Black Velvet Alannah Myles
BLACK VELVET â?? Alannah Myles
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Verse:
[Em]Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell; Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high.
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[Em]Mama's dancing with baby on her shoulder, The sun is setting like molasses in the sky.
Pre-Chorus:
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[Bsus2]The boy could si[B]ng knew how to m[Asus2]ove every[A]thing,a[Gsus2]lways wanti[G]ng more, h[Dsus2]e'd leave you [D]
for
Chorus:
[Am7]Black Velvet and that l[D]ittle boy smile. B[Am7]lack velvet with that slow,
[F]southern style[C].
Am7 D C7 C6 (BAS B) Em
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please.
BREAK
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Verse:
[Em]Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,
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[Em]Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl,Love me tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles
Pre-Chorus:
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[Bsus2]The way he moved[B] it was a sin s[Asus2]o sweet an[A]d true,[Gsus2]Always want[G]ing more,he'd
[Dsus2]leave â??em lon[D]ging for
Chorus:
[Am7]Black Velvet and that l[D]ittle boy smile. B[Am7]lack velvet with that slow
[F]southern style[C].
[Am7]A new religion that'll b[D]ring you to your knees, [C7]Black [C6]velvet, if you [Em]please.
Solo:
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[B]Every word of every song that he sang was for[Em] you.
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[B]In a flash he was gone, it happened so [Am7]soon. (BAS ends on C then E-D-C-B) What could you do-?
BREAK
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Chorus:
[Am7]Black Velvet and that l[D]ittle boy smile. B[Am7]lack velvet with that slow
[F]southern style[C].
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[Am7]A new religion that'll b[D]ring you to your knees, [C7]Black [C6]velvet, if you [Em]please.
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[Am7]Black Velvet and that l[D]ittle boy smile. B[Am7]lack velvet with that slow
[F]southern style[C].
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BREAK &
[Am7]A new religion that'll b[D]ring you to your knees, [C7]Black [C6]velvet, if you [Em]please.
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Hi just tried to copy most of the riffs and solos, from my opinion this is pretty close
the original. Have a lot of fun.
Lars Flaskager.
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