Misc Traditional - Shootin with rasputin

An ^Amintimate friend of the C^Dmzar was ^Dm6I, A ^Ampersonal friend of the ^Dmgreat Niko^E7lai. We ^Ampractic'ly slept in the ^Dmsame double ^Dm6bed, It was ^AmI at the foot and ^Dmhe at the ^E7head.

But ^Emall that ^D#seems distant, and ^Em7all that seems ^Em6far, ^FFrom ^E7those ^Amglorious ^Dmdays at the ^Ampalace of the ^B7Czar, When ^E7I went shootin' with ^AmRasputin, ^Dmate farina with ^AmCzarinas, ^E7Blintzes with the ^Amprincess and the ^DmCzar, h^E7ey, hey, hey. ^AmWe were sharing ^Dmtea and herring, ^Amdipped banana in ^B7smetana, Borscht and ^E7wurst around the samo^Amvar.

A f^Amriend of the Czar was I all ^Dmhis gracious ^Dm6life, But ^Amfriendlier still was I with ^Dmhis young ^E7wife. We ^Ampractically slept in the ^Dmsame double ^Dm6bed, Till the ^AmCzar kicked me out and ^Dmslept ther^E7e instead.

But ^Emall that ^D#seems distant, and ^Em7all that seems ^Em6far, ^FFrom ^E7those ^Amglorious ^Dmdays at the ^Ampalace of the ^B7Czar, When ^E7I went shootin' with ^AmRasputin, ^Dmate farina with ^AmCzarinas, ^E7Blintzes with the ^Amprincess and the ^DmCzar, h^E7ey, hey, hey. ^AmWe were sharing ^Dmtea and herring, ^Amdipped banana in ^B7smetana, Borscht and ^E7wurst around the samo^Amvar.

But ^Amone awful day revo^Dmlution broke ^Dm6out, I ^Amfailed to see what the ^Dmfuss was a^E7bout. But ^Amafter a while I bid ^DmRussia goodb^Dm6ye— It was ^Amsimply a case of ^DmLenin or ^E7I.

But ^Emall that ^D#seems distant, and ^Em7all that seems ^Em6far, ^FFrom ^E7those ^Amglorious ^Dmdays at the ^Ampalace of the ^B7Czar, When ^E7I went shootin' with ^AmRasputin, ^Dmate farina with ^AmCzarinas, ^E7Blintzes with the ^Amprincess and the ^DmCzar, h^E7ey, hey, hey. ^AmWe were sharing ^Dmtea and herring, ^Amdipped banana in ^B7smetana, Borscht and ^E7wurst around the samo^Amvar.

The ^AmReds took my dough, k^Dmicked me out in the ^Dm6cold, ^AmAll I had left were some ^Dmdiamonds a^E7nd gold. The ^AmBolsheviks gave me the ^Dmgate without ^Dm6pity— But^Am I get my revenge by working ^Dmfor the ^AmUn-Ameri^Dmcan Comm^E7ittee.