Purple Rain Chords by Etta James

Tempo:
119.9 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Gm

Eb

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Purple Rain chords
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[Bb]
[Gm]
[F]
[Eb]
[Bb] Oh, [Gm] oh, [F]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Eb] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Now listen,
[Bb] I never meant to cause you [Gm] any sorrow.
I [F] never meant to cause you [Eb] any pain.
I [Bb] only wanted one time [Gm] to see you laughing.
I
[F] only want to see you laughing in the [Bb] purple rain, purple rain, [Eb] purple rain.
Purple rain, [Bb] purple rain,
[Gm]
purple rain, [F] purple rain.
I only want to see you, baby, in the [Bbm]
[Bb] purple rain.
I never wanted to be your [Cm] weekend [Bb] lover.
[Gm]
[F] I only wanted to be some [Bb]
[Ebm] kind of [Eb] friend.
Baby, [Bb] I could never steal you from [Gm] another.
Oh, no,
[F] such a shame our friendship [Bb] had to end.
Purple [Ab] rain, [Db] [Eb] purple rain, purple rain, [Bb] purple rain.
[D] [Gm]
Purple rain, [F] purple [Cm] rain.
[F]
I only want to see you underneath the [Bb]
purple rain.
Honey, I know, I [Ab] know time's a [Bb]-wasting, and yet,
[F] it's [Fm] time we all [Bb] reach out for [Eb] something new, and that means you too.
[Bb] You say you want another [Gm] leader, but you can't seem to make up your mind.
[F] Think you better close it?
Well, let me guide you to the purple [Bb] rain.
[E] Purple [Bb] rain, [D] purple [Eb] rain, purple rain, [Bb] purple rain.
Purple rain,
[Gm]
purple [F] rain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I only want to see you underneath the [Gm]
[Bbm] purple [G] rain.
[Bb]
[Gm]
[F] Purple [G]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Gm]
[F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm]
[F] rain,
[Eb] purple rain, purple
[Bb] rain, purple rain.
[Gm] Purple
[F] rain, purple
[Eb] rain, purple rain.
[Bb]
[Gm] Another
[F]
[Eb] light of purple [Bb] rain.
[Fm] [Bb] [Gm]
[F]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
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Learn the basic chords of Etta James - Purple Rain chords, with this master sequence: Eb, Bb, Gm, F and Bb. Begin your practice at a relaxed 59 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 120. With the song's key of Bb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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

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