Velvet Ring - Big Thief

[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     wai

          
ted in the roo

m

[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