Velvet Ring bass tab by Big Thief

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:


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Verse 1:

 Shoved in the kitchen of a city tomb
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 The light would flicker like a violent womb
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 The night was thicker than a smokey fume
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 Liza waited in the room
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Verse 2:

 Benny loved her like he loved noone
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 The way she'd laugh and hold a smoking gun
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 The way she always said whats done is done
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 and he was not the only one
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Chorus:

 Love is a gentle thing
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 yours is thicker than a velvet ring
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 yours is thicker than a velvet ring
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Verse 3:

 A victim healer with a sharp sharp blade
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 Benny knew how she was getting paid
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 Her water broke and they would have to wade
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Verse 4:

 When he knew that she was fooling
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 He faced the mirror to avoid the thing said
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 We're out of money and we sold the bling
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 And I just wanna take you home, I just wanna take you home
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Chorus:

 Love is a gentle thing
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 yours is thicker than a velvet ring
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 yours is thicker than a velvet ring
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Outro:

 and I am wandering
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 I am wandering
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