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Portrait In Black Velvet chords by
Danny O'keefe
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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
Em
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Come with me now

into a piece of velvet

And the plastic painters'

daring dance of death

We'll journey very far into the surface

Those not used to diving hold your breath

The lady of my dream paints scars of velvet on

the mirror of the words she chose to speak.

And there the heavy hands that

hang suspended broke the

Easter undertaker's laughter breaks.
B
B
2

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Painter, she cried this morning,

she stared like a saint undone.
Am
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Grandpainter, look, it's morning
C
C

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And we cannot find the sun
B
B
2

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Em
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I offered her my cap

and tiny shovel

Saying surely this will hide

you from the sun

I've tamed it from a banker in depression

He was a memory from 1931

She butchers up her meat

in careful quarters

For she knows the price

at stake is very high

And she builds her worn

cliché into a climax

For she knows that she will barely get by
B
B
2

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Painter, she cried, it's morning

She stares like a saint undone
Am
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Crying, painter, look, it's morning
C
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B
B
2

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C
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And we cannot find the sun
Dm
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Lady, return my dream
Em
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F
F

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C
C

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It wasn't free, it's not for sale
Dm
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Lady, return my dream
Em
Em

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And let me go on with the
F
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Em
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telling of my tale

Her gentle voice cried quietly to thank me
C
C

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Em
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It's nothing, the hol low answer said

I let her ride the railroad line to nowhere

And I left the lost survivor on her bed
Bm
Bm
2

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B
B
2

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Crying painter, look, it's morning

She stared like a saint undone
Am
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Crying painter, look, it's morning
C
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B
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2

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And we cannot find the sun
C
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Dm
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Lady, you returned my dream
Em
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It once was real
F
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It held my life
C
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Dm
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Oh, a dream ends in a scream
Em
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Two hearts sewn together

Good night
F
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Chords

  • Em

  • B

    2

  • Am

  • C

  • Dm

  • F

  • Bm

    2

Capo: No capo

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Portrait In Black Velvet by Danny O'Keefe is E minor.

The primary chords used in Portrait In Black Velvet are Em, B, Am, C, Dm, F.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, B, Am, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Portrait In Black Velvet is approximately 122 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Portrait In Black Velvet using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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