Black Velvet - Alannah Myles

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Capo: Fret 1
Tuning: Drop D, D A D G B E

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This version allows the use of open chords due to the drop D tuning.
Arpeggiated chords to stay true to recording.

[Intro]
e|------------
B|------------
G|----7---5---
D|-/7---7---3h
A|------------
E|------------

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5-3h5~3~-0-|
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[Verse 1]

Mississippi in

 the middle of

 a dry spell

Jimmy Rogers o

n the Victrola

 up high

Mama's dancing

 with baby on 

her shoulder

The Sun is set

ting 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 w

            
ith that slow 

         
southern style
           
A new religion

         
 that'll bring


 you to your k

nees
         
Black velvet i

      
f you please.

[Verse 2]

Up in Memphis 

the music's li

ke a heat wave

White lightnin

g, bound to dr

ive you wild.

Mama's baby's 

in the heart o

f every school

 girl

"Love me tende

r" leaves 'em 

cryin' in the 

aisle
        
The way he mov

              
ed, it was a s

        
in, so sweet a

       
nd true.
              
Always wanting

         
 more, he'd le


ave you longin

g for.

[Chorus]
           
Black velvet a

         
nd that little


 boy smile
           
Black velvet w

            
ith that slow 

         
southern style
           
A new religion

         
 that'll bring


 you to your k

nees
         
Black velvet i

      
f 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

  
 do?

[Chorus]
           
Black velvet a

         
nd that little


 boy smile
           
Black velvet w

            
ith that slow 

         
southern style
           
A new religion

         
 that'll bring


 you to your k

nees
         
Black velvet i

      
f you please.

[Outro]
           
Black velvet a

         
nd that little


 boy smile
           
Black velvet w

         
ith that slow 


southern style
           
A new religion

         
 that'll bring


 you to your k

nees
         
Black velvet i

      
f you please.

If you please

If you please

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