [F#] he was such a lovely [Bm] dear.
He could preach the Bible like a [Em] preacher, full of [F#] ecstasy and fire.
[Bm]
He also was the kind of [Em] teacher [F#] women would [Bm] desire.
R [D]-R-R [E]-Rasputin, [B] lover of the Russian [A] Queen.
There [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
[D] R-R-R [E]-Rasputin, [B] Russia's greatest love [A] machine.
[E] It was a [Bm] shame how he carried on.
[A] But when his [Dm] drinking [G] and lusting and [F#m] his hunger for [Bm] power
became known to more and more people,
the [A] demands to do something about [G] this outrageous [Bm] man became louder and louder.
[B]
[F#m] [B]
[D] [E] [B]
[Bm]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm]
[Em] [F#] [Bm]
[B]
[A] [E] [B]
[D] [Em] [B]
[A] [Em] Hey Hey [Bm] Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey [B] Hey Hey [A]
[E] Hey Hey [B] Hey Hey
[D]
[E] [B] [A]
[E] This [B] man has got the gold, the glass, and me
[Em] He was big and strong, [F#] and his eyes were [Bm] flaming glown.
Most people looked at him with terror and with [Em] fear.
But to Moscow chicks [F#] he was such a lovely [Bm] dear.
He could preach the Bible like a [Em] preacher, full of [F#] ecstasy and fire.
[Bm]
He also was the kind of [Em] teacher [F#] women would [Bm] desire.
R [D]-R-R [E]-Rasputin, [B] lover of the Russian [A] Queen.
There [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
[D] R-R-R [E]-Rasputin, [B] Russia's greatest love [A] machine.
[E] It was a [Bm] shame how he carried on.
[A] But when his [Dm] drinking [G] and lusting and [F#m] his hunger for [Bm] power
became known to more and more people,
the [A] demands to do something about [G] this outrageous [Bm] man became louder and louder.
[B]
[F#m] [B]
[D] [E] [B]
[Bm]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm]
[Em] [F#]
[Bm]
[Em] [F#] [Bm]
[B]
[A] [E] [B]
[D] [Em] [B]
[A] [Em] Hey Hey [Bm] Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey [B] Hey Hey [A]
[E] Hey Hey [B] Hey Hey
[D]
[E] [B] [A]
[E] This [B] man has got the gold, the glass, and me
Key:
Bm
B
Em
E
F#
Bm
B
Em
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] There lived a certain man in Russia long ago.
[Em] He was big and strong, [F#] and his eyes were [Bm] flaming glown.
Most people looked at him with terror and with [Em] fear.
But to Moscow chicks [F#] he was such a lovely [Bm] dear.
He could preach the Bible like a [Em] preacher, full of [F#] ecstasy and fire.
_ _ [Bm] _
He also was the kind of [Em] teacher [F#] women would [Bm] _ desire.
_ R [D]-R-R [E]-Rasputin, [B] lover of the Russian [A] Queen.
There [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
[D] R-R-R [E]-Rasputin, [B] Russia's greatest love [A] machine.
[E] It was a [Bm] shame how he carried on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] But when his [Dm] drinking [G] and lusting and [F#m] his hunger for [Bm] power
became known to more and more people,
the [A] demands to do something about [G] this outrageous [Bm] man became louder and louder. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ [Em] Hey Hey [Bm] Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey _ _ _ Hey Hey [B] Hey Hey _ [A] _ _
[E] Hey Hey [B] Hey Hey
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] This [B] man has got the gold, the glass, and me _ _
[Em] He was big and strong, [F#] and his eyes were [Bm] flaming glown.
Most people looked at him with terror and with [Em] fear.
But to Moscow chicks [F#] he was such a lovely [Bm] dear.
He could preach the Bible like a [Em] preacher, full of [F#] ecstasy and fire.
_ _ [Bm] _
He also was the kind of [Em] teacher [F#] women would [Bm] _ desire.
_ R [D]-R-R [E]-Rasputin, [B] lover of the Russian [A] Queen.
There [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
[D] R-R-R [E]-Rasputin, [B] Russia's greatest love [A] machine.
[E] It was a [Bm] shame how he carried on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] But when his [Dm] drinking [G] and lusting and [F#m] his hunger for [Bm] power
became known to more and more people,
the [A] demands to do something about [G] this outrageous [Bm] man became louder and louder. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ [Em] Hey Hey [Bm] Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey _ _ _ Hey Hey [B] Hey Hey _ [A] _ _
[E] Hey Hey [B] Hey Hey
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] This [B] man has got the gold, the glass, and me _ _