Red Hot Chili Peppers – This Velvet Glove (Ukulele)
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Note:
Chord suggestions for the bridge aim to follow the general pitch increases in the studio
recording, but the last chord in particular is a bit painful. Feel free to substitute
simpler chord fingerings, or just play the A string notes.
[Intro] Dm C Bb Dm C Bb A|-----3-5---3-5---|--------|-----3-5---3-5---|----| E|-5-------3-------|--------|-5-------3-------|----| C|---------------5-|--------|---------------5-|----| G|-----------------|--------|-----------------|----| F C Bb Am C Bb A|-10---8-7----------|------|-12---10-8----------|-----------------------| E|------------8---10-|------|-------------8---10-|---10--10-10-----10-10-| C|-------------------|------|--------------------|-----------------------| G|-------------------|------|--------------------|-----------------------|
[Verse 1]
Dm C Bb Dm C Bb Close to my skin, I'm falling in someone who's been Dm C Bb Dm C Bb Sittin' by the phone, I'm left alone in another zone Dm C Bb Dm C Bb John says to live above hell, my will is well Dm C Bb Dm C Bb No one is waiting for me to fail, my will could sail, yeah [Riff] Dm C Bb Dm C Bb A|-0---3-5---3-5---|--------|-0---3-5---3-5---|----| E|---------3-----1-|--------|---------3-----1-|----| C|-----------------|--------|-----------------|----| G|-----------------|--------|-----------------|----| F C Bb Am C Bb A|-10---8-7----------|------|-12---10-8----------|-----------------------| E|------------8---10-|------|-------------8---10-|---10--10-10-----10-10-| C|-------------------|------|--------------------|-----------------------| G|-------------------|------|--------------------|-----------------------| Dm C Bb It's such a waste to be wasted in the first place Dm C Bb I want to taste the taste of being face to face with common grace Dm C Bb To meditate on the warmest dream Dm C Bb And when I walk alone I listen to our secret theme
[Chorus]
Dm Am Your solar eyes are like nothing I have ever seen Dm Am Somebody closer can see right through Dm Am I'd take a fall and you know that I'd do anything C Dm I will for you [Riff] Dm C Bb Dm C Bb A|-0---3-5-------0-|--------|-0---3-5-------0-|----| E|-----------3-----|--------|-----------3-----|----| C|-----------------|--------|-----------------|----| G|-----------------|--------|-----------------|----|
[Verse 2]
Dm C Bb Dm C Bb Sailin' for the sun, 'cause there is one, knows where I'm from Dm C Bb Dm C Bb I care for you, I really do, I really do Dm C Bb Dm C Bb Come closer now so you can lie right by my side Dm C Bb Dm C Bb Sit alone in the sun, I wrote a letter to you gettin' over myself, yeah [Bridge] Am Asus2 A|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-| E|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-| C|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-|-x--x--x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-| G|-2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-| Asus4/E Dsus2 Am7 A|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-|-7--7--7-7-7--10----10---| E|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-|-0--0--0-0-0---5-----5---| C|-4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-|-0--0--0-0-0---9-----9---| G|-x--x--x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-|-5--5--5-5-5---5-----5---|
[Chorus]
Dm Am Your solar eyes are like nothing I have ever seen Dm Am Somebody closer can see right through Dm Am I'd take a fall and you know that I'd do anything C Dm I will for you Dm Am Your solar eyes are like nothing I have ever seen Dm Am Somebody close that was made for you Dm Am I’d take a fall and you know that I’d do anything C Am I will for you [Riff] Dm C Bb Dm C Bb A|-------0---------|--------|-------0---------|----| E|-1---3-----------|--------|-1---3-----------|----| C|-----------0---2-|--------|-----------0---2-|----| G|-----------------|--------|-----------------|----|
[Outro]
Dm C Bb Dm C Bb Close to my skin, someone who's been, I'm a-falling in Dm C Bb Dm C Bb Disasters are just another star falling in my yard Dm C Bb Dm C Bb John says to live above hell, my will is well Dm C Bb Dm C Bb Long to be with someone to tell, I love your smell