Big Thief – Velvet Ring (v2)★
Difficulty: intermediate Capo: None Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Transpose
G
x132
2
3
4
5
6
7
B
32
2
3
4
5
6
7
C
xxx1
3
4
5
6
7
8
Tabs for ukulele!
[Intro]
G B C
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|(x3)
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
A|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
E|-2-----------1-----------0-----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------3-----------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
[Verse 1]
G B C
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"Chilled in the kitchen of a city tomb"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"The light would flicker like a violent womb"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"The night was thicker than a smoky fume"
A|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
E|-2-----------1-----------0-----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------3-----------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
"Elize waited in her room.."
[Verse 2]
G B C
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"Ben, he loved her like he loved no one"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"The way she laughed and held a smoking gun"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"The way she always said 'What's done is done'"
A|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
E|-1-----------0-----------------------------------|
C|-------------------------3-----------2-----------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
"And he is not the only one..."
[Chorus]
A|-4----5---------5----------5---------5----------------|
E|-3---------3-----------3--------3---------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0-----0---0--------------|
"Love is a gentle thing"
A|------5---------5------2---5---------5----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------2--------------------0---------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0-----0---0--------------|
"Yours is thicker than a velvet ring"
A|------5---------5------2---5--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------2------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0------------------------|
"Yours is thicker than a velvet ring.."
A|------5---------5----------5---------5----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------0-----------0--------0---------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0-----0---0--------------|
[Verse 3]
G B C
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"A victim here with a sharp, sharp blade"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"And Ben, he knew how she was getting paid"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"Her water broke and they would have to wait"
A|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
E|-3-----------2-----------0-----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------3-----------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
[Verse 4]
G B C
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"And when he knew that she was fooling"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"He faced the mirror to avoid the thing"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"We're out of money and we've sold the bling"
A|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
E|-2-----------1-----------0-----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------3-----------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
"And I just wanna take you home"
A|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
E|-1-----------0-----------------------------------|
C|-------------------------3-----------2-----------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
"I just wanna take you home..."
[Chorus]
A|-4----5---------5----------5---------5----------------|
E|-3---------3-----------3--------3---------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0-----0---0--------------|
"Love is a gentle thing"
A|------5---------5------2---5---------5----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------2--------------------0---------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0-----0---0--------------|
"Yours is thicker than a velvet ring"
A|------5---------5------2---5--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------2------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0------------------------|
"Yours is thicker than a velvet ring.."
A|------5---------5----------5---------5----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------0-----------0--------0---------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0-----0---0--------------|
"And I'm wondering"
[Intro]
G B C
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|(x3)
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
A|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
E|-2-----------1-----------0-----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------3-----------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
[Verse 1]
G B C
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"Chilled in the kitchen of a city tomb"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"The light would flicker like a violent womb"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"The night was thicker than a smoky fume"
A|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
E|-2-----------1-----------0-----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------3-----------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
"Elize waited in her room.."
[Verse 2]
G B C
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"Ben, he loved her like he loved no one"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"The way she laughed and held a smoking gun"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"The way she always said 'What's done is done'"
A|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
E|-1-----------0-----------------------------------|
C|-------------------------3-----------2-----------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
"And he is not the only one..."
[Chorus]
A|-4----5---------5----------5---------5----------------|
E|-3---------3-----------3--------3---------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0-----0---0--------------|
"Love is a gentle thing"
A|------5---------5------2---5---------5----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------2--------------------0---------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0-----0---0--------------|
"Yours is thicker than a velvet ring"
A|------5---------5------2---5--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------2------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0------------------------|
"Yours is thicker than a velvet ring.."
A|------5---------5----------5---------5----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------0-----------0--------0---------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0-----0---0--------------|
[Verse 3]
G B C
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"A victim here with a sharp, sharp blade"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"And Ben, he knew how she was getting paid"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"Her water broke and they would have to wait"
A|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
E|-3-----------2-----------0-----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------3-----------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
[Verse 4]
G B C
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"And when he knew that she was fooling"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"He faced the mirror to avoid the thing"
A|---------5--------2---2--------2---|
E|-3-3---3---3---3-------------------|
C|---------------------------0-------|
G|-----4-------4------4---4----5---0-|
"We're out of money and we've sold the bling"
A|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
E|-2-----------1-----------0-----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------3-----------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
"And I just wanna take you home"
A|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
E|-1-----------0-----------------------------------|
C|-------------------------3-----------2-----------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
"I just wanna take you home..."
[Chorus]
A|-4----5---------5----------5---------5----------------|
E|-3---------3-----------3--------3---------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0-----0---0--------------|
"Love is a gentle thing"
A|------5---------5------2---5---------5----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------2--------------------0---------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0-----0---0--------------|
"Yours is thicker than a velvet ring"
A|------5---------5------2---5--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------2------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0------------------------|
"Yours is thicker than a velvet ring.."
A|------5---------5----------5---------5----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---------0-----------0--------0---------------------|
G|----0---0-----0---0------0---0-----0---0--------------|
"And I'm wondering"