Purple Rain — Prince
Chords and lyrics for Purple Rain by Prince (key of A#).
Intro
[Bbadd9/D] [Gm7add11] [F] [Eb]
Verse
[Bbsus2] I never meant to cause you any [Gm7]sorrow
[F] I never meant to cause you any [Eb]pain
[Bbsus2] I only wanted to one time see you [Gm7]laughing
[F] I only wanted to see you laughing in the purple [Bbsus2]rain
Chorus
Purple rain, purple [Eb]rain
[Eb] Purple rain, purple [Bbsus2]rain
[Gm7] Purple rain, purple [F]rain
[F] I only wanted to see you bathing in the purple [Bbsus2]rain
Verse
I never wanted to be your weekend [Bbsus2]lover[F][Gm7]
I only wanted to be some kind of [Eb]friend
[Bbsus2] Baby I could never steal you from [Gm7]another
[F] It’s such a shame our friendship had to [Bbsus2]end
Chorus
Purple rain, purple [Eb]rain
[Eb] Purple rain, purple [Bbsus2]rain
[Gm7] Purple rain, purple [F]rain
[F] I only wanted to see you underneath the purple [Bbsus2]rain
Verse
Honey I know, I know, I know times [Bb]are [Gm]changing[F]
It's time we all reach out for [Eb]something new, that means you too
[Bb] You say you want a leader
[Gm] But you can't seem to make up your mind
[F] I think you better close it and let me guide you to the purple [Bb]rain
Chorus
Purple rain, purple [Eb]rain
[Eb] Purple rain, purple [Bb]rain
[Gm] Purple rain, purple [F]rain
[F] I only want to see you
I only want to see you in the purple [Bb]rain
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