Prince
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[Intro ]
Gm7 Gm7 Dm7 Dm7
[Verso 1]
Gm7
Nineteen eighty nine
Gm7
I've been waiting for the kickback
Gm7
Pearls on strings and wine
Gm7
Ok, maybe I should ring back
Dm7
Trying to rewind
Dm7
Just an old tape that won't sing right
Dm7
I've been seeing you lie
Dm7
Yeah I've been seeing you try
Gm7
Don Julio on the table
Gm7
Feeling so unstable
Gm7
Might as well get cocky
Gm7
Modern-day Cain meets its Abel
Dm7
Acting high and mighty
Dm7
Girls be wild and rowdy
Dm7
Trying hard to show me
Dm7
Nobody wants Ivy
[Pré-Refrão]
Gm7
Reckless and insecure
Gm7
Baby, I'm not so sure
Gm7
Walk me right out that door
Gm7
Maybe we'll make it work
Dm7
Show me all those princes, they get off to the groove
All these eyes on me when
[Refrão]
Gm7
I just wanna show you how I move (I move)
Every night is hazy when I'm loose (So loose)
Dm7
Mr.Ivy tastes so bitter but I'm smooth (ah-ah)
Dm7
So smooth (ah-ah)
Dm7
So smooth (ah-ah)
Gm7
So smooth
{Spoken Interlude}
*coughing* uhh... I need to get out of here right now
*three door knocks* Yo, Mik. You good?
Yeah, gimme a sec...
[Verso 2]
Gm7
Blurry vision's got me
Gm7
In a hold hard to describe
Gm7
Tied Tongue getting sloppy
Gm7
With some heathens of the night
Dm7
Watch me move like clockwork
Dm7
Rob the liquor store clerk
Dm7
Catch a glance of myself
Drinking bottom to the top shelf
Gm7
Swing like Mr.Parker
Gm7
Looks of Mrs.Pfeiffer
Gm7
Changing for the afters
Silk suit, lots to offer
Dm7
Call me by your name
Dm7
Darling, I won't think twice
Dm7
Romance is a deadbeat
Dm7
With some bad advice
I was
[Pré-Refrão]
Gm7
Reckless and insecure
Gm7
Baby, I'm not so sure
Gm7
Walk me right out that door
Gm7
Maybe we'll make it work
Dm7
Show me all those princes, they get off to the groove
All these eyes on me when
[Refrão]
N.C (or Gm7)
I just wanna show you how I move (I move)
Every night is hazy when I'm loose (So loose)
Dm7
Mr.Ivy tastes so bitter but I'm smooth (ah-ah)
Dm7
So smooth (ah-ah)
Dm7
So smooth (ah-ah)
N.C Gm7
I just wanna show you how I move (I move)
Every night is hazy when I'm loose (So loose)
Dm7
Mr.Ivy tastes so bitter but I'm smooth (ah-ah)
Dm7
So smooth (ah-ah)
Dm7
So smooth (ah-ah)
N.C Gm7
I just wanna show you how I move (I move)
Every night is hazy when I'm loose (So loose)
Dm7
Mr.Ivy tastes so bitter but I'm smooth (ah-ah)
Dm7
So smooth (ah-ah)
Dm7
So smooth (ah-ah)
N.C
So smooth
How to play Prince
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gm7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.