Black Velvet Alannah Myles
Tune Down half step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro: (Bass plays E throughout)
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Verse:
[E]Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell;
[E]Jimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high.
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[E]Mama's dancin' baby on her shoulders,
[E]The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky.
Pre-Chorus:
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[B]The boy could soon know how to [A]move everything, [G]Always wanting more, [D]he'd leave you longing for.
Chorus:
[A]Black Velvet in that [D]little boy's smile.
[A]Black velvet in with that [F]slow southern [C]style.
[A]A new religion that'll[D] bring you to your knees,
[F]Black vel[E]vet, if you please.
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Verse:
[E]Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,
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[E]White lightening, bound to drive you wild.
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[E]Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl,
[E]Love me tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles.
Pre-Chorus:
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[B]The way he moved it was a [A]sin so sweet and true, [G]Always wanting more, [D]he'd leave you longing for.
Chorus:
[A]Black Velvet in that [D]little boy's smile.
[A]Black velvet in with that [F]slow southern [C]style.
[A]A new religion that'll[D] bring you to your knees,
[F]Black vel[E]vet, if you please.
Solo:
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[A]Every word of every [B]song that he sang was for [E]you.
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[A]In a flash he was [F]gone, it happened so soon.
What could you [E]do-?
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Chorus:
[A]Black Velvet in that [D]little boy's smile.
[A]Black velvet in with that [F]slow southern [C]style.
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[A]A new religion that'll[D] bring you to your knees,
[F]Black vel[E]vet, if you please.
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[A]Black Velvet in that [D]little boy's smile.
[A]Black velvet in with that [F]slow southern [C]style.
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[A]A new religion that'll[D] bring you to your knees,
[F]Black vel[E]vet, if you please.
Outro: (Bass plays E throughout)
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