VERSE:
BbDmDbmCm
She wore blue velvet (whoa, whoa)
FBbDmDbm6Cm
Bluer than velvet was the night (whoa, whoa, whoa)
Cm7F
Softer than satin was the light
BbCm
From the stars
FBbDmDbmCm
She wore blue velvet (whoa, whoa)
FBbDmDbm6Cm
Bluer than velvet were her eyes (whoa, whoa, whoa)
Cm7F
Warmer than May her tender sighs
FmBb7
Love was ours
Ebmaj7Ebm
Ours, a love I held tightly
Bbmaj7Bb9
Feeling the rapture grow
EbEbmEbm7
Like a flame burning brightly
Dm7Dbm7
But when she left
Cm7F
Gone was the glow of...
BbDmDbmCm
Blue velvet (whoa, whoa)
FBbDmDbm6Cm
But in my heart there'll always be (whoa, whoa, whoa)
Cm7F
Precious and warm a memory
FmBb7
Through the years
Ebmaj7Ebm
And I still can see blue velvet
BbF#
Through my tears (Ah-Ah)
(Key change to B)
BD#mDmC#m
She wore blue velvet (whoa, whoa)
F#BD#mDmC#m
But in my heart there'll always be (whoa, whoa, whoa)
F#
Precious and warm a memory
F#mB7
Through the years
CODA:
(Emaj7) (Em)
And I still can see blue velvet
BD#mDmC#mCB
Through my tears (Blue velvet, oo..., oo..., oo...)
Final touch:
If you want to mimic the glockenspiel at the end, you can either finish in a Bmaj79 or replace the last B altogether by this:
let ring-------------------¬
|-----9-----------------------|
|-------11----9---------------|
|----------11------11---------|
|---------------13------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-<7>-------------------------|
Harm.