Got Velvet Chords
by The Jezabels
Got Velvet by The Jezabels is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, F, Am and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G F Am G (x4)
C G
Well bravo,
Am F
You lit a light in my life,
Am G
Raised them chips and railroads,
Am F
Headed off into the night.
Am G
But you were just like the government,
Am F
Lying all the time,
Am G
With a shattered piece of way-back-when
C F
Stuck, forever in your mind.
G F
When, baby, it was you and me,
Am G F
One step forward, two step fighting infidelity,
Am G
Which always is velvet-covered.
C G
I woke,
Am F
I awoke into a ghost
Am G
Of a ship that sailed,
Am F
But I'ma laugh it up the most,
Am G
'Cause I no longer have to worry
C F
'Bout the shadows on your walls.
Am G
Can you remember how proud we were
F
Right before the fall?
G F
When, baby, it was you and me,
Am G F
One step forward, two step fighting infidelity,
Am G
Though, truly we don't mind
F
Sleeping on a different bed,
Am G
Long as you got velvet covers.
F
Shouting it out to remind you,
Am G
Hangin' it out to dry.
G F Am G (x4) OR play tabbed solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------10-------------------------------------|
G|-------9--------------------------9----12-9--------------------------------|
D|-10-12---12-10---12-10-12---10-12-----------12-10-12-----------------------|
A|---------------12----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------10-------------------------------------|
G|-------9--------------------------9----12-9--------------------------------|
D|-10-12---12-10---12-10-12---10-12-----------12-10-12-----------------------|
A|---------------12----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------10-12-------10------10-12-17-15-12-10----10-------------------|
B|-------10-13-------10-13------13-------------------13----------------------|
G|-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------10-12-------10------10-12-17-15-12-10----10-------------------|
B|-------10-13-------10-13------13-------------------13----------------------|
G|-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--quiet; lyrical-- G F Am G (x2)
G F
When, baby, it was you and me,
Am G F
One step forward, two step fighting infidelity,
Am G
Though, truly we don't mind
F
Sleeping on a different bed,
Am G
Long as you got velvet covers.
F
Shouting it out to remind you,
Am G
Hangin' it out to dry
G F Am G until end