Purple Rain Chords by Randy Crawford

Tempo:
66.2 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

Gm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Randy Crawford - Purple Rain chords
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[Eb] [Ab] [Gm] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] I never meant to cause you any sorrow I [Bb] [Ab] never meant to cause you any pain
I [G] [Gm] only wanna one time see you laughing I [Bb] only wanna [Eb] hear you laugh
In the purple rain Purple rain, [Ab] purple [Eb] rain
Purple rain, [Gm] purple rain [Gm] Purple [Eb] rain, [Bb] purple rain
I only wanna see you laugh In [Ab] the purple [Eb] rain
I wanted to be your weekend lover [Gm]
I [Bb] just wanna be some kind of [Ab] friend
[Eb] And [Ab] [Eb] baby I could [Ab] never steal you [Eb] from another [Cm] No, no, [Bb] it's such a shame
Our friendship [Ab] had [Eb] to end Purple rain, [Cm] purple rain
[Ab] [Eb] Purple rain, purple rain Purple [Gm] [D] [Eb] rain, [Bb] purple [C] rain
[Gm] I [Ebm] only wanna see [Bb] you laugh In [Eb] the purple rain
All the times are changing [Cm] [Eb] It's [Bb] time we all reach out for something new
[Ab] And that means you too [Eb] Say [Bb]
you wanna be a leader
[Cm] But you can't seem to make up your [Eb] mind I [Bb] think you better close it
And let me guide you [Ab] too To the purple [Eb] rain
[Ab] Purple rain, purple rain Purple rain, [Eb] purple rain
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] Purple rain, [Bb] purple rain I wanna see you, [Ab] I [Bb] wanna see you
Laughing in the [Eb] purple rain
[B]
[G] [F] [D] [Gm] [F] [Eb] I [Fm]
[D] [Gm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] only [Eb] wanna [Eb]
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[D] [Ab] [Eb] see [Ab] [Eb] you [Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Gm]
[Eb] laugh In the purple [Bb] rain
I [Ab] [Eb]
just wanna see you laugh [Bb] In the purple rain
[C] [Ab] I [Fm] [Cm] [Gm] [Eb]
just wanna hear you laugh In the purple rain
[Bb] In the purple rain
[Ab] I [Eb] [Gm]
only wanna hear you laugh [Cm] I [Bb] only wanna hear you laugh in the rain
[Gm] [Fm] [Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Fm] [Ab] [Cm]
Key:  
Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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Gm
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Cm
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Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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To start learning Randy Crawford - Purple Rain chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Ab, Eb, Bb, Ab, Eb and Ab. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 33 BPM before aiming for the song's 66 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ I never meant to cause you any sorrow I _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] never meant to cause you any pain
I [G] _ [Gm] only wanna one time see you laughing I _ [Bb] only wanna [Eb] hear you laugh
In the purple rain Purple rain, [Ab] purple [Eb] rain _
Purple _ rain, [Gm] purple rain [Gm] Purple _ _ [Eb] rain, [Bb] purple rain
I _ _ _ _ only wanna see you laugh In [Ab] the purple [Eb] rain
I wanted to be your weekend lover [Gm]
I _ _ _ _ [Bb] just wanna be some kind of [Ab] friend
[Eb] And [Ab] _ _ [Eb] baby I could [Ab] never steal you [Eb] from another [Cm] No, no, [Bb] it's such a shame
Our friendship [Ab] had [Eb] to end Purple rain, [Cm] purple rain
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] Purple rain, purple rain Purple [Gm] _ [D] _ [Eb] rain, [Bb] purple [C] rain
_ [Gm] I _ _ [Ebm] _ only wanna see [Bb] you laugh In [Eb] the purple rain
All _ the times are changing [Cm] [Eb] It's _ [Bb] time we all reach out for something new
[Ab] And that means you too [Eb] Say [Bb]
you wanna be a leader
[Cm] But you can't seem to make up your [Eb] mind I [Bb] think you better close it
And let me guide you [Ab] too To the purple [Eb] rain
[Ab] Purple rain, purple rain _ _ Purple rain, [Eb] purple rain
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] [Eb] Purple rain, [Bb] purple rain I wanna see you, [Ab] I [Bb] wanna see you
Laughing in the [Eb] purple rain
[B] _
[G] _ [F] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Eb] I [Fm] _
[D] _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] [Bb] only [Eb] wanna _ [Eb] _
[Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [D] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ see _ [Ab] [Eb] you [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Eb] laugh _ In the purple [Bb] rain
I [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
just wanna see you laugh [Bb] In the purple rain
[C] [Ab] I _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb]
just wanna hear you laugh In the purple rain
[Bb] In the purple rain
_ [Ab] _ _ I [Eb] _ [Gm] _
only wanna hear you laugh [Cm] I [Bb] only wanna hear you laugh in the rain
_ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Ab] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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