Anastasia - A Rumor In St Petersburg chords by Cartoons Music

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Intro:
G9sus   G6G6   G9sus   G6G6   D7sus/G   Ab7b5   G7G7


Verse 1:

DMITRY:
     GsusGsus              Cmaj7/G
They tell us times are better
      GsusGsus            Cmaj7/G
Well, I   say they're not!
      G7G7            Cmaj7/G C/GC/G   D/G   G7b9G7b9   G7G7
Can't cook an empty promise in an empty pot
   Bb7Bb7             Ebmaj7/Bb
"A brighter day is dawning
     Bbsus     Ebadd2/Bb
It's almost at hand!"
    C/GC/G
The skies are gray,
    Fm6/Ab
The walls have ears,
    C/GC/G           Fm6/Ab      Fm6Fm6
And he who argues disappears!

DMITRY + COMPANY:
C/GC/G      D7D7        D7sus/G   Ab7b5   G7G7
Hail our brave new land!

GROUP 1:
    C minorCm
St. Petersburg is booming!

GROUP 2:
  F minorFm
A augmentedA city on the rise!

1ST WOMAN:
     Bb7susBb7sus      Bb7b9Bb7b9
It's really very friendly,

2ND WOMAN:
       Eb MajorEb    Bb7Bb7  Dm7b5Dm7b5  G7b5G7b5
If you don't mind spies!

1ST MAN:
   C7C7                       C7/EC7/E
We stand behind our leaders

2ND MAN:
    F minorFm
And stand in line for bread!

ALL:
                     Cm/G             D7D7               Dm7b5Dm7b5   G7G7
We're good and loyal comrades and our fav'rite color's red!

DMITRY:
    C minorCm
Now ev'ryone is equal
   F minorFm
Professors push the brooms

DMITRY + OTHERS:
    Bb7susBb7sus      Bb7b9Bb7b9             Eb MajorEb  Bb7Bb7   Dm7b5Dm7b5  G7G7
Two dozen total strangers live in two small rooms!
    C7C7               C7/EC7/E    F minorFm
You hold a revolution    and here's the price you pay!
                       Cm/G
Thank goodness for the gossip!
   F minorFm      Cm/G
Spasibo za slukhi!
      F minorFm               Cm/G Cdim/Gb Ab7Ab7
Thank goodness for the gossip       that

MEN AND WOMEN:
G+G+                  C minorCm
Gets us through the day!
G7sus
Hey!

Chorus:
C majorC    FF   C majorC
Have you heard?
          G+G            C majorC           G+G
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg!
C majorC    FF   C majorC                  D7susD7sus  D7/F#D7/F#    G+G
Have you heard what they're saying on   the street !


SOLO:
  F minorFm                  C minorCm
Although the Tsar did not survive,
    Dm7b5Dm7b5    G7G7     C minorCm
One daughter may be still alive!

MEN AND WOMEN:
    F minorFm          Cm/G Cdim/Gb   Cm7b5/Gb
The Princess Anastasia!


SOLO:
    G7#5            C minorCm
But please do not repeat!

MEN AND WOMEN:
C7C7     F minorFm
It's a rumor, a 🏷Legend,
  C minorCm
A augmentedA mystery!
          Dm7b5Dm7b5           G7G7          C minorCm      Ddim7Ddim7 C7/EC7/E
Something whispered in an alleyway or through a     crack!
       F minorFm                       Fdim7/C C minorCm
It's a rumor that's part of our history!


SOLO:
     F/GF/G           C/GC/G            F/GF/G         C/GC/G
They say her royal Grandmama will pay a royal sum

ALL:
   Am7Am7             Dm7Dm7                GsusGsus  G5G5
To someone who can bring the Princess back!


Verse 2:

DMITRY:
A7A7       DmDm
It's the rumor, the 🏷Legend,
    Am/C
The mystery!
         Bm7b5 Bm7b5       E7E7              A minorAm   Bdim7Bdim7 A/C#A/C#
It's the Princess Anastasia who will help us    fly!
        DmDm
You and I, friend,
                Ddim7/A A minorAm
Will go down in history!
      D/ED/E            A/EA/E               D/ED/E               A/EA/E
We'll find a girl to play the part and teach her what to say,
D/ED/E              A/EA/E            E7sus/B E7sus   E7E7
Dress her up and take her to "Paree!"

VLAD:
 Eb/FEb/F         Bb/FBb/F              Eb/FEb/F   D/F#D/F#      G minorGm
Imagine the reward her dear old Grandmama  would pay!

BOTH:
    Am7b5Am7b5              A7A7              N.C.   A7A7
Who else could pull it off but you and me?

BLACK MARKETEER #1:
  Dm6Dm6
A augmentedA ruble for this painting!
     G minorGm
It's Romanov, I swear!

B.M. #2:
      N.C.
Count Yusopov's pajama's!
         FF   C7C7  Em7b5Em7b5 A7A7
Comrade, buy the pair!

B.M. #3:
  D7D7                     D7/F#D7/F#
I found this in a palace
  G minorGm
Initialed with an "A"
               Dm/A Ddim/Ab
It could be Anastasia's!
Bb7Bb7 A augmentedA+                DmDm
Now what will someone pay?


Interlude:
EbmEbm   Bbm/F   EdimEdim   Gb7Gb7   F9sus   F7F7


Verse 3:

DMITRY:
Bb7Bb7
Now,
     EbmEbm                     Bbm/Db
It's risky but not more than usual
           Cm7b5Cm7b5
We'll need papers,
           F7F7
We'll need tickets,
           BbmBbm    Cdim7Cdim7 Bb/DBb/D
We'll need nerves of    steel!

VLAD:
          EbmEbm
Yes, it's risky...
                Ebdim7/Bb BbmBbm
A augmentedA lot more than usual!

DMITRY:
      Eb/FEb/F             Bb/FBb/F            Eb/FEb/F             Bb majorBb
We'll try to cross the border with our princess and our plot!

VLAD:
Eb/FEb/F         Bb/FBb/F          F7sus/C F7susF7sus   F7F7
Hopefully disaster won't ensue!

DMITRY:
     E/F#E/F#             B/F#
With luck it all goes smoothly
         E/F#E/F#
And with luck,
   D#/F     G#m7G#m7  G#m7/F#
We won't be shot!

BOTH:
    E MajorE          E#m7b5   B/F#    D#/F    G# minorG#m  C#9C#9
Who else could pull  it off but me  and you!

DMITRY:
Gdim7Gdim7    B/F#
We'll be rich!

VLAD:
         D#D#+/F
We'll be rich!

DMITRY:
         G# minorG#m
We'll be out!

VLAD:
              G# minorG#m
We'll be out!

BOTH:
        B/C#            C#7C#7               F#7F#7  C#m7C#m7 C#m7/F#   F#F#
And St. Petersburg will have some more to talk about!

GROUP 1:
  F#9sus
I heard it from a person

GROUP 2:
  B/F#
I heard it from a person,

GROUP 1:
  F#7sus
I heard it from

BOTH:
  B/F#         G7G7
A augmentedA person who assured me it was absolutely true! Ssh!


Chorus:

MEN AND WOMEN:
C majorC    FF   C majorC               G7G7           C majorC
Have you heard there's a rumor in St. Petersburg!
     FF   C majorC
Have you heard, Comrade,
D7D7      D7/F#D7/F#   G+G
What do you  suppose?

VLAD:
  F minorFm          C minorCm
A augmentedA fascinating mystery

DMITRY:
    Dm7b5Dm7b5   G+G      C minorCm   C7/EC7/E C7C7
The biggest con in history!

MEN AND WOMEN:
    F minorFm          Cm/Eb C minorCm Cdim/Gb Ab7/Gb
The Princess Anastasia
     D7b9D7b9  D7/A        Fm6/Ab   G7G7
Alive    or    dead...
    C majorC F minorFm Cm/G   Cdim/G
Who knows?

DMITRY AND VLAD:
     Db7b5   C minorCm
Ssh!