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Little Red Corvette

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     C032010
     Dx00232
   Em7022033
    C9032033
     G320033
[Intro]
C  D  Em7  C9
[Verse 1]
I Cguess I shoulda known By the Dway you parked your car sideEm7ways
That it wouldn't laC9st
See yCou're the kinda person that beDlieves in makin' out once
Em7Love 'em and leave 'em fasC9t
I Cguess I must be dumb cause you had a Dpocket full of horses
Em7Trojans and some of them uC9sed
But it was CSaturday night
I guess that Dmakes it all right
And you say Em7what have I got to loDse? And honey I say
[Chorus]
CLittle Dred corGvette
CBaby you're Dmuch too faEm7st
CLittle Dred corGvette
  CYou need a love that's Dgonna last
[Verse 2]
I Cguess I shoulda closed my eDyes when you drove me to the Em7place
Where your horses run frC9ee
Cause I Cfelt a little ill when I Dsaw all the pictures of
the Em7jockeys that were there before mC9e
BeClieve it or not I Dstarted to worry
I Em7wondered if I had enough clC9ass  
But it waCs Saturday night I guess thaDt makes it all right
And you say, Em7"Baby, have you got enough gas?D"  Oh yeah
CLittle Dred corGvette
CBaby you're Dmuch too faEm7st
CLittle Dred corGvette
  CYou need a love that's Dgonna last
[Solo]
C  D  G  C  D  Em7     C  D  G  C  D
[Bridge]
same as intro
CA body like yours Oughta Dbe in jail 
Cause it's on the Em7verge of bein obC9scene
CMove over baby DGimme the keys
I'm gonna Em7try to tame your little reDd love machine
CLittle Dred corGvette
CBaby you're Dmuch too faEm7st
CLittle Dred corGvette
  CYou need a love that's Dgonna last
CLittle Dred corGvette
CHoney you Dgot to slow Em7down (got to slow down)
CLittle Dred corGvette
Cause if you don't you Cgonna run your
Little red Dcorvette right in the ground
C(Little Dred corGvette)
Right down to the ground (Choney you Dgot to slow dEm7own)
You, you, you got to slow down C(little Dred corGvette)
You're movin much too fast (too Cfast)D  
                   Begin [intro]  C   D   Em7        C9  
You need to find a love that's gonna last
Girl, you got an ass like I never seen
And the ride...
I say the ride is so smooth
Begin Chorus:    C     D  G  
You must be a limousine
CBaby you're Dmuch 2 fastEm7  
CLittle Dred corGvette
You need a love, you need a love that's
That's gonna last
(Little red corvette)
You got 2 slow down (you got 2 slow down)
Little red corvette
Cuz if you don't, cuz if you don't,
You gonna run your body right into the ground (right into the ground)
Right into the ground (right into the ground)
Right into the ground (right into the ground)
Little red corvette

All chords in this song (5)

The story behind the song

"Little Red Corvette" tells the story of a one-night stand with a beautiful, promiscuous woman, using automobile metaphors to paint the picture. The song features a blend of a slow synth buildup and a rock chorus, driven by a distinctive beat. It was released in 1983 as part of the album 1999. When you play it, you're channeling a narrative of fleeting romance and vibrant energy.

AI-written from these sources:Little Red Corvette — Wikipedia ↗The Revolution (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Little Red Corvette

by Prince

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

032010

x00232

Em7

022033

032033

320033

[Intro]

C D Em7 C9

[Verse 1]

C D Em7

I guess I shoulda known By the way you parked your car sideways

That it wouldn't last

C D

See you're the kinda person that believes in makin' out once

Em7 C9

Love 'em and leave 'em fast

C D

I guess I must be dumb cause you had a pocket full of horses

Em7 C9

Trojans and some of them used

But it was Saturday night

I guess that makes it all right

Em7 D

And you say what have I got to lose? And honey I say

[Chorus]

C D G

Little red corvette

C D Em7

Baby you're much too fast

C D G

Little red corvette

C D

You need a love that's gonna last

[Verse 2]

C D Em7

I guess I shoulda closed my eyes when you drove me to the place

Where your horses run free

C D

Cause I felt a little ill when I saw all the pictures of

Em7 C9

the jockeys that were there before me

C D

Believe it or not I started to worry

Em7 C9

I wondered if I had enough class

C D

But it was Saturday night I guess that makes it all right

Em7 D

And you say, "Baby, have you got enough gas?" Oh yeah

C D G

Little red corvette

C D Em7

Baby you're much too fast

C D G

Little red corvette

C D

You need a love that's gonna last

[Solo]

C D G C D Em7 C D G C D

[Bridge]

same as intro

C D

A body like yours Oughta be in jail

Em7 C9

Cause it's on the verge of bein obscene

C D

Move over baby Gimme the keys

Em7 D

I'm gonna try to tame your little red love machine

C D G

Little red corvette

C D Em7

Baby you're much too fast

C D G

Little red corvette

C D

You need a love that's gonna last

C D G

Little red corvette

C D Em7

Honey you got to slow down (got to slow down)

C D G

Little red corvette

Cause if you don't you gonna run your

Little red corvette right in the ground

C D G

(Little red corvette)

C D Em7

Right down to the ground (honey you got to slow down)

C D G

You, you, you got to slow down (little red corvette)

C D

You're movin much too fast (too fast)

C D Em7 C9

Begin [intro]

You need to find a love that's gonna last

Girl, you got an ass like I never seen

And the ride...

I say the ride is so smooth

C D G

Begin Chorus:

You must be a limousine

C D Em7

Baby you're much 2 fast

C D G

Little red corvette

You need a love, you need a love that's

That's gonna last

(Little red corvette)

You got 2 slow down (you got 2 slow down)

Little red corvette

Cuz if you don't, cuz if you don't,

You gonna run your body right into the ground (right into the ground)

Right into the ground (right into the ground)

Little red corvette

About Little Red Corvette Chords by Prince

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