JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Purple Rain" adalah lagu rock R&B yang dipopulerkan oleh penyanyi kenamaan Prince.
Hit ini dirilis sebagai singel ketiga dari album Prince berjudul sama pada 1984.
Majalah Rolling Stones menobatkan "Purple Rain" sebagai salah satu dari 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Tak hanya itu, lagu ini juga dimuat dalam museum The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame kategori 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
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Simak lirik dan chord lagu "Purple Rain" milik Prince berikut ini.
Capo di fret ketiga.
[Verse 1]
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
I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain
[Chorus]
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]
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
[Kembali ke Chorus]
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus/Outro]
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