Purple Rain Live chords by Prince

Song:  Purple Rain (Live)
Artist: Prince
Album:  Purple Rain (1983)

Tuning: Standard

Play along to the video!



Capo 1st fret

INTRO:
|Asus2, F#m7, E, Absus2| x16 (Lead Riff over through #11 and #12)

[Shortened version commences]
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Live version (cont.)


VERSE 1:
Asus2               F#m7
  I never meant to cause you any sorrow,
 E                Absus2
  I never meant to cause you any pain.
Asus2                F#m7
  I only wanted one time to see you laughing,
 E                       Asus2
  I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain.


CHORUS 1:
N/C          Absus2
  Purple rain, Purple rain.
            Asus2
  Purple rain, Purple rain.
F#m7          E
  Purple rain, Purple rain.
                        Asus2
  I only want to see you bathing in the purple rain.


INSTRUMENTAL 1: (Lead lick over)
|N/C  Absus2|Asus2   F#m7|
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2|
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7|
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2|
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7|
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2|
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7|
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2|

|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7| (Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh!)
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2| (Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh!)
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7| (Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh!)
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2| (Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh!)
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7|
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2|
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7|
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2|

|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7| (1,2.3?)
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2|
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7|
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2|
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7|
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2|
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7|
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2|


[End of Shortened version]
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Live version (cont.)

VERSE 2:
N/C                 Asus2   F#m7   E
  I never wanted to be your weekend lover,
                  Absus2
  I only wanted to be some kind of friend.
Asus2                F#m7
  Baby I could never steal you from another,
 E                    Asus2
  It's such a shame our friendship had to end.


CHORUS 2:
N/C          Absus2
  Purple rain, Purple rain.
            Asus2
  Purple rain, Purple rain.
F#m7          E
  Purple rain, Purple rain.
                        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                     Absus2
  It's time we all reach out for something new.
Asus2                   F#m7
  That means you too. You say you want a leader,
 E                  Asus2
  But you can't seem to make up your mind.


PRE-CHORUS:
N/C             Asus2   F#m7   E
  I think you better close it,
                   Absus2
  And let me guide you to the purple rain.


CHORUS 3:
N/C          Absus2
  Purple rain, Purple rain.
            Asus2
  Purple rain, Purple rain.
F#m7          E
  If you know what I'm singing about up here,
 E         Asus2
  C'mon raise your hand.


CHORUS 4:
N/C          Absus2
  Purple rain, Purple rain.
              Asus2   F#m7   E
  I only want to see you, only want to see you,
         Absus2
  In the purple rain.


INSTRUMENTAL 2 & CODA:
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7| (Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh!)
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2| (Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh!)
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7| (Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh!)
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2| (Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh! Oo-ooo-oh!)
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7|
|E      E|Asus2  Asus2|
|Asus2 Absus2|Asus2   F#m7|
|E      E|Asus2  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. :-R