Chords for Ruby Mae St. James – Velvet on the Wire | Soulful Vintage Blues Ballad
Tempo:
94.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
Am
F
G
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Am]
[F] [F] [E]
[C] [Am] [E]
[A] Midnight sitting heavy on my chest, old clock ticking louder than the [G] rest.
coat, but took your flame, [F] now all that's [E] left is your echoing name.
[G] wall, smooth but torn, [F#]
hanging by a thread since the day you were gone.
satin [E] but crying inside, [Dm] trying to keep [E] warm where your fire [Am] used to hide.
[F] [F] [E]
[C] [Am] [E]
[A] Midnight sitting heavy on my chest, old clock ticking louder than the [G] rest.
coat, but took your flame, [F] now all that's [E] left is your echoing name.
[G] wall, smooth but torn, [F#]
hanging by a thread since the day you were gone.
satin [E] but crying inside, [Dm] trying to keep [E] warm where your fire [Am] used to hide.
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E
Am
F
G
F#
E
Am
F
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] Midnight sitting heavy on my chest, old clock ticking louder than the [G] rest.
_ [F#] You left your coat, but took your flame, [F] now all that's [E] left is your echoing name.
[Am] I'm vivid on the _ [G] wall, smooth but torn, [F#]
hanging by a thread since the day you were gone.
[F] Smiling and satin [E] but crying inside, [Dm] trying to keep [E] warm where your fire [Am] used to hide.
_ [C] _ _
[A] The phone don't ring, but I still wait, [G] like a fool at the edge of a rusted gate.
[F#] Every love song sounds just like you, [F] soft on the [E] outside but cutting me through.
[Am] I'm veiled, _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ frayed and slow, _ [F#]
swaying with secrets only shadows know.
[F] Still wearing red like [E] I did that night, [D] but red don't [E] hold when you [Am] lose the fight.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] The mirror shows a woman aged by tears, [G] still wearing your goodbye like chandelier fears.
I [F#m] light a smoke with a trembling hand, [F] but it's your ghost [E] that takes the stand.
[Am] I'm veiled, _ _ _
_ [Em] _ singing, _ _ _ [F#]
draped in a [F#m] voice that once called you home.
[F] Stage is mine, [E] but your name's the flame, [Dm] and I sing you down [E] in this [Am] velvet chain.
_ [E] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] Midnight sitting heavy on my chest, old clock ticking louder than the [G] rest.
_ [F#] You left your coat, but took your flame, [F] now all that's [E] left is your echoing name.
[Am] I'm vivid on the _ [G] wall, smooth but torn, [F#]
hanging by a thread since the day you were gone.
[F] Smiling and satin [E] but crying inside, [Dm] trying to keep [E] warm where your fire [Am] used to hide.
_ [C] _ _
[A] The phone don't ring, but I still wait, [G] like a fool at the edge of a rusted gate.
[F#] Every love song sounds just like you, [F] soft on the [E] outside but cutting me through.
[Am] I'm veiled, _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ frayed and slow, _ [F#]
swaying with secrets only shadows know.
[F] Still wearing red like [E] I did that night, [D] but red don't [E] hold when you [Am] lose the fight.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] The mirror shows a woman aged by tears, [G] still wearing your goodbye like chandelier fears.
I [F#m] light a smoke with a trembling hand, [F] but it's your ghost [E] that takes the stand.
[Am] I'm veiled, _ _ _
_ [Em] _ singing, _ _ _ [F#]
draped in a [F#m] voice that once called you home.
[F] Stage is mine, [E] but your name's the flame, [Dm] and I sing you down [E] in this [Am] velvet chain.
_ [E] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _