[Intro - Original Key - Capo 3rd fret - don't bother live] Just drums B BBS - BB(SS)BBS x 2 [Am] Am goes to F which starts the figure
[Am][F][F][G][G][Am] e|-3-00-1-----3--1--3-----3--0--0-----00--0-- B|-1-11-1-----1--1--3-----3--0--1-----11--1-- G|-2-22-2-----2--2--2-----2--0--2-----02--2-- D|-2-22-3-----x--3--0-----0--0--2-----22--2-- A|-0-00-3-----3--3--x-----x--x--0-----00--0-- E|------1-----1--1--3-----3--3--x-------------- DR-B S B S B S B S B S B S B S B
[Am][F][F][G][G][Am] e|-3-3-1--------3-3-3------0--0--00-- B|-1-1-1--------1-1-3------0--3--11-- G|-2-2-2--------2-2-2------0--2--22-- D|-2-2-3--------x-x-0------0--2--22-- A|-0-0-3--------3-3-x------x--0--00-- E|-----1--------1-1-3------3--x------ DR-S B S B S B S B S B S
[Verse 1- Change over first part is Am to G alot] It doesn't [F] hurt me. (oh [G] yeah yeah [Am] yoh) [Am] You wanna feel how it [F] feels? [G][Am] [Am] You wanna know, know that it doesn't [F] hurt me? [G][Am] [Am] You wanna hear about the [F] deal I'm [G] making? [F] You-ooo [G] oooo ooh [Am] ooh ooh ooh its [F] You and [G] me-ee [Am] ee ee ee
[Chorus] And [F] if I only could, Make a [G] deal with God, And [Am] get him to swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, Be running up that [Am] building. If I only [F] could....... [G] oh... [Am] oh...
[Repeat 2nd half of intro riff] [Am][F][G][Am]
[Verse 2] [Am] You don't want to [F] hurt me, [G] [Am] But see how deep the bullet [F] lies. [G] [Am] Unaware that I'm tearing you a [F] sunder. [G] [Am] There is thunder in our [F] hearts, ba [G] by. [Am] So much hate for the ones we [F] love? [G] [Am] Tell me, we both mat [F] ter, don't we? [G] [F] You- [G] oo- [Am] ooo, [F] You and [G] me- [Am] ee, [F] You and [G] me won't be [G] unhappy.
[Chorus] And [F] if I only could, Make a [G] deal with God, And [Am] get him to swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, Be running up that [Am] building. If I only [F] could....... [G] oh... [Am] oh... [Repeat 2nd half of intro riff] [Am][F][G][Am]
[F] You- [G] oo- [Am] ooo, [F] Its you and [G] me-ee, [Am] ee ee ee [F] You and [G] me won't be [G] unhappy.
[Bridge] [F] 'C'mon, baby, [G] c'mon, c'mon, darling, [Am] Let me steal this moment from you now. [F] C'mon, angel, [G] c'mon, c'mon, darling, [Am] Let's exchange the experience, oh...' [F] Oh-o [G] h-- [Am] oh, [Repeat 2nd half of intro riff] [Am][F][G][Am]
[Chorus] And if I only [F] could, Make a deal with [G] God, And get him to [Am] swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, With no [Am] problems
And if I only [F] could, Make a deal with [G] God, And get him to [Am] swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, With no [Am] problems
[Repeat twice to end] [Am] Only [F] could be [G] running up that hill [Am]
[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
[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]