Big Thief – Velvet Ring (v1)★
Difficulty: intermediate Capo: None Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Transpose
G
x132
2
3
4
5
6
7
Bm
3
2
3
4
5
6
7
C
xxx1
3
4
5
6
7
8
Gmaj7
x
2
3
4
5
6
7
G7
x213
1
2
3
4
5
6
Em
x3x1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Ebaug
x231
2
3
4
5
6
7
Csus2
x1
2
3
4
5
6
7
[Intro]
G Bm C
A|-------2----------|--------|----3---|
E|-----3---3--------|----2---|---0-0--|
C|---2-------2---2--|---2----|--0-----| x2
G|--0----------0----|--4-----|--------|
[Verse 1]
G Bm C
A|--------2-------------|--------|----3---|
E|------3---3-----------|----2---|---0-0--|
C|----2-------2---2-----|---2----|--0-----| x3
G|---0----------0-------|--4-----|--------|
G Bm C
Chilled in the kitchen of a city tomb
G Bm C
The light would flicker like a violent womb
G Bm C
The night was thicker than a smoky fume
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
A|----2---|----2---|----2---|----2---|
E|---2-2--|---1-1--|---3-3--|---3-3--|
C|--2-----|--2-----|--4-----|--3-----|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
Eliza waited in her room
[Verse 2]
G Bm C
A|--------2-------------|--------|----3---|
E|------3---3-----------|----2---|---0-0--|
C|----2-------2---2-----|---2----|--0-----| x3
G|---0----------0-------|--4-----|--------|
G Bm C
Ben, he loved her like he loved no one
G Bm C
The way she laughed and held a smoking gun
G Bm C
The way she always said, "What's done is done"
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
A|----2---|----2---|----2---|----2---|
E|---2-2--|---1-1--|---3-3--|---3-3--|
C|--2-----|--2-----|--4-----|--3-----|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
And he is not the only one
[Chorus]
G
A|----3---|
E|---2-2--|
C|--3-----| x3
G|--------|
G
Love is a gentle thing
Csus2 G
A|----3-------3-------3----|----3---|
E|---3-3-----3-3-----3-3---|---2-2--|
C|--2-------2-------2------|--3-----|
G|-------------------------|--------|
Csus2 G
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
A|----3-------3-------3----|
E|---3-3-----3-3-----3-3---|
C|--2-------2-------2------| x2
G|-------------------------|
Csus2
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
[Verse 3]
G Bm C
A|--------2-------------|--------|----3---|
E|------3---3-----------|----2---|---0-0--|
C|----2-------2---2-----|---2----|--0-----| x3
G|---0----------0-------|--4-----|--------|
G Bm C
A victim here with a sharp, sharp blade
G Bm C
And Ben, he knew how she was getting paid
G Bm C
Her water broke, and they would have to wait
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
A|----2---|----2---|----2---|----2---|
E|---2-2--|---1-1--|---3-3--|---3-3--|
C|--2-----|--2-----|--4-----|--3-----| x2
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
[Verse 4]
G Bm C
A|--------2-------------|--------|----3---|
E|------3---3-----------|----2---|---0-0--|
C|----2-------2---2-----|---2----|--0-----| x3
G|---0----------0-------|--4-----|--------|
G Bm C
And when he knew that she was fooling
G Bm C
He faced the mirror to avoid the thing
G Bm C
We're out of money, and we've sold the bling
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
A|----2---|----2---|----2---|----2---|
E|---2-2--|---1-1--|---3-3--|---3-3--|
C|--2-----|--2-----|--4-----|--3-----| x2
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
And I just wanna take you home
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
I just wanna take you home
[Chorus]
G
A|----3---|
E|---2-2--|
C|--3-----| x3
G|--------|
G
Love is a gentle thing
Csus2 G
A|----3-------3-------3----|----3---|
E|---3-3-----3-3-----3-3---|---2-2--|
C|--2-------2-------2------|--3-----|
G|-------------------------|--------|
Csus2 G
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
A|----3-------3-------3----|
E|---3-3-----3-3-----3-3---|
C|--2-------2-------2------| x2
G|-------------------------|
Csus2
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
G Bm C
A|-------2----------|--------|----3---|
E|-----3---3--------|----2---|---0-0--|
C|---2-------2---2--|---2----|--0-----| x2
G|--0----------0----|--4-----|--------|
[Verse 1]
G Bm C
A|--------2-------------|--------|----3---|
E|------3---3-----------|----2---|---0-0--|
C|----2-------2---2-----|---2----|--0-----| x3
G|---0----------0-------|--4-----|--------|
G Bm C
Chilled in the kitchen of a city tomb
G Bm C
The light would flicker like a violent womb
G Bm C
The night was thicker than a smoky fume
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
A|----2---|----2---|----2---|----2---|
E|---2-2--|---1-1--|---3-3--|---3-3--|
C|--2-----|--2-----|--4-----|--3-----|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
Eliza waited in her room
[Verse 2]
G Bm C
A|--------2-------------|--------|----3---|
E|------3---3-----------|----2---|---0-0--|
C|----2-------2---2-----|---2----|--0-----| x3
G|---0----------0-------|--4-----|--------|
G Bm C
Ben, he loved her like he loved no one
G Bm C
The way she laughed and held a smoking gun
G Bm C
The way she always said, "What's done is done"
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
A|----2---|----2---|----2---|----2---|
E|---2-2--|---1-1--|---3-3--|---3-3--|
C|--2-----|--2-----|--4-----|--3-----|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
And he is not the only one
[Chorus]
G
A|----3---|
E|---2-2--|
C|--3-----| x3
G|--------|
G
Love is a gentle thing
Csus2 G
A|----3-------3-------3----|----3---|
E|---3-3-----3-3-----3-3---|---2-2--|
C|--2-------2-------2------|--3-----|
G|-------------------------|--------|
Csus2 G
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
A|----3-------3-------3----|
E|---3-3-----3-3-----3-3---|
C|--2-------2-------2------| x2
G|-------------------------|
Csus2
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
[Verse 3]
G Bm C
A|--------2-------------|--------|----3---|
E|------3---3-----------|----2---|---0-0--|
C|----2-------2---2-----|---2----|--0-----| x3
G|---0----------0-------|--4-----|--------|
G Bm C
A victim here with a sharp, sharp blade
G Bm C
And Ben, he knew how she was getting paid
G Bm C
Her water broke, and they would have to wait
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
A|----2---|----2---|----2---|----2---|
E|---2-2--|---1-1--|---3-3--|---3-3--|
C|--2-----|--2-----|--4-----|--3-----| x2
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
[Verse 4]
G Bm C
A|--------2-------------|--------|----3---|
E|------3---3-----------|----2---|---0-0--|
C|----2-------2---2-----|---2----|--0-----| x3
G|---0----------0-------|--4-----|--------|
G Bm C
And when he knew that she was fooling
G Bm C
He faced the mirror to avoid the thing
G Bm C
We're out of money, and we've sold the bling
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
A|----2---|----2---|----2---|----2---|
E|---2-2--|---1-1--|---3-3--|---3-3--|
C|--2-----|--2-----|--4-----|--3-----| x2
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
And I just wanna take you home
Gmaj7 G7 Em Ebaug
I just wanna take you home
[Chorus]
G
A|----3---|
E|---2-2--|
C|--3-----| x3
G|--------|
G
Love is a gentle thing
Csus2 G
A|----3-------3-------3----|----3---|
E|---3-3-----3-3-----3-3---|---2-2--|
C|--2-------2-------2------|--3-----|
G|-------------------------|--------|
Csus2 G
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring
A|----3-------3-------3----|
E|---3-3-----3-3-----3-3---|
C|--2-------2-------2------| x2
G|-------------------------|
Csus2
Yours is thicker than a velvet ring