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Controversy by Prince - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            [Intro]

   Keyboard
   F#7sus4
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|--------4-2~--------|-------------------|
D|-------------4-----|-------------------|--------6-4~--------|-------------------|
A|-4---6-----7---4---|-4---6-----7-------|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
 |                   |                   |                    |                   |
 | Guitar            |                   |                    |                   |
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
B|-7---7-x-x-7-x-7---|-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7---x-x-7--|-7-------7---x-x-x-|
G|-9---9-x-x-9-x-9---|-9---9-x-x-9-x-x-x-|-9-9-9-9-9---x-x-9--|-9---9-9-9---x-x-x-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----9-9-----------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|

[Verse 1]
F#7sus4
I just can't believe all the things people say (controversy)
F#7sus4
Am I black or white? am I straight or gay? (controversy)

[Chorus 1]

   Keyboard
   D#m7              C#                  B
E|-----------2-4-6-|-4-2---------2-4-6-|-4-2-------------|-----------------|
B|-------2-4-------|-----4-----4-------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |                 |                   |                 |                 |
 | Guitar          |                   |                 |                 |
E|-----------------|-------------------|---------9---9---|-----9-x-7-------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|---------9-x-9---|-----9-x-7-------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D#m7               C#                   B                 F#7sus4
   Do I believe in god? do I believe in me? (controversy)

[Verse 2]
F#7sus4
I can't understand human curiosity (controversy)
F#7sus4
Was it good for you? Was I what you wanted me to be? (controversy)

[Chorus 2]

   Keyboard
   D#m7              C#                  B
E|-----------2-4-6-|-4p2---------2-4-6-|-4p2-------------|-----------------|
B|-------2-4-------|-----4-----4-------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |                 |                   |                 |                 |
 | Guitar          |                   |                 |                 |
E|-9---------------|-9-x-9-9-7-9-------|-9-x-9-9-7-9-----|-9-x-9-9-7-9-----|
B|-9---------------|-9-x-9-9-7-9-------|-9-x-9-9-7-9-----|-9-x-9-9-7-9-----|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D#m7          C#                    B                  F#7sus4
   Do you get high? does your daddy cry? (controversy)

[Chorus 3]
D#m7               C#                   B 
   Do I believe in god? do I believe in me?
D#m7                 C#                 B 
   Some people wanna die so they can be free
D#m7                    C#                      B 
(I said) life is just a game, were all just the same (do you wanna play?)

[Break]
F#7sus4
D#m7 C# B x3
F#7sus4

[Chorus 4]
D#m7               C#                   B 
   Do I believe in god? do I believe in me?  let me tell ya...
D#m7                 C#                 B 
   Some people wanna die so they can be free
D#m7                    C#                      B 
(I said) life is just a game, were all just the same (do you wanna play?)

[Outro]
F#7sus4 
        

We also have 26 songs by Prince

• 1999
• 7
• Alphabet Street
• Controversy
• Cream
• Darling Nikki
• Diamonds And Pearls
• Do Me Baby
• I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
• I Wanna Be Your Lover
• I Would Die 4 U
• Kiss
• Lets Go Crazy
• Little Red Corvette
• Nothing Compares 2 U
• Paisley Park
• Pop Life
• Purple Rain
• Raspberry Beret
• Shes Always In My Hair
• Sometimes It Snows In April
• Starfish And Coffee
• The Beautiful Ones
• The Cross
• When Doves Cry
• When You Were Mine

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