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!