Purple Rain Chords by Etta James
Tempo:
60 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Eb
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
Bb
Eb
Gm
G
F
Bb
Eb
_ _ [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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _