If You Wear That Velvet Dress Music by U2 Lyrics by Bono and The Edge Transcribed by Brandon Leniart Tune 1/2 step down--in D minor. "I don't want to talk about that song too much, but let's just say it's haunted." says Bono. "It's all tangled up in ultraviolet." acoustic guitar: 1--------------------------------- 2-------3---1--------------3---1-- 3---------------------2----------- 4---0------------0---------------- 5--------------------------------- 6--------------------------------- 1-------------3---1---------------3---1-- 2---------------------------------------- 3--------0------------------0------------ 4---0-----------------0------------------ 5---------------------------------------- 6---------------------------------------- pick with fingers: 1---10-- 2---10-- 3------- 4------- 5------- 6------- Tonight the moon is playing tricks again Feeling sea sick again And the whole world could just dissolve into a glass of water I've been good 'cause I know you don't want me to Do you really want me to be as blue as you It's her daylight that gets me through We've been here before Last time you scratched at my door The moon was naked and cold I was like a 2 year old who just wanted more If you wear that velvet dress If you wear that velvet dress Tonight the moon's drawn its cutains It's a private show, no one has to know I'm wanting 1st guitar (delay with infinite repeat) 1---------10-- 2---13-------- 3------------- 4------------- 5------------- 6------------- 2nd guitar (with medium delay) 1--------------13--------13----------13----------- 2---10---11---------11--------11-----------11--10- 3------------------------------------------------- 4------------------------------------------------- 5------------------------------------------------- 6------------------------------------------------- 3rd guitar (with heavy delay): *I've arranged this for an acoustic without a cutaway--I think Edge plays this higher up on the fretboard, but you can play it using this solo--I didn't want to alienate the acoustic people here 1---12b13r---10----------10---10-- 2------------------13------------- 3--------------------------------- 4--------------------------------- 5--------------------------------- 6--------------------------------- 1--------10---12b13r---10--------10------ 2---13----------------------13--------10- 3---------------------------------------- 4---------------------------------------- 5---------------------------------------- 6---------------------------------------- 1---12b13r---10---------10---10-- 2------------------13------------ 3-------------------------------- 4-------------------------------- 5-------------------------------- 6-------------------------------- 1------------------------------------------10- 2---13---13\11---10---10b11--10---11--13------ 3--------------------------------------------- 4--------------------------------------------- 5--------------------------------------------- 6--------------------------------------------- 1---12b13r---10----------10---10-- 2------------------13------------- 3--------------------------------- 4--------------------------------- 5--------------------------------- 6--------------------------------- 1--------------------------------- 2---13---13b15r---13\11---10--11-- 3--------------------------------- 4--------------------------------- 5--------------------------------- 6--------------------------------- 1--------------------------------- 2---8/10---11---11---10---8---10-- 3--------------------------------- 4--------------------------------- 5--------------------------------- 6--------------------------------- 1---------------------------------------- 2---------------------------------------- 3---10b11r--10b11r--13---13b15r--15b17r-- 4---------------------------------------- 5---------------------------------------- 6---------------------------------------- 1------------------------------ 2---13b15r---10\8/10---10b11r-- 3------------------------------ 4------------------------------ 5------------------------------ 6------------------------------ with delay: 1---13---12---10-- 2----------------- 3----------------- 4----------------- 5----------------- 6----------------- Sunlight, sunlight fills my room It's sharp and it's clear But nothing at all like the moon use this as the basic solo for next verse: 1--------------------- 2---6/8--8/10--10/11--13b15-- 3--------------------- 4--------------------- 5--------------------- 6--------------------- It's okay, the struggle for things not to say I never listened to you anyway And I got my own hands to pray But if you wear that velvet dress 1---15/18--17--18--17--15--12--13\10-- 2------------------------------------- 3------------------------------------- 4------------------------------------- 5------------------------------------- 6------------------------------------- If you wear that velvet dress Tonight the moon is a mirrorball Light flickers from across the hall Who'll catch the star when it falls? 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