Key: F
Introduction:
F9 F G7 G
verse 1
C C/B Am
Let's talk of Catherine the Great
Dm7 F/C G7/B
Let's talk of love and the power of the state
Em7 D G
She was a crazy spontaneous girl
D Em7 D C
Everyone paid homage to her
verse 2
G7/B C
Catherine the Great
C/B Am
There were few brainier
Dm7 F/C G7/B
Just ask the king of Lithuania
Em7 D G
She could dictate what went on anywhere
D Em7
She had great hair
D C
And a powerful gait
G7 F9 F C4 C
Catherine the Great
F9 F G7 G
Catherine the Great
verse 3
C C/B Am
She could converse with the best
Dm7 F/C G7/B
She knew Voltaire, Diderot, and the rest
Em7 D G
She might have conquered a third of the world
D Em7 D C
But inside she was a sensitive girl
verse 4
G7/B C
Catherine the Great
C/B Am
With her military might
Dm7 F/C G7/B
She could defeat anyone that she liked
Em7 D G
And she looked so bloody good on a horse
D Em7
They couldn't wait
D G
For her to invade
D4
Catherine the Great
Solo 1
F4 F F4 F G4 G G4 G
Middle 8
F9 F
Yekaterina Alekseyevna
C4 C
Yekaterina Alekseyevna
F9 F
Yekaterina Alekseyevna
G7 G C
Yekaterina Alekseyevna
Solo 2
C/B Am Dm7 F/C G7/B Em7 D G D Em7 D C G7/B
Verse 5
C C/B Am
Let's talk of Catherine the Great
Dm7 F/C G7/B
Let's talk of love and the power of the state
Em7 D G
If I could touch but the hem of her dress
D Em7
Tell her a joke
D C
Bake her a cake
G7 C
Catherine the Great