[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
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Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high
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Mama's dancin' with baby on her shoulder
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The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky
F# A
The boy could sing, knew how to move, everything
D A
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for...
[Chorus]
Em A
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Em C G
Black velvet with that slow southern style
Em A
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
G F# Bm
Black velvet if you please
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
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Up in Memphis the music's like a heatwave
Bm
White lightening, bound to drive you wild
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Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl
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"Love me tender" leaves 'em cryin' in the aisle
F# A
The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
D A
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for...
[Chorus]
Em A
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Em C G
Black velvet with that slow southern style
Em A
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
G F# Bm
Black velvet if you please...
[Bridge]
Em F# Bm
Every word of every song that he sang was for you.
Em C G
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon.
F# Bm
What could you do?
[Solo]
Bm
[Chorus]
Em A
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Em C G
Black velvet with that slow southern style
Em A
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
G F# Bm
Black velvet if you please
[Chorus]
Em A
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Em C G
Black velvet with that slow southern style
Em A
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
G F# Bm
Black velvet
[Outro]
Bm
If you please
Bm
if you please
Bm
if you please
Bm
if you please
[Intro]
Bm
[Verse]
Bm
Mississippi in the
middle of a dry spell
Bm
Jimmy Rogers on
the Victrola up high
Bm
Mama's dancin' with
baby on her shoulder
Bm
The sun is settin' like
molasses in the sky
F# The boy could sing, knew
A
how to move, everything
D A
Always wanting more, he'd
leave you longing for...
[Chorus]
Em A
Black velvet and that
little boy's smile
Em Black velvet with that
C G
slow southern style
Em A
A new religion that'll
bring ya to your knees
G F# Bm
Black velvet if you please
[Interlude]
Bm
[Verse]
Bm
Up in Memphis the music's
like a heatwave
Bm
White lightening, bound
to drive you wild
Bm
Mama's baby's in the heart
of every school girl
Bm
"Love me tender" leaves
'em cryin' in the aisle
F# The way he moved, it was
A
a sin, so sweet and true
D A
Always wanting more, he'd
leave you longing for...
[Chorus]
Em A
Black velvet and that
little boy's smile
Em Black velvet with that
C G
slow southern style
Em A
A new religion that'll
bring ya to your knees
G F# Bm
Black velvet if you please...
[Bridge]
Em F# Every word of every song
Bm
that he sang was for you.
Em C In a flash he was gone,
G
it happened so soon.
F# Bm
What could you do?
[Solo]
Bm
[Chorus]
Em A
Black velvet and that
little boy's smile
Em Black velvet with that
C G
slow southern style
Em A
A new religion that'll
bring ya to your knees
G F# Bm
Black velvet if you please
[Chorus]
Em A
Black velvet and that
little boy's smile
Em Black velvet with that
C G
slow southern style
Em A
A new religion that'll
bring ya to your knees
G F# Bm
Black velvet
[Outro]
Bm
If you please
Bm
if you please
Bm
if you please
Bm
if you please