Black Velvet - Alannah Myles

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[Intro]

(with blues fi

lls, 8 bars)
Mmmmm     mmmm    oooooo  (ad lib)


[Verse 1]

Mississippi in

 the middle of

 a dry spell

Jimmy Rogers o

n the Victrola

 up high

Mama's dancing

 - baby on her

 shoulder

The sun is set

ting like mola

sses in the sk

y
         
The boy could 

             
sing, knew how

       
 to move  -  e

verything
        
   Always want

         
ing more - it 

           
leaves you lon

ging 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  

            
 -   if you pl

ease


[Verse 2]

Up in Memphis 

the music's li

ke a heatwave

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 

aisles
        
 The way he mo

              
ved, it was a 

    
sin, 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 w

             
ith that slow 

         
southern style
            
A new religion

         
 that'll bring

 you to your k

nees
          
Black Velvet  

            
 -   if you pl

ease


[Bridge]
             
Every word of 

             
every song tha

              
t he sang is f

    
or you
             
In a flash he 

             
was gone  -  i

            
t happened so 

          
soon    -    w

           
hat could you 


do?


[Guitar Solo]

(8 bars)


[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  

            
 -   if you pl

ease

            
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  

            
 -   if you pl

ease


[Outro]

If you please

If you please

If you please



(fade out)