[Intro - BPM 114 - No drums] Riff over D A/D G/D A/D E ------------------5----repeat with A/D and G/D lifting first finger off 5th fret on A B 7---------7----8--7----5-5---3-3--5-5--- G 7---------7-x2-7--7----6-6---4-4--6-6--- D 7---------7----7--7----7-7---5-5--7-7--- A 5-5-5-555-0-------5----5-0---5-0--5-0--- E --------
(mute chords a bit so dont play low bass notes by accident and controls ring) [D][A/D-x57655 or xx0220][G/D-55433][A/D]
[D] Boom, boom, bah, bah [A/D-xx0220] Boom, boom, bah, bay B [G/D-xx0001] b boom, bah, bay, bay. [A/D]
[Verse 1 - Drums in] [D] Pressure pushing [A/D] down on me Pressing [G/D] down on you, no man ask [A/D] for Under [D] pressure that burns a [A/C#] building down Splits a [G/B] family in two Puts [A] people on streets [D] Boom, bah, bay, bay, [A/C#] boom, bah, bay, bay Do [G/B] day dah do day dah, [A] that's okay
[Verse 2 - Bass drum on all quarter notes - no snare] It's the [G] terror of knowing What this [A/G-3x222x] world is about [G] Watching some good friends Screaming [A/G] , "Let me out!" Pray [G] tomorrow gets me [A/G] higher Pressure [D/F#]on [D/F#]people - people [G]on the [A]streets [Drums stop]
[Intro riff over D] [D] Day, day, dee, dee dee oo, oo, bop. Okay!
[Verse 3 - Sing some of this low - Drums back in] [D] Chippin' around, [A/D] kick my brains 'round the floor [G/D] These are the da [A/D*] ys - it never rains but it pours [D] De doh, dah, d [A/C#] oh, de, de, doh, dah, doh [G/B] Mm, dah ,doh , [A] ba ,la ,lop [D] People on streets, de, dah, [A/C#] de, dah, day [G/B] People on streets, de, dah, [A] de, dah, de, dah
[Verse 4 - Bass drum on all quarter notes - no snare] It's the [G] terror of knowing What this [A/G] world is about [G] Watching some good friends Screaming [A/G] , "Let me out!" Pray [G] tomorrow gets me [A/G] higher higher higher... Pressure [D/F#]on [D/F#]people, people [G]on the [A]streets
[Verse 5 - Drums stop] Turned a [G] way from it all like a [C] blind man [G] Sat on a fence but it [C]don't work (bass drum come back in) Keep [G] coming up with love but it's so [C] slashed and torn (perhaps just play chords here to imply the vocals?) Why [Am] , why, [F] why. [G/F-1x0003] ..? [F][G/F] [A] Love In [A]sanity (drums stop)laughs under pressure we crack (snare pick up in) [G] Can't we
[Verse 6 - Full drums] [D] give ourselves one more [G] chance? [A] Why [G] can't we [D] give love that one more [G] chance? [A] Why [G] can't we [D] give love, give love, [G] give love, [A] give lo [G] ve, [D] give love, give [A/C#] love?..
[Verse 7] 'Cause [G/B] love's such an [A] old-fashioned [D] word And love [A/C#]dares you to [G/B]care for The [A]people on the [D]edge of the [A/C#]night And love [G/B]dares you to [A] change our way of (backward drums) [G] Caring a [A/G] bout ourselves [G] This is our [A/G] last dance [G] This is our [A/G] last dance [D/F#] This is our[G] selves[A] .... Under (original riff back in) [D] pressure, under pressure, [G][A7] [D] pressure [G][A7]
[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
