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I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man by Prince - Guitar Chords

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        I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man – Prince
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Written by: Prince
Single version (3:41) now on “The Hits 1”
Long version (6:29) with extended jam on: "Sign 'O' the Times"

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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[Intro] / [Interlude]
  C                G                F(add9) F        F(maj7) F6
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------)
B|6---5---3-------|3---5---3-5-1---|----------------|----------------|
G|------------5---|----------tr----|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3p2-0h2-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Chorus]
  F                G                F(add9) F        F(maj7) F6
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------(3-------1-------|0---------------)
B|6---5---3-------|3---5---3-5-1---|----------------|--------3-------|
G|------------5---|----------tr----|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

or (with chords)
[Chorus]
  F                G                F(add9) F        F(maj7) F6
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---0-----------|----0-----------(3-------1-------|0---------------)
B|1-------3---1---|3-------3---1---|1-------1-------|1-------3-------|
G|2-------2-------|0---------------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|
D|3---------------|0---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|

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CHORDS

          E-A-D-G-B-e
Fadd9     1-3-3-2-1-3
Fmaj7     1-3-3-2-1-0
F6        1-3-3-2-3-x

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[Intro]
| C | G | F | % |
| C | G | F | % |


[Verse]
       C
It was only last June
         G           | F | % |
When her old man ran away
    C
She couldn't stop cryin'
           G                  | F | % |
'Cause she knew he was gone to stay
C          G            | F | % |
10:35 on a lonely Friday night
        C
She was standing by the bar
    G                | F | % |
Hmm, she was looking alright, yea


[Bridge]
  C                          G
I asked her if she wanted to dance
                  F
An' she said that all she wanted was a good man
              C         G                  F
An' wanted to know if I thought I was qualified, yea


[Chorus]
         F           G         | Fadd9 F | Fmaj7 F6 |
I said, "Baby, don't waste your time
F              G     | Fadd9 F | Fmaj7 F6 |
I know, what's on your mind
F           Fm
May be qualified
      Em7       D5
For a one night stand
            D7sus4         G       G 
But I could never take the place  (break) of your man"


[Interlude]
| C | G | F | % |
| C | G | F | % |


[Verse]
   C                        G                        | F | % |
It hurt me so bad, when she told me with tears in her eyes 
                                                     (Tears in her eyes)
       C                    G                | F | % |
He was all she ever had an' now she wanted to die
   C                         G                | F | % |
He left her with a baby an' another one on the way, yea
    C                               G                 | F | % |
She couldn't stop cryin' ‘cause she knew he was gone to stay, yea


[Bridge]
    C                        G
She asked me, if we could be friends
                 F
An' I said, "Oh, honey, baby that's a dead end
               C
You know 'n' I know
        G                F
That we wouldn't be satisfied" - No, no


[Chorus]
         F           G         | Fadd9 F | Fmaj7 F6 |
I said, "Baby, don't waste your time
F              G     | Fadd9 F | Fmaj7 F6 |
I know, what's on your mind
F                Fm
Wouldn't be satisfied
           (Wouldn't be satisfied)
       Em7       D5
With a one night stand
            D7sus4         G       G 
An’ I could never take the place  (break) of your man"


[Interlude]
| C | G | F | % |
       Yea, yea, the place of your man
| C | G | F | % |


[Outro] (solo)
| C | G | Fadd9 F | Fmaj7 F6 |
| C | G | Fadd9 F | Fmaj7 F6 |
| C | G | Fadd9 F | Fmaj7 F6 |
| C | G | Fadd9 F | Fmaj7 F6 |

| C | G | Fadd9 F | Fmaj7 F6 |
| C | G | Fadd9 F | Fmaj7 F6 |
| C | G | Fadd9 F | Fmaj7 F6 |
| C | G | Fadd9 F | Fmaj7 F6 |

(fade out) 
        

We also have 26 songs by Prince

• 1999
• 7
• Alphabet Street
• Controversy
• Cream
• Darling Nikki
• Diamonds And Pearls
• Do Me Baby
• I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
• I Wanna Be Your Lover
• I Would Die 4 U
• Kiss
• Lets Go Crazy
• Little Red Corvette
• Nothing Compares 2 U
• Paisley Park
• Pop Life
• Purple Rain
• Raspberry Beret
• Shes Always In My Hair
• Sometimes It Snows In April
• Starfish And Coffee
• The Beautiful Ones
• The Cross
• When Doves Cry
• When You Were Mine

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