When Doves Cry Chords by Prince

Tempo:
126.3 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

F

E

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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When Doves Cry chords
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[Em] [G]
[E] [B]
[Bm]
[N] [A]
[Ab] [A] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [F] [Am] [G] [F]
[Am] [G] [F] [G] [F] [Am]
[G] [F] [Am] [G] [E] Dig if you will, [Db] the picture [Dbm] of you and I engaged in a kiss.
The sweat of your body covers [N] me.
Can you, my [A] darling, can you picture this?
We can cordia in ocean [E] violets and bloom.
[Gb] Animals strike curious [Ab] poses.
They feel the heat, [E] the heat between [Am] me and you.
Just be [E] standing alone in a [C] world that's so [Am] cold.
Maybe I'm just too [E] demanding.
[Em] Maybe I'm just [Am] like my father, too old.
Maybe you're just like my [Em] mother.
She's never satisfied.
[E] [Am] Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like when my dogs cry.
[G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [F] [Am] [G] [F]
[G] [F] Touch [Em] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [Am]
if you will, my stomach, it all trembles inside.
[D] You got the [Ab] butterflies all tied up.
[E]
Don't make it chase, [Eb] even [A] dogs that cry.
Just be [Em] standing alone in a world [Am] so cold.
Maybe I'm just too [Em] demanding.
Maybe I'm just [E] like my father, [Am] too old.
Maybe you're just like my mother.
[Em] She's never [Am] satisfied.
[C] Why do we scream at each other?
[A] This is [E] what it sounds like when [Bm] [F] dogs [Am] cry.
[G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F] [Am] [G] [Dm]
[C] How [F] [Am] can you just leave [Dm] me standing
[G] alone in a world that's [C] so [E] cold?
World that's [Am] so cold.
Maybe I'm just too [Dm] demanding.
Maybe [G] I'm [C] [E] just [Am]
like my father.
[Dm] Maybe you're just like my [G] mother.
She's never [Ab] satisfied.
[E] Why [Am]
do we scream at each other?
[G] This is what it sounds [Ab] like [E] when [Am] dogs cry.
[Dm] Dogs [G] cry.
[Ab] Dogs cry.
[E] [Am]
[Dm] Dogs cry.
Dogs cry.
[G] [Ab] [Am]
[G]
[Am]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
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To learn Prince - When Doves Cry chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Dm, G, F, Am, G, F, G, Ab, E, Am and Dm of chords. Start with a comfortable 63 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 126. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Minor.

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[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [E] Dig if you will, [Db] the picture _ [Dbm] of you and I engaged in a kiss.
_ The sweat of your body covers [N] me.
_ Can you, my [A] darling, can you picture this?
We can _ cordia in ocean [E] violets and bloom. _ _ _ _
[Gb] Animals strike curious _ [Ab] poses.
They feel the heat, [E] the heat between [Am] me and you.
Just be [E] standing _ alone in a [C] world that's so [Am] cold.
_ Maybe I'm just too [E] demanding.
_ _ [Em] Maybe I'm just [Am] like my father, too old.
Maybe you're just like my [Em] mother.
_ _ She's never satisfied.
[E] _ _ _ [Am] Why do we scream at each other?
_ _ This is what it sounds like when my dogs cry.
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [F] Touch _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
if you will, my stomach, _ _ it all trembles inside.
_ _ [D] You got the _ [Ab] butterflies all tied up.
[E]
Don't make it chase, _ [Eb] even [A] dogs that cry.
Just be [Em] standing alone _ in a world [Am] so cold.
_ _ Maybe I'm just too [Em] demanding.
_ _ Maybe I'm just [E] like my father, [Am] too old.
Maybe you're just like my mother.
_ _ [Em] She's never [Am] satisfied.
_ _ _ [C] Why do we scream at each other?
_ [A] _ This is [E] what it sounds like when [Bm] [F] dogs [Am] cry.
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
[C] How _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _ can you just leave [Dm] me standing
_ _ [G] alone in a world that's [C] so [E] cold?
World that's [Am] so cold.
Maybe I'm just too [Dm] demanding.
_ Maybe [G] I'm _ _ [C] _ _ [E] just [Am] _ _
like my father.
[Dm] Maybe you're just like my [G] mother.
She's never _ [Ab] satisfied.
_ [E] Why [Am] _
do we scream at each other?
_ _ [G] This is what it sounds [Ab] like [E] when [Am] dogs cry.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Dogs [G] cry.
_ [Ab] Dogs cry.
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Dm] Dogs cry.
Dogs cry.
[G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song finds its place within the The Hits / The B-Sides album.

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