[BPM - 122 - Intro - Capo 1st fret for original key but do not bother live] Chords ---A----------E---------Bm-------F#m Keyboard melody E -9----------12--------10---9-7---9-- B -10-12-10---12-12-14--7----------10- G -9----------13--------7----------11- D ---------------------------------11- A -0-------------------------------9-- E ------------0---------7-------------
[E7sus4 - can be played 02223x or 0-7-9-7-10-7 - go with former as choruses bigger]
[Verse 1 - No drums] (Riff over G and E - 3x0007, 3x0005, 3x0005, E7sus4 to E - 0 7 9 7 10 7, 079997) [A] First, when there's [E] nothing but a [Bm] slow glowing [F#m] dream that you [D] fear seems to [A] hide deep [G] inside [Esus4] your [E] mind ....All [A] alone I have [E] cried silent [Bm] tears full of [F#m] pride ..In a [D] world made of [A] steel, made of [G] stone [G9][E7sus4][E] (drums come in now - speed up as they come in)
[Verse 2] Well [A] I hear the [E] music, close my [Bm] eyes, feel the [F#m] rhythm Wrap a [D] round, take a [A] hold of my [G] heart [G9][E7sus4][E]
[Chorus - xxF#mx Esus4Esus4xE xDDx xEEx - can play all chords low - F#m on snare] What a fee [F#m] ling, [Esus4][E][D][E] bein's believ [F#m] in'. [Esus4][E][D][E] I can't [A] have it [Bm] all, now I'm [A] dancin' [D] for my [E] life ............ Take your pas [F#m] sion, [Esus4][E][D][E] ...and make it hap [F#m] pen. [Esus4][E][D][E] ...Pictures [A] come [Bm] alive, you can [A] dance right [D] through your [E] life
[Solo - repeat intro for first 4 chords] A, E, Bm, F#m, D, A, G (G9), E (E7sus4 to E)
[Pre-Chorus] Now [A] I hear the [E] music, close my [Bm] eyes, I am [F#m] rhythm In a [D] flash it takes [A] hold of my [G] heart [E7sus4][E]
[Chorus] What a fee [F#m] ling, [Esus4][E][D][E] bein's believ [F#m] in'. [Esus4][E][D][E] I can't [A] have it [Bm] all, now I'm [A] dancin' [D] for my [E] life ............ Take your pas [F#m] sion, [Esus4][E][D][E] ...and make it hap [F#m] pen. [Esus4][E][D][E] ...Pictures [A] come [Bm] alive, you can [A] dance right [D] through your [E] life
[Breakdown - Big drums] What a [G] feeling .........[E] ......... [G] .................[E] .........
[Chorus] What a fee [F#m] ling [Esus4] - [E] - [D] - [E] - (I am music now), bein's bel [F#m] ievin [Esus4] ' - [E] - [D] - [E] - (I am rhythm now) Pictures [A] come [Bm] alive, you can [A] dance right [D] through your [E] life
[Outro] Play sequence [F#m Esus4 E D E] til end What a feeling --------------(I can really have it all) What a feeling --------------(Pictures come alive when I call) I can have it all --------------(I can really have it all) Have it all --------------(Pictures come alive when I call) --------------(call, call, call, call, what a feeling) I can have it all (Bein's believin') bein's believin' (Take your passion, make it happen) make it happen (What a feeling) what a feeling..
[Verse 1] [G] I never meant to cause you any s [Em] orrow [D] I never meant to cause you any p [C] ain [G] I only want one time to see you laugh [Em] ing I [D] only want to see you laughing in the purple [G] ra [N.C.] in
[Chorus] Purple rain, purple r [C] ain Purple rain, purple r [G] ain [Em] Purple rain, purple r [D] ain I only want to see you bathing in the Purple [G] Ra [N.C.] in
[Verse 2] I never wanted to be your weekend l [G] over [Em] [D] I only wanted to be some kind of fr [C] iend [G] Baby I could never steal you from an [Em] other [D] It's such a shame our friendship had to [G] en [N.C.] d
[Chorus] Purple rain, purple r [C] ain Purple rain, purple r [G] ain [Em] Purple rain, purple r [D] ain I only want to see you underneath the purple [G] ra [N.C.] in
[Verse 3] Honey I know I know I know times are ch [G] angin' [Em] [D] It's time we all reach out for somethin' new [C]
That means you too [G] You say you want a leader [Em] But you can't seem to make up your mind I think you better close i [D] and let me guide you to the purple rain [G][N.C.]
[Chorus] Purple rain, purple r [C] ain Purple rain, purple [G] rain (Whew)
if you know what I'm singin' about help me and [Em] come on raise your hand Purple rain, purple r [D] ain
I only want to see you, only want to see you In the purple rain [G][N.C.]
[Outro] [G][Em][D][C] Guitar line relative to capo over all chords at end E - 3 2 3 2 3 23 02 B - 3