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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man – Prince --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Prince I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man – Single version (1987) (Prince) Single version (3:41) now on “The Hits 1” Long version (6:29) with extended jam on: "Sign 'O' the Times" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO / INTERLUDE
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CHORUS
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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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO | C | G | F | % | | C | G | F | % | VERSE
It was Conly last June G | F | % | When her old man ran away She Ccouldn't stop cryin' G | F | % | 'Cause she knew he was gone to stay C G | F | % | 10:35 on a lonely Friday night She was Cstanding by the bar G | F | % | Hmm, she was looking alright, yea
BRIDGE
I Casked her if she wanted to Gdance An' she said that Fall she wanted was a good man An' wanted to Cknow if I Gthought I was qualiFfied, 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
FMay be qualiFmfied For a Em7one night D5stand But I could D7sus4never take the Gplace (Gbreak) 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
She Casked me, if we could be Gfriends An' I said, "Oh, Fhoney, baby that's a dead end You know 'n' I Cknow That we Gwouldn't be satisFfied" - 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
FWouldn't be satisFmfied (Wouldn't be satisfied) With a Em7one night D5stand An’ I coulD7sus4d never take thGe place G (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)