Velvet Guitar — Alejandro Escovedo
Chords and lyrics for Velvet Guitar by Alejandro Escovedo (key of E).
Intro
[E]
Verse 1
[E]My hands are [E/D#]turning numb
[E]but I still [E/D#]gotta strum
My [A]velvet [B]guitar
[A]Now I don't care [F#m]how long
[A]Might write a sad[F#m] one
[A]but who's gonna [F#m]sing them
this [B]time?
Verse 2
[E]My hands are [E/D#]turning numb
[E]but I still [E/D#]wanna strum
My [A]velvet [B]guitar
[A]I don't care [F#m]how long
[A]Exactly what [F#m]went wrong
[A]but who's gonna [F#m]blame him
this [B]time?
[B]Not gonna break him down
Solo
[A] [C#m] [E]
[A] [C#m] [B]
[A] [C#m] [E]
[A] [C#m] [B]
Verse 3
[E]A rooster's [E/D#]in the trees
[E]but he won't [E/D#]crow for me
He's [A]wasted his [B]time
[A]He lost track [F#m]of how long
[A]exactly what [F#m]went wrong
[A]but who's gonna [F#m]blame him
this [B]time
Verse 4
[E]I hear her [E/D#]sing for me
[E]but she won't [E/D#]cry for me
I'm [A]wasted [B]inside
[A]She's too cool [F#m]to come down
[A]and dance to a [F#m]sad one
[A]but who's gonna [F#m]blame her this [B]time
[B]Not gonna break him down
[B]Not gonna break him down
[B]Not gonna break him down
Solo
[A] [C#m] [E]
[A] [C#m] [B]
[A] [C#m] [E]
[A] [C#m] [B]
[A] [C#m] [E]
[A] [C#m] [B]
Outro
[B]Not gonna break him down
[A] [C#m] [E]
[A] [C#m] [B]
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