Velvet Ring - Big Thief

Note:
Do not be intimidated by the Gmaj7/F#, G7/F, Em, Ebaug progression.
In this case they are all single finger chords.


[Chords]
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
             
  Chilled in t

              
he kitchen of 

      
a city tomb
             
  The light wo

              
uld flicker li

            
ke a violent w

omb
             
  The night wa

              
s thicker than

         
 a smokey fume
  
Eliza     wait

        
ed in the room

[Verse 2]
             
  Ben, he love

              
d her like he 

        
loved no one
             
  The way she 

              
laughed and he

            
ld a smoking g

un
             
  The way she 

              
always said wh

            
at's done is d

one
  
And he    is n

          
ot the only on


e

[Chorus]

Love is a gent

le thing
         
Yours is thick

             
er than a velv

   
et ring

Yours is thick

er than a velv

et ring

[Verse 3]
             
  A victim hea

             
ler with a sha

         
rp sharp blade
             
  Ben, he knew

             
 how she was g

       
etting paid
      
Her water brok

           
e and they wou

        
ld have to wai


t

      

[Verse 4]
             
  When he knew

              
 that she was 

  
fooling
             
  He faced the

             
 mirror to avo

       
id the thing
             
  We're outta 

             
money and we s

        
old the bling
      
And I just    

        
wanna  take yo

  
u home,
  
I just    wann

          
a  take you ho


me

[Chorus]

Love is a gent

le thing
         
Yours is thick

             
er than a velv

   
et ring

Yours is thick

er than a velv

et ring

[Outro]
             
And I am wande

     
ring
     
I am wandering