Prince – Purple Rain (Guitar Live)

Capo 1 • Video Lesson

Key

Versions (8)

Auto-scroll

Chords

Song: Purple Rain (Live) Artist: Prince Album: Purple Rain (1983) URL: https://www.facebook.com/raphael.deas/videos/vb.1538336461/10204220943833961/?type=2&theater (Taken down on 2nd September, 2015); https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x464x97 (Full Live Version, as of 28th April, 2019) Tempo: 2:4 Chords: EADGBe Asus2 X02200 F#m7 242222 E 022100

Dsus2    XX0230 
N/C      No chord

Capo 1 [INTRO] |Asus2, F#m7, E, Dsus2| x16 (Lead Riff over through #11 and #12) [Shortened version commences] ----------------------------------------------------------- Live version (cont.) [VERSE 1]

Asus2                          F#m7
I never meant to cause you any sorrow,

  E                            Dsus2
I never meant to cause you any pain.

Asus2                             F#m7
I only wanted one time to see you laughing,

  E                    Dsus2                  Asus2
I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain.

[CHORUS 1] N/C Dsus2 Purple rain, Purple rain.

                    Asus2
Purple rain, Purple rain.

F#m7                E   
Purple rain, Purple rain.

                       Dsus2                 Asus2
I only want to see you bathing in the purple rain.

Asus2                             F#m7        
I never wanted to be your weekend lover,

  E                              Dsus2
I only wanted to be some kind of friend.

Asus2                             F#m7
Baby I could never steal you from another,

     E                Dsus2             Asus2
It's such a shame our friendship had to end.

[CHORUS 2] N/C Dsus2 Purple rain, Purple rain.

                    Asus2
Purple rain, Purple rain.

F#m7                E   
Purple rain, Purple rain.

                       Dsus2                 Asus2
I only want to see you bathing in the purple rain.

[VERSE 3]

Asus2                                  F#m7
Honey I know, I know, I know times are changing,

     E                                   Dsus2
It's time we all reach out for something new.

Asus2                                   F#m7
That means you too.  You say you want a leader,

    E                 Dsus2        Asus2
But you can't seem to make up your mind.

[PRE-CHORUS] N/C Asus2 I think you better close it,

F#m7       E         Dsus2         Asus2
And let me guide you to the purple rain.

[CHORUS 3] N/C Dsus2 Purple rain, Purple rain.

                    Asus2
Purple rain, Purple rain.

F#m7                  E   
If you know, what I'm singing about up here,

Dsus2            Asus2
C'mon raise your hand.

[CHORUS 4] N/C Dsus2 Purple rain, Purple rain.

Asus2          F#m7      
I only want to see you, 

     E            
Only want to see you,

Dsus2         Asus2
In the purple rain.

[INSTRUMENTAL 2 & CODA] |Asus2 Dsus2|Asus2 F#m7| (Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh!) |E E|Dsus2 Asus2| (Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh!) |Asus2 Dsus2|Asus2 F#m7| (Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh!) |E E|Dsus2 Asus2| (Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh!) |Asus2 Dsus2|Asus2 F#m7| |E E|Dsus2 Asus2| |Asus2 Absus2|Asus2 F#m7| |E E|Dsus2 Asus2| [End of Live Version] Notes. 1. The 1983 video live version video, which was posted and taken down the same day, on Wednesday, 2nd September, 2015. The original televised footage was ground-braking. 2. Some details of the premiere and live performance: https://www.teamrock.com/features/2014-10-08/a-new-revolution-the-making-of-purple-rain-prince 3. Apologies, if I misheard anything, but at least this version captures the original chords. 4. I revised this transcript, as much of the concert footage was heard, not fully seen. I believe that this is now, in keeping with the simplicity of the song. 5. Recent background information. https://onstagemagazine.com/prince-purple-rain-unreleased-footage/ :-R