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Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys – Purple Zone Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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   [Intro]
F     Bb         C
Let’s get out of this life
Am             Dm
I’m afraid and alone
Gm        C             F
Paralyzed in the purple zone

   [Verse 1]
F
My time goes so slow
F
And I don’t know how
the show will end
F
I’m losing all my feeling
Gm
Emotion I pretend
   Bb                    C
So let’s get out of this life
Am             Dm
I’m afraid and alone
Gm        C             F
Paralyzed in the purple zone

   [Chorus]
Bb               C
Let’s get out of this life
Am             Dm
I’m afraid and alone
Gm        C             F
Paralyzed in the purple zone

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   [Link]
Bb   C     Am      Dm
Gm        C             F
Paralyzed in the purple zone

   [Verse 2]
F
All the fleeting moments of beauty
F
You blinked and then they were gone
F
Now you’re sitting there wondering
Gm
Just where it all went wrong
   Bb
No glory, glamour,
         C
too many confusions
Am              Dm
Coloring all my delusions
Gm        C             F
Paralyzed in the purple zone

   [Bridge]
F
One day you will wake
F
From your sleep of the dead
F
Kick out the strangers
Gm
Asleep in your bed
Gm
And you’ll cry out

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   [Chorus]
Bb               C
Let’s get out of this life
Am             Dm
I’m afraid and alone
Gm        C             F
Paralyzed in the purple zone

   [Chorus]
Bb               C
Let’s get out of this life
Am             Dm
I’m afraid and alone
Gm        C             F
Paralyzed in the purple zone

   [Outro]
Bb              C
Let’s get out of this life
Am             Dm
I’m afraid and alone
Gm        C             F
Paralyzed in the purple zone

   [Link]
Bb   C    Am    Dm
Gm        C             F
Paralyzed in the purple zone

How to play Purple Zone: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Purple Zone by Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Purple Zone by Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys is written in F major (one flat: B♭) and moves through 6 chords: F, Bb, C, Am, Dm and Gm.

Most of the song cycles through Bb – C – Am – Dm (IV – V – iii – vi in F major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – mi – lah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Em, Am, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Purple Zone chords: questions

What key is Purple Zone in?

Purple Zone by Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Purple Zone?

Purple Zone uses 6 chords: F, Bb, C, Am, Dm, Gm.

What is the chord progression of Purple Zone?

The main progression is Bb – C – Am – Dm (IV – V – iii – vi).

Is Purple Zone easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Em, Am, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

How to play Purple Zone: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Purple Zone chords: questions

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