Anastasia - A Rumor In St Petersburg chords by Cartoons Music

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G9sus  G6  G9sus  G6  D7sus/G  Ab7b5  G7


Verse 1:

DMITRY:
   Gsus       Cmaj7/G
They tell us times are better
   Gsus      Cmaj7/G
Well, I  say they're not!
   G7      Cmaj7/G C/G  D/G  G7b9  G7
Can't cook an empty promise in an empty pot
  Bb7       Ebmaj7/Bb
"A brighter day is dawning
   Bbsus   Ebadd2/Bb
It's almost at hand!"
  C/G
The skies are gray,
  Fm6/Ab
The walls have ears,
  C/G      Fm6/Ab   Fm6
And he who argues disappears!

DMITRY + COMPANY:
C/G   D7    D7sus/G  Ab7b5  G7
Hail our brave new land!

GROUP 1:
  Cm
St. Petersburg is booming!

GROUP 2:
 Fm
A city on the rise!

1ST WOMAN:
   Bb7sus   Bb7b9
It's really very friendly,

2ND WOMAN:
    Eb  Bb7 Dm7b5 G7b5
If you don't mind spies!

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

2ND MAN:
  Fm
And stand in line for bread!

ALL:
           Cm/G       D7        Dm7b5  G7
We're good and loyal comrades and our fav'rite color's red!

DMITRY:
  Cm
Now ev'ryone is equal
  Fm
Professors push the brooms

DMITRY + OTHERS:
  Bb7sus   Bb7b9       Eb Bb7  Dm7b5 G7
Two dozen total strangers live in two small rooms!
  C7        C7/E  Fm
You hold a revolution  and here's the price you pay!
            Cm/G
Thank goodness for the gossip!
  Fm   Cm/G
Spasibo za slukhi!
   Fm        Cm/G Cdim/Gb Ab7
Thank goodness for the gossip    that

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


Chorus:
C  F  C
Have you heard?
     G      C      G
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg!
C  F  C         D7sus D7/F#  G
Have you heard what they're saying on  the street?!

SOLO:
 Fm         Cm
Although the Tsar did not survive,
  Dm7b5  G7   Cm
One daughter may be still alive!

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

SOLO:
  G7#5      Cm
But please do not repeat!

MEN AND WOMEN:
C7   Fm
It's a rumor, a 🏷Legend,
 Cm
A mystery!
     Dm7b5      G7     Cm   Ddim7 C7/E
Something whispered in an alleyway or through a   crack!
    Fm            Fdim7/C Cm
It's a rumor that's part of our history!

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

ALL:
  Am7       Dm7        Gsus G5
To someone who can bring the Princess back!


Verse 2:

DMITRY:
A7    Dm
It's the rumor, the 🏷Legend,
  Am/C
The mystery!
     Bm7b5    E7       Am  Bdim7 A/C#
It's the Princess Anastasia who will help us  fly!
    Dm
You and I, friend,
        Ddim7/A Am
Will go down in history!
   D/E      A/E        D/E        A/E
We'll find a girl to play the part and teach her what to say,
D/E       A/E      E7sus/B E7sus  E7
Dress her up and take her to "Paree!"

VLAD:
 Eb/F     Bb/F       Eb/F  D/F#   Gm
Imagine the reward her dear old Grandmama would pay!

BOTH:
  Am7b5       A7       N.C.  A7
Who else could pull it off but you and me?

BLACK MARKETEER #1:
 Dm6
A ruble for this painting!
   Gm
It's Romanov, I swear!

B.M. #2:
   N.C.
Count Yusopov's pajama's!
     F  C7 Em7b5 A7
Comrade, buy the pair!

B.M. #3:
 D7           D7/F#
I found this in a palace
 Gm
Initialed with an "A"
        Dm/A Ddim/Ab
It could be Anastasia's!
Bb7 A+        Dm
Now what will someone pay?


Interlude:
Ebm  Bbm/F  Edim  Gb7  F9sus  F7


Verse 3:

DMITRY:
Bb7
Now,
   Ebm           Bbm/Db
It's risky but not more than usual
      Cm7b5
We'll need papers,
      F7
We'll need tickets,
      Bbm  Cdim7 Bb/D
We'll need nerves of  steel!

VLAD:
     Ebm
Yes, it's risky...
        Ebdim7/Bb Bbm
A lot more than usual!

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

VLAD:
Eb/F     Bb/F     F7sus/C F7sus  F7
Hopefully disaster won't ensue!

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

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

DMITRY:
Gdim7  B/F#
We'll be rich!

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

DMITRY:
     G#m
We'll be out!

VLAD:
       G#m
We'll be out!

BOTH:
    B/C#      C#7        F#7 C#m7 C#m7/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#     G7
A person who assured me it was absolutely true! Ssh!


Chorus:

MEN AND WOMEN:
C  F  C        G7      C
Have you heard there's a rumor in St. Petersburg!
   F  C
Have you heard, Comrade,
D7   D7/F#  G
What do you suppose?

VLAD:
 Fm     Cm
A fascinating mystery

DMITRY:
  Dm7b5  G   Cm  C7/E C7
The biggest con in history!

MEN AND WOMEN:
  Fm     Cm/Eb Cm Cdim/Gb Ab7/Gb
The Princess Anastasia
   D7b9 D7/A    Fm6/Ab  G7
Alive  or  dead...
  C Fm Cm/G  Cdim/G
Who knows?

DMITRY AND VLAD:
   Db7b5  Cm
Ssh!