[Intro - BPM 93] [Drums first - 4 bars - 2/4 - slap snare - figure BS xS xS xS] [then Bass + Guitar figure] D -----Am-x-7------F-x-7----------- A ------------------------------ x 2 E 3--5--------3--1-------------- (use thumb to clearly articulate)
[Then just Bass] A --7-5-3-3-----5--3---3--3------ x 2 E 5--------3--1------------3--5--
[Verse 1 - Bass drum just on 1, slap snare] [Am] We move like cagey tig [G] ers Oh, [G] we [F] couldn't get closer than this [G] The [Am] way we walk, the way we talk [G] The [F] way we stalk, the way we kiss [G] We [Am] slip through the streets while everyone sleeps [G] Getting [F] bigger and sleeker and whiter and brighter [G] We [Am] bite and scratch and scream all night [G] Let's [F] go and throw all the songs we know
[Chorus - Strum on all beats] [C] Into the sea, you and me ... All these [Dm] years and no one heard ......I'll [C] show you in spring, it's a treacherous thing We [Dm] missed you, hissed the (full drums) [Am] Lovecats [G] we [F] missed you, hissed the [G] (Bah da bah bah bah bah bada, Bah ba bah, bah ba ba bada) [Am] Lovecats [G][F] (Bah da bah bah bah bah bada, Bah ba bah, bah ba ba bada) [G] You're so
[Verse 2 - Back to slap snare but now full bass drum] [Am] wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderful [G] ly [F] pretty ..............Oh, [G] you [Am] know that I'd do anything [G] for [F] you ......We [G] should [Am] have each other to tea, huh? We [G] should [F] have each other with cream [G] Then [Am] curl up [####Stop for scroll - keep bass drum going####] in the fire and sleep for a while It's [G] the [F] grooviest thing, it's the perfect dream
[Chorus - slap snare] [C] Into the sea, you and me ... All these [Dm] years and no one heard ......I'll [C] show you in spring, it's a treacherous thing We [Dm] missed you, hissed the (just bass - just one strum and sustain on each main chord) [Am] Lovecats [G] we [F] missed you, hissed the [G] [Am] Lovecats [G] we [F] missed you, hissed the (full drums) [Am] Lovecats [G] we [F] missed you, hissed the [G] (Bah da bah bah bah bah bada, bah ba bah, bah ba ba bada) [Am] Lovecats [G] we [F] missed you, hissed... [G] You're so
[Verse 3 - Back to slap snare] [Am] wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderful [G] ly [F] pretty ..............Oh, [G] you [Am] know that I'd do anything [G] for [F] you ...We [G] should [Am] have each other to tea, huh? We [G] should [F] have each other with cream [G] Then [Am] curl up in the fire and sleep for a while It's [G] the [F] grooviest thing, it's the perfect dream
[Bridge - slap snare] [Em] Hand in hand is the only way to land And [F] always the right way round .... Not [Em] broken in pieces like hated little meeces How [F] could we miss someone as dumb as... (Drums and bass only) [Am] This? (how can we miss someone as dumb as) [G] We [F] missed you, hissed the [G] [Am] Lovecats [Fmaj7]
[Refrain - Guitar back in - Full drums] [Am] (Bah da bah bah bah bah ba [G] da, [F] bah ba bah, bah ba ba bada [G] [Am][G][F] I love you, let's go (Bah da bah bah bah bah bada, bah ba bah, bah ba ba bada)
[Verse 1 - Drums in ] (4 bars - 1 bar = 2 snares) [C] --------- I never meant to cause you any [Am] sorrow ----------- [G] ------- I never meant to cause you any [F] pain ---------------------
(2 bars) [C] ---- I only want one time to see you [Am]laughing ----------
(1.5 bars - half starts at *) I [G] only want to see you laughing *[G]in the purple
[Chorus - can play B B B S over drum stop to keep time] [C]rain(drums stop) Purple rain, purple [F]rain(drums back)....(1 2 3 4)... Purple rain, purple [C]rain (1 2 3 4 - descend to Am) [Am] -- Purple rain, purple
[G]rain ...... (1 2 3 4)(1 2 3 4) [G]I only want to see you bathing (1/2 bar) in the Purple [C]Rain (drum stop - 1 bar until drums come back in)
[Verse 2 - can play B B B S over drum stop to keep time] I never wanted to be your weekend [C] lover (drums in) [Am] [G] I only wanted to be some kind of [F] friend [C] Baby I could never steal you from an [Am] other (now adds extra half bar on G*) [G] It's such a shame our [G*]friendship had to [C](stop)end
[Chorus - can play B B B S over drum stop to keep time] Purple rain, purple [F](drums back in) rain Purple rain, purple [C] rain [Am] Purple rain, purple [G] rain [G] (break) (now adds extra half bar on G) I only want to see you under [G]neath the Purple [C] Rain
[Verse 3] Honey I know I know I know .. times are [C]changin' [Am] -------------------------------------- [G] It's time we all reach out for somethin' new [F] That means you too [C] You say you want a leader [Am] But you can't seem to make up your mind I think you better close [G] it (now adds extra half bar on G) and let me guide you [G*] to the purple rain [C](stop)
[Chorus - can play B B B S over drum stop to keep time] Purple rain, purple [F](drums back in) rain Purple rain, purple [C] rain [Am] Purple rain, purple [G] rain [G] (break) (now adds extra half bar on G) I only want to see you in the Purple [C] Rain
[Outro - Play Cmaj7, Asus2, Gsus4 to allude to lead part] [C][Am][G][F]
