Purple Rain
Written by Anthony Hester, Dwight Grant & Bernard Freeman
Recorded by Dwight Yoakam
(Capo on 3)
Intro.: … |(C) |(C) |(C) |(G) |(G) |(G)
(G) I never meant to cause you any (Em)sorrow
(D) I never meant to cause you any pain (C)
(G) I only wanted one time to see you (Em)laughing
(D) I only wanted to see you laughing in the purple (G)rain …
(Chorus)
Purple rain, purple (C)rain
Purple rain, purple (G)rain
Purple rain, purple (D)rain
I only wanted to see you bathing in the purple (G)rain
(G) I never wanted to be your weekend (Em)lover
(D) I only wanted to be some kind of (C)friend
(G) Baby, I could never steal you from an-(Em)other
And it's (D)such a shame that our friendship will ever had to (G)end …
(Chorus)
Purple rain, purple (C)rain
Oh, purple rain, purple (G)rain
Dear, purple rain, purple (D)rain
I only wanted to see you underneath the purple (G)rain …
Solo: |(C) |(C) |(C) |(C) |(G) |(G) |(G) |(G) |
|(D) |(D) |(D) |(D) |(G) |(G) |(G) |(G) …
(G) Honey, I know, I know, I know times are changing (Em)
(D) And it's time we all reach out for something new (C) that means you, too
(G) And you say you want a leader, but you can't seem to (Em)make up your mind
(D) I think you better close it, let me guide you to the purple (G)rain …
(Chorus)
Purple rain, purple (C)rain
Oh, purple rain, purple (G)rain
Oh, purple rain, purple (D)rain
I only wanted to see you bathing in the purple (G)rain
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