Intro:  00:05:00   00:21:00

G  Em  D  C

Verse 1:  00:21:00 00:55:00

G                                   Em

    I never meant to cause you any sorrow

D                                   C

    I never meant to cause you any pain

G                                        Em

    I only want one time to see you laughing

  D                                           G  x

I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain

 

Chorus:   00:55:00 01:30:00

                     C

Purple rain, purple rain

                     G       Em

Purple rain, purple rain

                     D

Purple rain, purple rain

                                             G  

I only want to see you bathing in the Purple Rain

 

Verse 2:  01:30:00  02:05:00

         

                          G       Em

I never wanted to be your weekend lover

D                                     C

   I only wanted to be some kind of friend

G                                      Em

   Baby I could never steal you from another

D                                          G  

   It's such a shame our friendship had to end

 

Chorus:   02:05:00  02:42:00

           C

Purple rain, purple rain

                     G       Em

Purple rain, purple rain

                     D

Purple rain, purple rain

                                             G  

I only want to see you underneath the purple rain

 

Verse 3:   02:42:00  03:04:00

           

                            G       Em

Honey I know I know I know times are changin .....

D                                              C

   It's time we all reach out for somethin' new

 

That means you too

G

   You say you want a leader

Em

   But you can't seem to make up your mind

                          D

I think you better close it

                                       G  

and let me guide you to the purple rain

03:04:00  03:18:00

G

   You say you want a leader

Em

   But you can't seem to make up your mind

                          D

I think you better close it

                                       G  x

and let me guide you to the purple rain

 

Chorus:  03:18:00  03:34:00

                     C

Purple rain, purple rain

                    G

Purple rain, purple rain (Whew)

if you know what I'm singin' about

            Em

help me and come on raise your hand

                     D

Purple rain, purple rain

 

I only want to see you, only want to see you

                  G  

In the purple rain

 

Outro:  03:54:00  07:00:00 

G    Em    D    C

3 min outro