Key:
Chords:
Strumming: D - DU - UDU (or D - D)
Difficulty:
Rasputin Ukulele Chords
[Am] /// [Am] /// [Dm] // [E7] / [Am] / x 2
[Am] Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey (x2)
[A] Hey hey [G] hey hey [F] hey hey [E7] hey hey (x2)
BOYS: [Am] There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
GIRLS: He was [Dm] big and strong, in his [E7] eyes a flaming [Am] glow
BOYS: [Am] Most people looked at him in terror and in fear
GIRLS: But to [Dm] Moscow chicks he was [E7] such a lovely [Am] dear
He could preach the bible like a preacher [Dm] Full of ecstasy and [E7] fire
[Am] But he also was the kind of teacher [Dm] Women [E7] would de[Am]sire
ALL: [A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] lover of the [A] Russian queen
[G] There was a [D] cat that [A] really was gone
Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] Russia’s greatest [A] love machine,
[G] it was a [D] shame how [A] he carried on
BOYS: [Am] He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Czar
GIRLS: But the [Dm] kasachok he danced [E7] really wunder[Am]bar
BOYS: [Am] In all affairs of state he was a man to please
GIRLS: But he [Dm] was real great when he [E7] had a girl to [Am] squeeze
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer [Dm] Though she’d heard the things he’d [E7] done
[Am] She believed he was a holy healer [Dm] Who would [E7] heal her [Am] son
ALL: [A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] lover of the [A] Russian queen
[G] There was a [D] cat that [A] really was gone
Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] Russia’s greatest [A] love machine,
[G] it was a [D] shame how [A] he carried on
BOYS: spoken: [Am] But when his drinking and [G] lusting and his hunger
For [F] power became [G] known to more and [Am] more people,
GIRLS join in whilst boys sing line below, quietly at first, get louder: [Am] Hey hey hey hey
BOYS: [Am] the demands to do something [G] about this outrageous man became [G] louder and [Am] louder
ALL, getting louder: [Am] Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey Hey hey hey hey hey STOP!
BOYS: [Am] “This man’s just got to go,” declared his enemies
GIRLS: But the [Dm] ladies begged, “Don’t you [E7] try to do it, [Am] please”
BOYS: [Am] No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
GIRLS: Though he [Dm] was a brute they just [E7] fell into his [Am] arms
[Am] Then one night some men of higher standing
[Dm] Set a trap they’re not to [E7] blame
BOYS: [E7] We’re not to blame; we’re not to blame!
GIRLS: [Am] “Come to visit us,” they kept demanding [Dm] And he [E7] really [Am] came
ALL: [A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] lover of the [A] Russian queen
[G] They put some [D] poison [A] into his wine
[A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] Russia’s greatest [A] love machine
[G] He drank it [D] all and [A] said “I feel fine”
[A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] lover of the [A] Russian queen,
[G] They didn’t [D] quit, they [A] wanted his head
Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] Russia’s greatest [A] love machine
[G] And so they [D] shot him [A] till he was dead (till he was dead) (till he was dead)
[A] Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! ……….. [NC] Oh, those Russians …….
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Artist and Song: | Boney M - Rasputin |
Album: | Nightflight to Venus |
Year: | 1978 |
Chords: | |
Strumming: | D - DU - UDU |
Genre: | Pop |
About Boney M - Rasputin Ukulele Chords & Strumming Pattern
"Rasputin" is a song by Pop artist Boney M. It was released in 1978 on the album, titled "Nightflight to Venus". Rasputin is considered under Pop genre.- The key of Boney M - Rasputin is .
- D - DU - UDU is the suggested strumming pattern for Rasputin. If it's not easy for you, you can try only down (D) strumming for playing "Rasputin".
- The chords that we use for playing Rasputin on ukulele are: .