Prince-Purple Rain - BPM - 55
[Intro - Free time][C] [Am] [G] [F]
[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]