Rasputin Chords by Boney M
Tempo:
126.9 bpm
Chords used:
B
Bm
E
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
![Rasputin chords](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-JT8Y_Lbe98/mqdefault.jpg)
Start Jamming...
[G] [A#]
[Fm] [Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [D#]
[E] [Am] [G] [B]
[A] [G] [B]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[B] [Bm]
[Em] He was big and strong [F#] in his life a [Bm] flamingo.
One little kitten with terror and [Em] fear.
But to Moscow chicks [F#] he was [Bm] such a lovely dear.
He could preach the Bible like a preacher [Em] full of ecstasy [F#] and fire.
[Bm] But he also was a kind of teacher.
[Em] [F#] Flaming [Bm] and forest desire.
Tra-ra [Em]-rasputin, lover [B] of the [A] Russian queen, [E] there was a [B] cat that really was gone.
[Bm] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's [B] greatest love [A] machine, [E] it was a shame [B] how we carried on.
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [B]
[Bm] [Em]
[F#] [B] [Bm] We moved to Russian land, and never mind, [Em] sir,
But the cars are [A] chock, [Bm] it is really wunderbar.
All affairs stayed, he was the moon to please.
[Em] But he was real great, [Bm] and he had a girl to sleep.
For the queen he was no meaner [Em] deal, though she heard the [F#] things he'd done.
[Bm] She believed he was a homely deal, who would he ever done?
Tra-ra-rasputin, [E] lover of the [B] Russian [A] queen, there [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
Tra [Bm]-ra [E]-rasputin, [B] Russia's greatest love [A] machine, [E] it was a shame [B] how we carried on.
[A] But when his drinking, [G] and lusting, [A] and his hunger [Bm] for power became known to [B] more and more people,
the [F#m] 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#] [B] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[B] They just thought it would go, declare his [Bm] enemies.
[E] The lady did beg him, [Bm] don't you try to do it, please.
Though this Rasputin had lots of evil charms,
[Em] So he was playing prudes, [F#] they just [Bm] fell into his arms.
And one night a drunk man applied a spell,
[Em] And trapped him [F#] in what's a grave.
To [Bm] come to visit, I spent catching many, and he really came.
[D] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, lover of [B] the Russian [A] queen, [E] they put some [B] poison into his wine.
[Bm] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, [B] Russia's greatest love [A] machine, [E] he drank it all and [B] he said, I'm fine.
[E] Tra-ra-rasputin, lover of [B] the Russian [A] queen, [E] they didn't quit, they [B] won't despair.
[D] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's greatest [B] love [A] machine, [E] and so they shot [B] him till he was dead.
[G#] Oh, those Russians.
[Fm] [Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [D#]
[E] [Am] [G] [B]
[A] [G] [B]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[B] [Bm]
[Em] He was big and strong [F#] in his life a [Bm] flamingo.
One little kitten with terror and [Em] fear.
But to Moscow chicks [F#] he was [Bm] such a lovely dear.
He could preach the Bible like a preacher [Em] full of ecstasy [F#] and fire.
[Bm] But he also was a kind of teacher.
[Em] [F#] Flaming [Bm] and forest desire.
Tra-ra [Em]-rasputin, lover [B] of the [A] Russian queen, [E] there was a [B] cat that really was gone.
[Bm] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's [B] greatest love [A] machine, [E] it was a shame [B] how we carried on.
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [B]
[Bm] [Em]
[F#] [B] [Bm] We moved to Russian land, and never mind, [Em] sir,
But the cars are [A] chock, [Bm] it is really wunderbar.
All affairs stayed, he was the moon to please.
[Em] But he was real great, [Bm] and he had a girl to sleep.
For the queen he was no meaner [Em] deal, though she heard the [F#] things he'd done.
[Bm] She believed he was a homely deal, who would he ever done?
Tra-ra-rasputin, [E] lover of the [B] Russian [A] queen, there [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
Tra [Bm]-ra [E]-rasputin, [B] Russia's greatest love [A] machine, [E] it was a shame [B] how we carried on.
[A] But when his drinking, [G] and lusting, [A] and his hunger [Bm] for power became known to [B] more and more people,
the [F#m] 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#] [B] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[B] They just thought it would go, declare his [Bm] enemies.
[E] The lady did beg him, [Bm] don't you try to do it, please.
Though this Rasputin had lots of evil charms,
[Em] So he was playing prudes, [F#] they just [Bm] fell into his arms.
And one night a drunk man applied a spell,
[Em] And trapped him [F#] in what's a grave.
To [Bm] come to visit, I spent catching many, and he really came.
[D] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, lover of [B] the Russian [A] queen, [E] they put some [B] poison into his wine.
[Bm] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, [B] Russia's greatest love [A] machine, [E] he drank it all and [B] he said, I'm fine.
[E] Tra-ra-rasputin, lover of [B] the Russian [A] queen, [E] they didn't quit, they [B] won't despair.
[D] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's greatest [B] love [A] machine, [E] and so they shot [B] him till he was dead.
[G#] Oh, those Russians.
Key:
B
Bm
E
A
Em
B
Bm
E
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_ [G] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
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_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] He was big and strong [F#] in his life a [Bm] flamingo.
One little kitten with terror and [Em] fear.
But to Moscow chicks [F#] he was [Bm] such a lovely dear.
He could preach the Bible like a preacher [Em] full of ecstasy [F#] and fire.
_ [Bm] _ But he also was a kind of teacher.
[Em] [F#] Flaming [Bm] and forest desire.
_ _ Tra-ra [Em]-rasputin, lover [B] of the [A] Russian queen, [E] there was a [B] cat that really was gone.
[Bm] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's [B] greatest love [A] machine, [E] it was a shame [B] how we carried _ _ on. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [Bm] We moved to Russian land, and never mind, [Em] sir,
But the cars are [A] chock, [Bm] it is really wunderbar.
All affairs stayed, he was the moon to please.
[Em] But he was real great, [Bm] and he had a girl to sleep. _
For the queen he was no meaner [Em] deal, though she heard the [F#] things he'd done.
_ [Bm] _ She believed he was a homely deal, who would he ever done?
_ _ Tra-ra-rasputin, [E] lover of the [B] Russian [A] queen, there [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
Tra [Bm]-ra [E]-rasputin, [B] Russia's greatest love [A] machine, [E] it was a shame [B] how we carried on. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] But when his drinking, [G] and lusting, [A] and his hunger [Bm] for power became known to [B] more and more people,
the [F#m] 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#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[B] _ _ They just thought it would go, declare his [Bm] enemies.
[E] The lady did beg him, [Bm] don't you try to do it, please.
Though this Rasputin had lots of evil charms,
[Em] So he was playing prudes, [F#] they just [Bm] fell into his arms.
_ And one night a drunk man applied a spell,
[Em] _ And trapped him [F#] in what's a grave.
To [Bm] come to visit, I spent catching many, and he really came.
_ _ [D] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, lover of [B] the Russian [A] queen, [E] they put some [B] poison into his wine.
_ [Bm] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, [B] Russia's greatest love [A] machine, [E] he drank it all and [B] he said, I'm fine. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Tra-ra-rasputin, lover of [B] the Russian [A] queen, [E] they didn't quit, they [B] won't despair. _
[D] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's greatest [B] love [A] machine, [E] and so they shot [B] him till he was dead. _
_ [G#] _ _ Oh, those Russians.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] He was big and strong [F#] in his life a [Bm] flamingo.
One little kitten with terror and [Em] fear.
But to Moscow chicks [F#] he was [Bm] such a lovely dear.
He could preach the Bible like a preacher [Em] full of ecstasy [F#] and fire.
_ [Bm] _ But he also was a kind of teacher.
[Em] [F#] Flaming [Bm] and forest desire.
_ _ Tra-ra [Em]-rasputin, lover [B] of the [A] Russian queen, [E] there was a [B] cat that really was gone.
[Bm] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's [B] greatest love [A] machine, [E] it was a shame [B] how we carried _ _ on. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [Bm] We moved to Russian land, and never mind, [Em] sir,
But the cars are [A] chock, [Bm] it is really wunderbar.
All affairs stayed, he was the moon to please.
[Em] But he was real great, [Bm] and he had a girl to sleep. _
For the queen he was no meaner [Em] deal, though she heard the [F#] things he'd done.
_ [Bm] _ She believed he was a homely deal, who would he ever done?
_ _ Tra-ra-rasputin, [E] lover of the [B] Russian [A] queen, there [E] was a cat [B] that really was gone.
Tra [Bm]-ra [E]-rasputin, [B] Russia's greatest love [A] machine, [E] it was a shame [B] how we carried on. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] But when his drinking, [G] and lusting, [A] and his hunger [Bm] for power became known to [B] more and more people,
the [F#m] 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#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[B] _ _ They just thought it would go, declare his [Bm] enemies.
[E] The lady did beg him, [Bm] don't you try to do it, please.
Though this Rasputin had lots of evil charms,
[Em] So he was playing prudes, [F#] they just [Bm] fell into his arms.
_ And one night a drunk man applied a spell,
[Em] _ And trapped him [F#] in what's a grave.
To [Bm] come to visit, I spent catching many, and he really came.
_ _ [D] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, lover of [B] the Russian [A] queen, [E] they put some [B] poison into his wine.
_ [Bm] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, [B] Russia's greatest love [A] machine, [E] he drank it all and [B] he said, I'm fine. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Tra-ra-rasputin, lover of [B] the Russian [A] queen, [E] they didn't quit, they [B] won't despair. _
[D] Tra-ra [E]-rasputin, Russia's greatest [B] love [A] machine, [E] and so they shot [B] him till he was dead. _
_ [G#] _ _ Oh, those Russians.