Black Velvet - Alannah Myles

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INTRO TAB.
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INTRO CHORD. E
     up dwn up
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VERSE:
(Play all chor

m
 
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ds in verse li

 times (x8 I think) 
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ke above)

Mississippi in

 the middle of

 a dry spell

Jimmy Rogers o

n the Victrola

 up high

Mama's dancin'

 with baby on 

her shoulder

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...
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CHORUS:
             
Black velvet a

   
nd that little

 boy's smile
             
Black velvet w

             
ith that slow 

         
southern style
             
A new religion

         
 that'll bring

 ya to your kn

ees
E   Em (no chord)               Em (like in the intro)
Black velvet if you please... 
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VERSE:

Up in Memphis 

the music's li

ke a heatwave

White lighteni

ng, bound to d

rive 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...
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CHORUS:
             
Black velvet a

   
nd that little

 boy's smile
             
Black velvet w

             
ith that slow 

         
southern style
             
A new religion

         
 that'll bring

 ya to your kn

ees
E   Em (no chord)               Em (like in the intro)
Black velvet if you please... 
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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?
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GUITAR SOLO:
Em (like intro)
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CHORUS:
             
Black velvet a

   
nd that little

 boy's smile
             
Black velvet w

             
ith that slow 

         
southern style
             
A new religion

         
 that'll bring

 ya to your kn

ees
    ( 
Black velvet i

           
f you please..

     (   
.
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CHORUS:
             
Black velvet a

   
nd that little

 boy's smile
             
Black velvet w

             
ith that slow 

         
southern style
             
A new religion

         
 that'll bring

 ya to your kn

ees
    ( 
Black velvet i

           
f you please..

     (   
. 
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OUTRO:
 ( 
    If you ple

)
ase, if you pl

ease, if you p

lease
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                       THE END

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