Purple Rain Chords by Etta James

Tempo:
60 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Eb

Gm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Purple Rain chords
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[G]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] Oh, [Gm] oh, [F]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[Eb] Now listen.
[Bb] [F] I never meant to cause you [G] any sorrow.
[F] I never [F] meant to cause you [Eb] any pain.
[Bb]
I only wanted one time [Gm] to see you laughing.
I only [F] want to see you laughing in the [Bb] purple rain, purple [B] rain, [Eb] purple rain, purple rain,
[Bb] purple rain, [Gm]
[F] purple rain, purple rain.
I only want to see you, baby, in the [Bb] purple rain.
I never wanted to be your weekend lover.
[Gm] [F] I only wanted to be some [Eb] kind of friend.
[Bb] Baby, I could never steal you from [Gm] another.
Oh, no.
[F] Such a shame our friendship has to end.
Purple rain, [Eb] purple rain, purple rain, [Bb] purple rain, [Gm] purple rain, purple rain.
[F] I only want to see you underneath the purple rain.
Honey, I know, I know time's [Bb] a-wasting and yet
[F] it's time we all reach out for [Eb] something new.
And that means you to me.
[Bb] You say you want another [G] leader, but you can't seem to [Bb] make up your mind.
[F] Think you better close it?
Well, let me guide you to the purple rain, [D] purple rain, purple [Eb] rain, purple rain, [Bb] purple rain, [Gm]
purple rain, [F] purple rain.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I only want to see you underneath the [Bbm] purple rain.
[Bb]
[Gm] Ah, [F] ah, ah, ah.
[Eb] [Bb] Hey, hey, hey, hey.
[Gm] Hey, [F]
[Eb] hey, hey, hey.
[Bb]
[Gm] Oh, oh, yeah, yeah.
[F] Purple rain.
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Purple rain.
[Bb] Oh, oh, oh, [Gm] oh, [F] oh, oh, oh, oh, [Eb] oh, oh.
Ah, [Bb]
[Gm] ah, [F]
[Eb] ah.
Rain of a light, a [Bb] purple rain
[Am] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Etta James - Purple Rain chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bb, Gm, F, Eb, Bb, F, Bb and F in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 30 BPM before aiming for the song's 60 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Oh, [Gm] oh, _ _ [F]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[Eb] Now listen. _ _
[Bb] [F] I never meant to cause you [G] any sorrow. _ _ _
[F] I never [F] meant to cause you [Eb] any pain.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ I only wanted one time [Gm] to see you laughing.
I only [F] _ want to see you laughing in the [Bb] purple rain, purple [B] rain, [Eb] purple rain, _ purple _ _ rain,
[Bb] purple rain, _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] purple rain, purple rain. _ _ _
_ I only want to see you, baby, in the [Bb] purple rain.
I never wanted to be your weekend lover. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] I only wanted to be some [Eb] kind of friend.
_ [Bb] Baby, I could never steal you from [Gm] another.
Oh, no.
_ [F] _ _ Such a shame our friendship has to end.
Purple rain, [Eb] purple rain, _ _ _ purple rain, [Bb] purple rain, _ _ [Gm] _ purple rain, purple rain.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ I only want to see you underneath the purple rain.
Honey, I know, I know time's [Bb] a-wasting and yet _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] it's time we all reach out for [Eb] something new.
And that means you to me.
[Bb] _ You say you want another [G] leader, but you can't seem to [Bb] make up your mind.
[F] Think you better close it?
Well, let me guide you to the purple rain, [D] purple rain, purple [Eb] rain, purple rain, _ _ _ _ [Bb] purple rain, _ _ [Gm] _
purple rain, [F] purple rain.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. _
_ I only want to see you underneath the [Bbm] purple rain.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ Ah, [F] ah, ah, ah. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Hey, hey, hey, hey.
[Gm] Hey, _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ hey, hey, hey.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] Oh, oh, yeah, yeah.
[F] Purple rain. _
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Purple rain.
[Bb] _ Oh, oh, oh, [Gm] oh, _ _ _ [F] oh, oh, oh, oh, [Eb] oh, oh.
Ah, [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ ah, _ [F] _ _ _
[Eb] ah.
Rain of a light, a [Bb] purple rain
_ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _