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I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

Prince
Chords & TabKeyCintermediate
4.8(36)

Chords in this song10

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 1

It was only last June
G | F | % |
When her old man ran away
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
She was standing by the bar
G | F | % |
Hmm, she was looking alright, yea

Bridge

I asked her if she wanted to dance
An' she said that all she wanted was a good man
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
May be qualified
For a one night stand
But I could never take the place (break) of your man"

Interlude

| C | G | F | % |
| C | G | F | % |

Verse 2

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 asked me, if we could be friends
An' I said, "Oh, honey, baby that's a dead end
You know 'n' I know
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
Wouldn't be satisfied
(Wouldn't be satisfied)
With a one night stand
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)

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