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Purple Rain

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1/33

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 33Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Can be played either in standard tuning or a full step down.
Standard tuning, but harder to sing!
e|Asus2------0------------------------|Asus2/F#------0------------------------|
B|0h2---------0------------------|------------0------------------|
G|----------2--------------------|2---------2--------------------|
D|----2--------------------------|----2--------------------------|
A|0-------0----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|2-------2----------------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|E-------------------------------|Dsus20h2---------0-----------0h2p0--|
B|-------------------------------|------3----------------------3-|
G|0h2---2---2-2h3----------------|----2-----2-------------------2|
D|----2--------------------------|0-------0----------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|0-------0---0------------------|-------------------------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
[Intro]
Asus2    Asus2/F#    E    Dsus2
[Verse]
   Asus2I never meant to cause you any sAsus2/F#orrow
   EI never meant to cause you any paDsus2in
   Asus2I only wanted to one time see you laAsus2/F#ughing
I Eonly wanted to see you laughing in the Purple ARain
[Chorus]
Purple Rain, Purple RaDsus2inDsus2/B  Dsus2/E  
Purple Rain, Purple RaAsus2inAsus2/F#  
Purple Rain, Purple RaEin
I only wanted to see you laughing in the Purple ARain
[Verse]
   I never wanted to be your weekend lAsus2overAsus2/F#  
   EI only wanted to be some kind of frDsus2iend
   ABaby I’d never Asus2/F#steal you from another
It's Esuch a shame, such a shame our friendship had to Aend
[Chorus]
Purple Rain, Purple RaDsus2inDsus2/B  Dsus2/E  
Purple Rain, Purple RaAsus2inAsus2/F#  
Purple Rain, Purple RaEin
I only want to see you laughing the Purple ARain
[Verse]
   Honey I know, I know the times are a Asus2changin'Asus2/F#  
   EIt's time we all reach out for somebody Dsus2new, Baby that means you too
   Asus2You say you want a leader but you Asus2/F#can't make up your mind
   Oh I Eguess you better, yeah you better go and close it Adown
[Chorus]
   Purple Rain, Purple RaDsus2inDsus2/B  Dsus2/E  
   Purple Rain, Purple RaAsus2inAsus2/F#  
   Purple Rain, PurpleE  
Rain
   I only want to see you laughing the Purple ARain

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Purple Rain

by Foy Vance

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Asus2/F#

Dsus2

Dsus2/B

Dsus2/E

Can be played either in standard tuning or a full step down.

Standard tuning, but harder to sing!

Asus2 Asus2/F#

e|------0------------------------|------0------------------------|

B|0h2---------0------------------|------------0------------------|

G|----------2--------------------|2---------2--------------------|

D|----2--------------------------|----2--------------------------|

A|0-------0----------------------|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|2-------2----------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E Dsus2

e|-------------------------------|0h2---------0-----------0h2p0--|

B|-------------------------------|------3----------------------3-|

G|0h2---2---2-2h3----------------|----2-----2-------------------2|

D|----2--------------------------|0-------0----------------------|

A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E|0-------0---0------------------|-------------------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

[Intro]

Asus2 Asus2/F# E Dsus2

[Verse]

Asus2 Asus2/F#

I never meant to cause you any sorrow

E Dsus2

I never meant to cause you any pain

Asus2 Asus2/F#

I only wanted to one time see you laughing

E A

I only wanted to see you laughing in the Purple Rain

[Chorus]

Dsus2 Dsus2/B Dsus2/E

Purple Rain, Purple Rain

Asus2 Asus2/F#

Purple Rain, Purple Rain

I only wanted to see you laughing in the Purple Rain

[Verse]

Asus2 Asus2/F#

I never wanted to be your weekend lover

E Dsus2

I only wanted to be some kind of friend

A Asus2/F#

Baby I’d never steal you from another

E A

It's such a shame, such a shame our friendship had to end

[Chorus]

Dsus2 Dsus2/B Dsus2/E

Purple Rain, Purple Rain

Asus2 Asus2/F#

Purple Rain, Purple Rain

I only want to see you laughing the Purple Rain

[Verse]

Asus2 Asus2/F#

Honey I know, I know the times are a changin'

E Dsus2

It's time we all reach out for somebody new, Baby that means you too

Asus2 Asus2/F#

You say you want a leader but you can't make up your mind

E A

Oh I guess you better, yeah you better go and close it down

[Chorus]

Dsus2 Dsus2/B Dsus2/E

Purple Rain, Purple Rain

Asus2 Asus2/F#

Purple Rain, Purple Rain

Purple Rain, Purple

Rain

I only want to see you laughing the Purple Rain

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