Purple Rain Live chords

Purple Rain Live

• Asus2

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.youtube.com/watch?v=F8BMm6Jn6oU;
Tempo:   2:4
Tuning:  Standard


Chords:  EADGBe
Asus2    X02200
F#m7     242222
E        022100
Absus2   XX6896 (VI)
N/C      No chord


Capo 1

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| (1,2.3â?¦)
|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

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