[Verse - E D A D] [E] Won't you come [D] see about me? [A] I'll be alone, [D] dancing, you know it, baby [E] Tell me your [D] troubles and doubts [A] Giving everything [D] inside and out and [E] Love's strange, so [D] real in the dark [A] Think of the tender things [D] that we were working on [E] Slow change may [D] pull us apart [A] When the light gets [D] into your heart, baby
[Chorus - E D A A] [E] Don't you, [E][D] forget about [A] me Don't, don't, don't, don't [E] Don't you, [E][D] forget about [A] me
[Middle Eight - C G D A] [C] Will you stand above me? [G] Look my way, never love me [D] Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling [A] Down, down, down [C] Will you recognize me? [G] Call my name or walk on by [D] Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling [A] Down, down, down, down
[Verse - E D A D] [E] Don't you [D] try and pretend [A] It's my feeling we'll [D] win in the end [E] I won't harm you or [D] touch your defenses [A] Vanity and se [D] curity, ah [E] Don't you for [D] get about me [A] I'll be alone, [D] dancing, you know it, baby [E] Going to [D] take you apart [A] I'll put us back to [D] gether at heart, baby
[Chorus - E D A A] [E] Don't you, [E][D] forget about [A] me Don't, don't, don't, don't [E] Don't you, [E][D] forget about [A] me As you walk on [E] by ........[D] Will you call my [A] name?...........[D] ....As you walk on [E] by ........[D] Will you call my [A] name? .....[D] When you walk away
[Stop - then just bass drum - E D A D] [E][D][A][D] Or will you walk away? [E][D][A][D] Will you walk on by? [E][D][A] Come on, call my [D] name [E] Will you call my [D] name? [A] (drum fill starts here) [D]
[Drum fill - more strumming chords as opposed to snare roll] E--- D--- A--(AAAA) DDDDD D D BBBB BBBB BBBB B S BBS BSS [Outro - Big fill - Drums back in - E D A D] I say la [E] La........ la-la-la-la, [D] la......la-la-la-la [A] ah ...... la .. la ..la [D] la..la..la..la..la..la [E] La........ la-la-la-la, [D] la......la-la-la-la [A] ah ...... la .. la ..la [D] la..la..la..la..la..la [E] La........ la-la-la-la, [D] la......la-la-la-la [A] ah ...... la .. la ..la [D] la..la..la..la..la..la (repeat until end) [End]
[Notes] Chorus - E at 7th fret - drone low then D at 2nd but play high A, then A at 9th 0 10 9 11 0 - drum fill to Middle 8 Slap hands on guitar to get volume - perhaps combine with fingers Middle 8 - C C (run down 3 2 0) G D A (move up neck to emulate keys - 333 567 10911)
[Big Fill] final RR is hard slap on sound board both hands bottom right - left hand comes across when A played Count 1 2 3 on bass drum and start roll before 4 --RLRLRLR-RLRLR-RLBBS-B-B 3---4---1---2---3---4---1 ------------------I-saywhola
[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
