Black Velvet - Alannah Myles
Version 2 of 8
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Capo: Fret 1
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
This version can also be played unbarred, but then it sounds horrible, so try out
the bar chords before you discard them. The advantage of the bar chords is you can
use an awesome dead beat strum with them that you can't with the normal chords,
I'll leave both here.
Barred Chords Regular Chords
557765 x00231
577655 x02220
355433 320033
133211 xx3211
335553 032010
355333 355333
668886 668886
688766 688766
[Verse 1]
Mississippi in
the middle of
a dry spell;
Jimmy Rodgers
on the Victrol
a up high.
Mama's dancin'
, baby on her
shoulders,
The sun is set
tin' like mola
sses in the sk
y.
The boy could
sing, knew how
to move, ever
ything;
Always wanting
more, he'd le
ave you longin
g for.
[Chorus]
Black velvet i
n that little
boy's smile.
Black velvet i
n with that sl
ow southern st
yle.
A new religion
that'll bring
you to your k
nees,
Black velvet,
if you please.
[Verse 2]
Up in Memphis
the music's li
ke a heat wave
,
White lightnin
', bound to dr
ive you wild.
Mama's baby's
in the heart o
f every school
girl,
Love me tender
, leaves 'em c
ryin' in the a
isles.
The way he mov
ed it was a si
n so sweet and
true,
Always wanting
more, he'd le
ave you longin
g for.
[Chorus]
Black velvet i
n that little
boy's smile.
Black velvet i
n with that sl
ow southern st
yle.
A new religion
that'll bring
you to your k
nees,
Black velvet,
if you please.
[Bridge]
Every word of
every song tha
t he sang was
for you.
In a flash he
was gone, it h
appened so soo
n.
What could you
dooooooooooo?
[Solo]
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[Chorus]
Black velvet i
n that little
boy's smile.
Black velvet i
n with that sl
ow southern st
yle.
A new religion
that'll bring
you to your k
nees,
Black velvet,
if you please.