Anastasia - A Rumor In St Petersburg chords by Cartoons Music

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

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!