#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 16:44:29 -0600 (CST) Subject: Prince Submission From: (Mitchell_D@coscc.cc.tn.us) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****************************I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man(Prince)************************ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (C) (G) (Fadd G)-->(F)->(Fmaj7)->(F) It was only last June when her old man ran away (C) (G) (Fadd G)->(F)->(Fmaj7)->(F) She couldn't stop cryin' cuz she knew he was gone 2 stay (C) (G) (Fadd G)->(F)->(Fmaj7)->(F) It was ten thirty five on a lonely Friday night (C) (G) (Fadd G)->(F)->(Fmaj7)->(F) She was standin' by the bar hmm, she was lookin' alright (C5) (G5) (F5) I asked her if she wanted 2 dance and she said that all she wanted (C5) (G5) (F5) was a good man and wanted 2 know if I thought I was qualified (C/F) (G/D) (Fadd G)->(F)->(Fmaj7)->(F) And I said baby don't waste your time (C/F) (G/D) (Fadd G)->(F)->(Fmaj7)->(F) I know what's on your mind (F) (Fmin) (Emin7) (D7) I may be qualified for a one night stand (Dmin7) (Gmin7) But I could never take the place of your man F-->E-->D--->C-->D--->E-->D--->C-->C (Straight out of a Cmaj Scale) (C) (G) (Fadd G)->(F)->(Fmaj 7)->(F) it hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes (C) (G) (Fadd G)->(F)->(Fmaj 7)->(F) He was all she ever had and now she wanted 2 die (C) (G) (Fadd G)->(F)->(Fmaj 7)->(F) He left her with a baby and another one on the way (C) (G) (F) She couldn't stop cryin' cuz she knew he was gone 2 stay (C5) (G5) She ask me if we could be friends and I said (F5) Oh honey, baby that's a dead end (C5) (G5) (F5) U Know and I know that we Wouldn't be satisfied > ***************************************CHORD INDEX*********************************************** C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) Fadd (133211@1)G (320003@1) FMaj (133211@1)7 C5 (x355xx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) F5 (133xxx@1) Emin7 G7++++++ (320001@1) ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ||||*| |||||| ||||** ||||** ||||*| |*||||(3) *|||||(3) *||||| |||||| |||||* ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ||*||| |*|||| |||*|| |||*|| |||*|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |**||| |*|||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ |*|||| *||||* ||*||| ||*||* ||*||| ||**|| |**||| |**||| ||||*| *||||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ D7 (xx0212@1) C/G (3x555x@1) G/D (4x3121@7) Fmin++++++ (131113@1) ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ||||** |*---*(5) ||||**(3) *----* ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ |||*|| ||||*| |||*|| |||||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ |*|||| |**||| |**||| ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ From: "Timothy W. Gordon" Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 20:41:28 -0700 Artist: Prince Song: I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man A very basic simple way to play this song. I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN - PRINCE C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FIt (133211@1)was only last June when her old man ran away C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FShe (133211@1)couldn't stop cryin' `cause she knew he was gone to stay C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FIt (133211@1)was 10:35 on a lonely Friday night C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FShe (133211@1)was standin' by the bar, Hmm, she was lookin' alright C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FI (133211@1)asked her if she wanted to dance and she said that all she wanted was a good man C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Fand (133211@1)wanted to know if I thought I was qualified F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FAnd (133211@1)I said, baby don't waste your time F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FI (133211@1)know what's on your mind F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DI (xx0232@1)may be qualified 4 a one night stand F (133211@1) GBut (320003@1)I could never take the place of your man CG F (133211@1)CG F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FIt (133211@1)hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FHe (133211@1)was all she ever had and now she wanted 2 die C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FHe (133211@1)left her with a baby and another one on the way C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FShe (133211@1)couldn't stop cryin' cause she knew he was gone 2 stay C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FShe (133211@1)asked me if we could be friends, and I said oh honey baby that's a dead end C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FU (133211@1)know and I know that we wouldn't be satisfied F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FAnd (133211@1)I said, baby don't waste your time F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) FI (133211@1)know what's on your mind F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DWe (xx0232@1)wouldn't be satisfied with a one night stand F (133211@1) GAnd (320003@1)I could never take the place of your man ================================================= Tim Gordon tgordon@du.edu