They (G7)tell us times are (C)bet ter.

Well, (G7)I say they’re (C)not!

Can’t (G7)cook an emp ty (C)prom ise in an (D)emp ty (Bb7)pot.

“A (Bb7)bright er day is (Eb)dawn ing.

It’s (Bb7)al most at (Eb)hand!” The (C)skies are gray, the (Fm6)walls have ears, and (C)he who ar gues (Fm)dis ap pears!

(C)Hail our (D)brave new (Dm)land!

St.

(Cm)Pe ters burg is boom ing!

A (Fm)cit y on the rise!

It’s (Bb7)real ly ver y friend ly, if you (G)don’t mind spies!

We (C)stand be hind our lead ers and (Fm)stand in line for bread!

We’re good and loy al (Cm)com rades and our (Ab7)fa v’rite col or’s (G7)red!

Now (Cm)ev ’ry one is e qual.

Pro (Fm)fes sors push the brooms.

Two (Bb7)doz en to tal strang ers live in (G)two small rooms!

You (C)hold a rev o lu tion and (Fm)here’s the price you pay!

Thank good ness for the (Cm)gos sip!

Spa (Ab7)si bo za (Cm)sluk hi!

Thank (Fm)good ness for the (Cm)gos sip that (G7)gets us through the (Cm)day!

(C)Have (F)you (C)heard?

There’s a (G)ru mor in St.

(C)Pe ters burg!

Have (F)you (C)heard what they’re (D7)say ing on the (G)street?

Al (Fm)though the Tsar did (Cm)not sur vive one (Dm7)daugh ter (G)may be (Cm)still a live!

The (Fm)Prin cess An a (Cm)sta sia!

But please do not re (Cm)peat!

(C)It’s a (Fm)ru mor, a leg end, a (Cm)mys ter y!

Some thing (D)whis pered in an (G)al ley way or (Cm)through (Bdim)a (C7)crack!

It’s a (Fm)ru mor that’s part of our (Cm)his to ry!

They (F)say her roy al (C)Grand ma ma will (F)pay a roy al (C)sum to (Am7)some one who can (D7)bring the prin cess (G7)back!

It’s the (Dm)ru mor, the leg end, the (Am)mys ter y!

It’s the (B)Prin cess An a (E)sta sia who will (Am)help (G#dim)us (A)fly!

You and (Dm)I, friend, will go down in (Am)his to ry!

We’ll (D)find a girl to (A)play the part and (D)teach her what to (A)say, (D)dress her up and (F#m7)take her to “Pa (Bm7)ree!”

I (Eb)mag ine the re (Bb)ward her dear old (Eb)Grand ma (D7)ma would (Gm)pay!

Who (A)else could pull it (A7)off but you and (D)me?

A (Dm6)ru ble for this paint ing!

It’s (Gm)Ro ma nov, I swear!

Count (C)Yu so pov’s pa ja mas!

Com rade, (A)by the pair!

I (D)found this in a pal ace.

In (Gm)i tialed with an “A.” It (Dm)could be An a sta sia’s.

Now (A7)what will some one (Dm)pay?

Now, it’s (Gm)risk y but not more than (Dm)u su al.

We’ll need (E)pa pers, we’ll need (A)tick ets, we’ll need (Dm)nerves (A)of (D)steel!

Yes, it’s (Gm)risk y...

a lot more than (Dm)u su al!

We’ll (G)try to cross the (D)bor der with our (G)prin cess and our (D)plot!

(G)Hope ful ly dis (Bm7)as ter won’t en (Em)sue!

With (Ab)luck it all goes (Eb)smooth ly.

And with (G)luck, we won’t be (Cm)shot!

Who (Ab)else could pull it (Eb)off but me and (Cm)you!

We’ll be (Eb)rich!

We’ll be (Eb)rich!

We’ll be (Cm)out!

We’ll be (Cm)out!

And St.

(F7)Pe ters burg will (F7)have some more to (Bb7)talk a bout!

I heard it from a per son, I heard it from a per son who as (G)sured me it was ab so lute ly (Dm)true!

(C)Have (F)you (C)heard, there’s a (G)ru mor in St.

(C)Pe ters burg?

Have (F)you (C)heard, Com rade, (D)what do you sup (G)pose?

A (Fm)fas ci nat ting (Cm)mys ter y.

The (Dm7)big gest (G)con in (Cm)his to ry!

The (Fm)Prin cess An a (Cm)sta sia

a (D7)live or (Fm)dead...

Who (Cm)knows?

Sh!