| Intro | Bb | Gm | F | Eb |
| Bb | Gm |
| I never meant to cause you any s | orrow |
| F | Eb |
| I never meant to cause you any p | ain |
| Bb | Gm |
| I only want one time to see you laugh | ing |
| F | |
| I | only want to see you laughing in the purple rain |
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| Bb | Gm | |
| I never wanted to be your weekend l | over |
| F | Eb |
| I only wanted to be some kind of fr | iend |
| Bb | Gm |
| Baby I could never steal you from an | other |
| F |
| It's such a shame our friendship had to end |
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| Bb | Gm | |
| Honey I know I know I know times are ch | angin' |
| F | Eb |
| It's time we all reach out for somethin' new |
| Bb |
| You say you want a leader |
| Gm |
| But you can't seem to make up your mind |
| F | |
| I think you better close i | t |
In the purple rain |
| Outro |
| Bb | Gm | F | Eb |