Intro
[G] - [Bm] - [Em] - [D] - [C] - [D] - [G]
Verse 1
[G] [Bm]
She wore blue velvet,
[Am] [D] [G]
bluer than velvet was the night.
[Am] [D] [G] [D]
Softer than satin was the light from the stars.
[G] [Bm] [Bbm]
She wore blue velvet,
[Am] [D] [G]
bluer than velvet were her eyes.
[Am] [D] [Dm] [G]
Warmer than May her tender sighs, love was ours.
Verse 2
[C] [Cm7] [Bm] [Gmaj7]
Ours a love I held tightly, feeling the rapture grow.
[C] [Cm7]
Like a flame burning brightly,
[Bm] [Bbm] [Am] [D]
but when she left gone was the glow of...
Verse 3
[G] [Bm] [Bbm] [Am] [D] [G]
Blue velvet, but in my heart there'll always be
[Am] [D] [Dm] [G7]
precious and warming memories, through the years.
[C] [D] [G]
And I still can see blue velvet through my tears.
Outro
[G] - [Bm] - [Em] - [D] - [C] - [D] - [G]
