Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton – Purple Irises Chords

Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton – Purple Irises Chords

ChordsEmABmGD/F#D

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[Intro]
       Em
But if someone comes
                    A
along and tries to love
you like I love you
Bm
   Don't know what I'd do,
G
 don't wanna lose you

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[Verse 1]
G            A
  Everything fades
D/F#           Bm
    Everything dies
G             A
  Put me in a vase,
 but you can't
D/F#             Bm
  You can't stop time

[Pre-Chorus]
G          A  D/F#
  It's not 1999
         Bm
But this face is
still mine
G             A
  The way you look at me
  D/F#
I swear my heart
      Bm
hits rewind
[Chorus]
       Em
But if someone comes
                    A
along and tries to love
you like I love you
Bm                     A
   Don't know what I'd do,
G
 don't wanna lose you
   Em
If someone comes along
              A
 and tries to take you
tries to make you
Bm
  Don't let 'em change
     G
your mind
 Em
Wonder why you
        A
took a risk
     D
On a broken hеart
           Bm
you cannot fix
      Em
No, I never knew a
           A
 lovе like this
        Bm
Now I'm picking
         A G
purple irises

[Verse 2]
G       A
  I got you
D/F#            Bm
    And you got me
G
  And do you still
 A
think I'm pretty?
D/F#            Bm
    And are you happy?

[Pre-Chorus]
G          A  D/F#
  It's not 2014
                   Bm
But you still look good
 in those jeans
G                A
  Lookin' in the mirror
 D/F#           Bm
Do you see what I see?

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[Chorus]
       Em
But if someone
comes along
               A
 and tries to love
 you like I love you
Bm
   Don't know what
     A  G
I'd do, don't wanna
lose you
   Em
If someone comes along
              A
 and tries to take you,
 tries to make you
Bm
  Don't let 'em change
      G
 your mind
 Em                   A
Wonder why you took a risk
     D
On a broken hеart
            Bm
you cannot fix
      Em
No, I never knew
             A
a lovе like this
        Bm
Now I'm picking
         A G
purple irises

[Bridge]
A
  And we're blooming
 Bm             G
into the change
     D            A
I'm overthinking it
               Bm   G
Picking purple irises
            D
And leaving love stains
A              Bm     G
  I got violet memories
            D      A
I'm overthinking it
           Bm
Oh, and leaving love stains
G            D
  Love stains

[Chorus]
       Em
But if someone comes
                    A
along and tries to love
 you like I love you
Bm
   Don't know what I'd
 A  G
 do, don't wanna lose you
   Em
If someone comes along
              A
 and tries to take you,
tries to make you
Bm
  Don't let 'em change
      G
 your mind

       Em
Og, if someone comes along
              A
 and tries to love
you like I love you
Bm
   Don't know what
     A  G
I'd do, don't wanna
 lose you
   Em
If someone comes along
              A
 and tries to take you,
tries to make you
Bm
  Don't let 'em change
      G
 your mind
 Em                   A
Wonder why you took a risk
     D
On a broken hеart
            Bm
you cannot fix
      Em
No, I never knew a
           A
lovе like this
        Bm
Now I'm picking
          A G
purple irises

How to play Purple Irises: key, chords and progression

These are Purple Irises chords by Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Purple Irises by Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton sits in B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 6 chords to play it: Em, A, Bm, G, D/F# and D.

Listen for G – A – D/F# – Bm (VI – VII – III – i in B minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Am, D, Em, C, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

Purple Irises chords: questions

What key is Purple Irises in?

Purple Irises by Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Purple Irises?

Purple Irises uses 6 chords: Em, A, Bm, G, D/F#, D.

What is the chord progression of Purple Irises?

The main progression is G – A – D/F# – Bm (VI – VII – III – i).

Is Purple Irises easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Am, D, Em, C, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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