Black Velvet Chords by Alannah Myles

[Start]

[Intro]
D# D#m D# D#m D#
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[Verse]
                   D#                   
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
                 D#                  
Jimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high
               D#                       
Mama's dancin' with baby on her shoulder
                                        D#m
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky


[Chorus]
A#7               A#               G#   F#        
■   The boy could sing knew how to move everything
                    C#                        G#7
Always wanting more ■  he'd leave you longing for
                      C#7               
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
G#7                        E             B    
■   Black velvet with that slow southern style
G#m7                        C#7              C#    B7
■    A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees ■ 
A#7             D#m D# D#m D#7 D#m D#       
Black velvet if ■   ■  you ■   ■   ■  please


[Verse]
                  D#                      
Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave
                D#                     
White Lightnin' bound to drive you wild
                 D#                            
Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl
                      D#                     
Love Me Tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisle
D#m A#7        A#             G#               F#  
The ■   way he moved it was a sin so sweet and true
               C#                          G#m7
Always wanting more he'd leave you longing for 


[Chorus]
                      C#sus4       C#   
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
G#m7                       E             B    
■    Black velvet and that slow southern style
G#m7                        C#7              C#    B
■    A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees ■
A#7                 D#     D#m
Black velvet if you please ■  


[Bridge]
G#7                     A#7                       D#m
■   Every word of every song that he sang was for you
G# G#7               E                B      
■  In a flash he was gone it happened so soon
     B           
What could you do


[Solo]
D#m7 D#m D#m7 G#m
■    ■   ■    ■  


[Chorus]
                      C#                 G#m
Black velvet and that little boy's smile ■  
                     E             B    
Black velvet in that slow southern style
G#m                        C#               B    
■   A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
      A#sus4 D#        D#m    G#7
Black velvet ■  if you please ■  
      G#m             C#sus4 C#    G#m7 
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
G#m                  E             B     G#m7
Black velvet in that slow southern style ■   
                       C#sus4           C#   
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
      A#7       D#m D#m7   D#m
Black velvet if you please ■  


[Outro]
       D#m   
If you please
       D#7 D#m D# D#m   
If you ■   ■   ■  please
       D#m   
If you please
D#m        
Mmhmm Mmhmm
Fm D# D#m F#
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