Chords for Stevie Wonder- Purple Raindrops
Tempo:
88.525 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
E
D#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
One of my favorite Stevie Wonder B-sides is Purple Raindrops, released as the B-side to Uptight in November of 1965.
It was written by Stevie's tutor Ted Hull.
He wrote it, I guess, on a Saturday morning, like in 15-20 minutes.
The song was actually recorded December 4th, 1963, so it was in the can almost two years.
And there's a rumor that Mickey Stevenson wasn't too happy that this song was on the B [D#]-side.
[B]
[F#]
[D#]
[G#m]
[F#] [B]
Purple
[F#] raindrops
[E] Please [B]
hold me
[F#] Cause I love you [A#] I [F#] can't
[E] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[E] [C#m] [E]
[B]
[F#] Cause I love you
[E] [F#] And I [B] gotta
[E] I can't
Leave
[B] you
[F#]
[Bm] [B]
[E]
[C#] Just my
[F#] [A#]
[B] [G]
[F#]
[E]
[B]
[F#] [C#m]
[E] [F#]
[C#m] [B]
[E] [F#]
[B]
Purple raindrops
[F#] Purple raindrops
[D#]
[G#m] [F#]
[B]
[F#]
It was written by Stevie's tutor Ted Hull.
He wrote it, I guess, on a Saturday morning, like in 15-20 minutes.
The song was actually recorded December 4th, 1963, so it was in the can almost two years.
And there's a rumor that Mickey Stevenson wasn't too happy that this song was on the B [D#]-side.
[B]
[F#]
[D#]
[G#m]
[F#] [B]
Purple
[F#] raindrops
[E] Please [B]
hold me
[F#] Cause I love you [A#] I [F#] can't
[E] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[E] [C#m] [E]
[B]
[F#] Cause I love you
[E] [F#] And I [B] gotta
[E] I can't
Leave
[B] you
[F#]
[Bm] [B]
[E]
[C#] Just my
[F#] [A#]
[B] [G]
[F#]
[E]
[B]
[F#] [C#m]
[E] [F#]
[C#m] [B]
[E] [F#]
[B]
Purple raindrops
[F#] Purple raindrops
[D#]
[G#m] [F#]
[B]
[F#]
Key:
F#
B
E
D#
C#m
F#
B
E
One of my favorite Stevie Wonder B-sides is Purple Raindrops, released as the B-side to Uptight in November of 1965.
It was written by Stevie's tutor Ted Hull.
He wrote it, I guess, on a Saturday morning, like in 15-20 minutes.
The song was actually recorded December 4th, 1963, so it was in the can almost two years.
And there's a rumor that Mickey Stevenson wasn't too happy that this song was on the B [D#]-side.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Purple _ _
[F#] raindrops _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Please [B]
hold _ _ _ me
[F#] Cause I love you [A#] I [F#] can't _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] Cause I love you _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] And I [B] gotta _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ I _ can't
_ Leave _
[B] you
_ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ Just my
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
Purple _ raindrops _
[F#] Purple raindrops _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
It was written by Stevie's tutor Ted Hull.
He wrote it, I guess, on a Saturday morning, like in 15-20 minutes.
The song was actually recorded December 4th, 1963, so it was in the can almost two years.
And there's a rumor that Mickey Stevenson wasn't too happy that this song was on the B [D#]-side.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Purple _ _
[F#] raindrops _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Please [B]
hold _ _ _ me
[F#] Cause I love you [A#] I [F#] can't _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] Cause I love you _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] And I [B] gotta _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ I _ can't
_ Leave _
[B] you
_ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ Just my
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
Purple _ raindrops _
[F#] Purple raindrops _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _