INTRO:
Bb Dm Dbm Cm F
(Blue, blue velvet, whoa, whoa, oo)
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VERSE:
Bb Dm Dbm Cm
She wore blue velvet (whoa, whoa)
F Bb Dm Dbm6 Cm
Bluer than velvet was the night (whoa, whoa, whoa)
Cm7 F
Softer than satin was the light
Bb Cm
From the stars
F Bb Dm Dbm Cm
She wore blue velvet (whoa, whoa)
F Bb Dm Dbm6 Cm
Bluer than velvet were her eyes (whoa, whoa, whoa)
Cm7 F
Warmer than May her tender sighs
Fm Bb7
Love was ours
Ebmaj7 Ebm
Ours, a love I held tightly
Bbmaj7 Bb9
Feeling the rapture grow
Eb Ebm Ebm7
Like a flame burning brightly
Dm7 Dbm7
But when she left
Cm7 F
Gone was the glow of...
Bb Dm Dbm Cm
Blue velvet (whoa, whoa)
F Bb Dm Dbm6 Cm
But in my heart there'll always be (whoa, whoa, whoa)
Cm7 F
Precious and warm a memory
Fm Bb7
Through the years
Ebmaj7 Ebm
And I still can see blue velvet
Bb F#
Through my tears (Ah-Ah)
(Key change to B)
B D#m Dm C#m
She wore blue velvet (whoa, whoa)
F# B D#m Dm C#m
But in my heart there'll always be (whoa, whoa, whoa)
F#
Precious and warm a memory
F#m B7
Through the years
CODA:
(Emaj7) (Em)
And I still can see blue velvet
B D#m Dm C#m C B
Through my tears (Blue velvet, oo..., oo..., oo...)
Final touch:
If you want to mimic the glockenspiel at the end, you can either finish in a Bmaj79 or replace the last B altogether by this:
let ring-------------------¬
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|-------11----9---------------|
|----------11------11---------|
|---------------13------------|
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|-<7>-------------------------|
Harm.