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I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man by Prince
Intro
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Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E Q E E E E E E E E E
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Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Verse 1
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E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E Q E E
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Q E Q E E E E Q E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E
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Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E
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E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E Q
Pre-Chorus 1
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
Chorus 1
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
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Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E
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Q Q E E E E E E E E H
Interlude 1
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Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E
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E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E
Verse 2
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E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E
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E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E
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E E E Q E E E E Q E Q E E E E E Q E E E Q Q Q Q
Pre-Chorus 2
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Chorus 2 (Same as Chorus 1)
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
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Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E
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Q Q E E E E E E E E H
Interlude 2
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Q Q E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E Q E E E E Q E Q E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
Solo 1
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Q Q E E Q Q E Q E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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Q Q E E E E Q E Q E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
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E E E E Q Q Q. Q E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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Q Q E E Q Q E Q E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E
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Q Q E E E E Q E Q E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Interlude 3
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Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
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E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
Solo 2
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E E H. W W W
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W W W Q E E Q E E
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E S S H. W W W
x23
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Q Q. Q. Q. E H Q Q. Q. Q. E H
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Q Q. Q. Q. E H Q Q. Q E Q E E E E E E
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Q Q H W Q Q. Q. Q. E H
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Q Q. Q. Q. E H Q E E E E E E E.S E E E E E E
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Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q S S E Q
Outro
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Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q
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Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E
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Key to rhythm notations:
W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note