Rasputin

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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  There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
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He was big and strong,
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in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
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But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear

[Pre-Chorus]
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He could preach the bible like a preacher
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Full of ecstasy and fire
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But he also was the kind of teacher
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Women would desire

[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
F#7
Bm      Bm
  There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
       Em
He was big and strong,
       F#7            Bm
in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
       Em                   F#7           Bm
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Em                  F#7
Full of ecstasy and fire
Bm
But he also was the kind of teacher
Em    F#7     Bm
Women would desire

[Chorus]
B   D
Rararasputin
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Lover of the Russian queen
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 There was a cat that really was gone
B   D
Rararasputin
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Russia's greatest love machine
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 It was a shame how he carried on

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[Verse 3]
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  He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Czar
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But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
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But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze

[Pre-Chorus]
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For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
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Though she'd heard the things he'd done
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She believed he was a holy healer
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Who would heal her son

[Chorus]
B   D
Rararasputin
E            B
Lover of the Russian queen
A            E        B
 There was a cat that really was gone
B   D
Rararasputin
E                 B
Russia's greatest love machine
A         E         B
 It was a shame how he carried on

[Bridge]
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  But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
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For power became known to more and more people
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The demands to do something about this outrageous
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Man became louder and louder

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Hey hey hey hey
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[Verse 4]
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  "This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies
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But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it,
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please"
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
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Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms

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Then one night some men of higher standing
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Set a trap, they're not to blame
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"Come to visit us" they kept demanding
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And he really came

[Chorus]
B   D
Rararasputin
E            B
Lover of the Russian queen
A              E      B
 They put some poison into his wine
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Rararasputin
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Russia's greatest love machine
A            E       B
 He drank it all and he said "I feel fine"

[Outro]
B   D
Rararasputin
E            B
Lover of the Russian queen
A            E          B
 They didn't quit, they wanted his head
B   D
Rararasputin
E                 B
Russia's greatest love machine
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 And so they shot him till he was dead
Oh, those Russians...