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Kacey Musgraves – Velvet Elvis Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsE F#m B

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This is the chord progression of Velvet Elvis by Kacey Musgraves on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
E F#m
All I ever wanted was something classic
B E
The kind love song that goes on ’til the end of time
E F#m
All I ever wanted was a little magic
B E
With a good laugh, jet-black sparkle in his eyes

[Chorus]
B E
You’re my velvet Elvis, I ain’t never gonna take you down
B E
Making everybody jealous when they step into my house
B E
Soft to the touch, feels like love, knew it as soon as I felt it
B
You’re my velvet Elvis, baby

[Verse 2]
E F#m
I don’t really care ’bout the Mona Lisa
B E
I need a Graceland kind of man who’s always on my mind
E F#m
I wanna show you off every evening
B E
Go out with you in powder blue and tease my hair up high

[Bridge]
B F#m
I knew it as soon as I felt it
B B
Mm-mm, I knew it as soon as I felt it
B
Yeah

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How to play Velvet Elvis: key, chords and progression

To play Velvet Elvis by Kacey Musgraves, think in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 3 chords: E, F#m and B.

The backbone of the song is E – F#m – B – E (I – ii – V – I in E major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – soh – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Em, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.