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Blue Velvet

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[Intro]
Cm7   Bm7   Bbm7 Eb
[Verse]
She wore Abblue Cmvelvet,Cm7  Bm7  Bbm7  
Bluer than Ebvelvet was the Abnight,Adim  
Bbm7Softer than satin was the Eblight from the AbstarsAdim  Bbm7  Eb  
She wore Abblue CmvelvetCm7  Bm7  Bbm7  
Bluer than Ebvelvet were her Abeyes,Adim  
Bbm7Warmer than May her tender Ebsighs
love was EbmoursAb7  
[Refrain]
DbM7Ours, a love I held tDbmightly,
AbM7Feeling the rapture Ab9grow,
DbLike a flame burning Dbmbrightly,
Cm7But when she Bm7left, Bbm7gone was the Ebglow
[Verse]
Of Abblue Cmvelvet,Cm7  Bm7  Bbm7  
But in my hEbeart there'll always Abbe,Adim  
Bbm7Precious and warm, a Ebmemory, through the Ebmyears,Ab7  
[Refrain]
And we DbM7still can see blue Dbmvelvet
through our AbM7tearsBbm7  Eb  
Ab Cm Cm7   Bm7   Bbm7
Eb Ab Adim
Bbm7 Eb Ab Adim
Bbm7 Eb
Ebm Ab7
[Refrain]
DbM7Ours, a love I held tDbmightly,
AbM7Feeling the rapture Ab9grow,
DbLike a flame burning Dbmbrightly,
Cm7But when she Bm7left, Bbm7gone was the Ebglow
[Verse]
Of Abblue Cmvelvet,Cm7  Bm7  Bbm7  
But in my Ebheart there'll always Abbe,Adim  
Bbm7Precious and warm, a Ebmemory, through the Ebmyears,Ab7  
[Refrain]
And we DbM7still can see blue Dbmvelvet
through our AbM7tears
[Outro]
Dbm Cm Cm7   Bbm7 Ab

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Blue Velvet

by Tony Bennett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

Bm7

Bbm7

Adim

Ebm

Ab7

DbM7

Dbm

AbM7

Ab9

[Intro]

Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7 Eb

[Verse]

Ab Cm Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7

She wore blue velvet,

Eb Ab Adim

Bluer than velvet was the night,

Bbm7 Eb Ab Adim Bbm7 Eb

Softer than satin was the light from the stars

Ab Cm Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7

She wore blue velvet

Eb Ab Adim

Bluer than velvet were her eyes,

Bbm7 Eb

Warmer than May her tender sighs

Ebm Ab7

love was ours

[Refrain]

DbM7 Dbm

Ours, a love I held tightly,

AbM7 Ab9

Feeling the rapture grow,

Db Dbm

Like a flame burning brightly,

Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7 Eb

But when she left, gone was the glow

[Verse]

Ab Cm Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7

Of blue velvet,

Eb Ab Adim

But in my heart there'll always be,

Bbm7 Eb Ebm Ab7

Precious and warm, a memory, through the years,

[Refrain]

DbM7 Dbm

And we still can see blue velvet

AbM7 Bbm7 Eb

through our tears

Ab Cm Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7

Eb Ab Adim

Bbm7 Eb Ab Adim

Bbm7 Eb

Ebm Ab7

[Refrain]

DbM7 Dbm

Ours, a love I held tightly,

AbM7 Ab9

Feeling the rapture grow,

Db Dbm

Like a flame burning brightly,

Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7 Eb

But when she left, gone was the glow

[Verse]

Ab Cm Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7

Of blue velvet,

Eb Ab Adim

But in my heart there'll always be,

Bbm7 Eb Ebm Ab7

Precious and warm, a memory, through the years,

[Refrain]

DbM7 Dbm

And we still can see blue velvet

AbM7

through our tears

[Outro]

Dbm Cm Cm7 Bbm7 Ab

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