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| Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm |
| Bm | Bm | Em | F#m Bm | [x2]| Bm | Bm | Em F#m | Bm | Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
| Bm A | G F#m | [x2]Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
| Bm | Bm F#m A | [x2]
BmThere lived a certain man in Russia long ago Em F# BmHe was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glowBmMost people look at him with terror and with fear Em F# BmBut to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear BmHe could preach the Bible like a preacherEm F#Full of ecstasy and fire BmBut he also was the kind of teacherEm F# BmWomen would desire
| B D | E B | RA RA RASPUTIN Lover of the Russian queen| A E | B | There was a cat that really was gone| B D | E | B | RA RA RASPUTIN Russia's greatest love machine| A E | B | B | It was a shame how he carried on
| Bm | Bm F#m A | [x2]| Bm | Bm | Em | F#m Bm |
BmHe ruled the Russian land and never mind the Tsar Em F#But the kazachok he danced really wunderbarBmIn all affairs of state he was the man to please Em F# BmBut he was real great when he had a girl to squeezeBm Em F#For the queen he was no wheeler dealer Though she'd heard the things he'd done Bm Em F# BmShe believed he was a holy healer Who would heal her son
| B D | E B | RA RA RASPUTIN Lover of the Russian queen| A E | B | There was a cat that really was gone| B D | E | B | RA RA RASPUTIN Russia's greatest love machine| A E | B | B | It was a shame how he carried on
| Bm | A | G F#m | Bm |But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger For power became known to more | Bm | A | G F#m | Bm |and more people The demands to do something about this outrageous Man became louder and louder
| Bm | Bm F#m A | [x4]Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
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Bm"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemiesEm F# BmBut the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"BmNo doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms Em F# BmThough he was a brute they just fell into his armsBm Em F#Then one night some men of higher standing Set a trap, they're not to blameBm Em F# Bm"Come to visit us" they kept demanding And he really came
B D E BRA RA RASPUTIN Lover of the Russian queenA E BThey put some poison into his wineB D E BRA RA RASPUTIN Russia's greatest love machineA E | B | B |He drank it all and said "I feel fine"B D E BRA RA RASPUTIN Lover of the Russian queenA E BThey didn't quit, they wanted his headB D E BRA RA RASPUTIN Russia's greatest love machineA E | B | B |And so they shot him till he was dead
