Prince - Purple Rain (1984) | Musicians Playbook | Chords & Lyrics

Prince, Purple Rain (1984)
^{Key: :[B] (w: Prince)}
INTRO: [Bsus2] [G#m11] [F#] [Esus2]

VERSE 1:
[Bsus2] I never meant to cause you any [G#m11] sorrow
[F#] I never meant to cause you any [Esus2] pain
[Bsus2] I only wanted to one time see you [G#m11] laughing
I [F#] only wanted to see you laughing in the purple [B5 open] rain

CHORUS:
Purple rain, purple [Esus2] rain
Purple rain, purple [Bsus2] rain [G#m11]
Purple rain, purple [F#] rain
I only wanted to see you
bathing in the purple [B5 open] rain

VERSE 2:
I never wanted to be your weekend [Bsus2] lover [G#m11]
[F#] I only wanted to be some kind of [Esus2] friend
[Bsus2] Baby I could never steal you from an-[G#m11]-other
[F#] It's such a shame our friendship had to [B5 open] end

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 3:
Honey I know, I know, I know times are [Bsus2] changing [G#m11]
[F#] It's time we all reach out for something [Esus2] new, that means you too
[Bsus2] You say you want a leader, [G#m11] but you can't seem to make up your mind
I think you better [F#] close it, and let me guide you to the purple [B5 open] rain

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [Bsus2] [G#m11] [F#] [Esus2] : [x4]

REPEAT CHORUS:

ADDITIONAL INFO:

x13311, Bbsus2
3xx311, Gm11
1332xx, F
xx0320, Ebsus2
x133xx, Bb5

NOTE: The "ADDITIONAL INFO" section shows information based on the original song key only, and may not be modified when transposing.

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B ^{( 236 songs )}

C ^{( 157 songs )}

D ^{( 137 songs )}

E ^{( 124 songs )}

F ^{( 58 songs )}

G ^{( 71 songs )}

H ^{( 43 songs )}

I ^{( 11 songs )}

J ^{( 159 songs )}

K ^{( 50 songs )}

L ^{( 62 songs )}

M ^{( 94 songs )}

N ^{( 32 songs )}

O ^{( 33 songs )}

P ^{( 70 songs )}

Q ^{( 7 songs )}

R ^{( 104 songs )}

S ^{( 183 songs )}

T ^{( 93 songs )}

U ^{( 19 songs )}

V ^{( 22 songs )}

W ^{( 39 songs )}

X ^{( 1 song )}

Y ^{( 5 songs )}

Z ^{( 8 songs )}

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5 ( 1 song )

A ( 80 songs )

B ( 236 songs )

C ( 157 songs )

D ( 137 songs )

E ( 124 songs )

F ( 58 songs )

G ( 71 songs )

H ( 43 songs )

I ( 11 songs )

J ( 159 songs )

K ( 50 songs )

L ( 62 songs )

M ( 94 songs )

N ( 32 songs )

O ( 33 songs )

P ( 70 songs )

Q ( 7 songs )

R ( 104 songs )

S ( 183 songs )

T ( 93 songs )

U ( 19 songs )

V ( 22 songs )

W ( 39 songs )

X ( 1 song )

Y ( 5 songs )

Z ( 8 songs )