Chords:
{t:Black Velvet}
{artist:Alannah Myles}
{key: Dm}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JFnpWCh8U0 Ebm so capo 1
{c: Thanks to Kirsten Richardson}
[Dm] Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
[Dm] Jimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high
[Dm] Mama's dancin' with baby on her shoulder
[Dm] The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky
[A] The boy could sing, knew how to [G] move everything
[F] Always wanting more, [C] he'd leave you longing for
{soc }
[Gm] Black velvet and that [C] little boy's smile
[Gm] Black velvet with that [Eb] slow southern [Bb] style
[Gm] A new religion that'll [C] bring ya to your knees
[Bb] Black [A] velvet if you [Dm] please
{eoc }
[Dm] Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave
[Dm] White Lightnin' bound to drive you wild
[Dm] Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl
[Dm] "Love Me Tender" leaves 'em cryin' in the aisle
[A] The way he moved, it was a [G] sin, so sweet and true
[F] Always wanting more, [C] he'd leave you longing for
{soc }
[Gm] Black velvet and that [C] little boy's smile
[Gm] Black velvet with that [Eb] slow southern [Bb] style
[Gm] A new religion that'll [C] bring ya to your knees
[Bb] Black [A] velvet if you [Dm] please
{eoc }
[Gm] Every word of every [A] song that he sang was for [Dm] you
[Gm] In a flash he was [Eb] gone, it happened so [Bb] soon [A]
What could you [Dm] do?
{soc }
[Gm] Black velvet and that [C] little boy's smile
[Gm] Black velvet with that [Eb] slow southern [Bb] style
[Gm] A new religion that'll [C] bring ya to your knees
[Bb] Black [A] velvet if you [Dm] please
[Gm] Black velvet and that [C] little boy's smile
[Gm] Black velvet with that [Eb] slow southern [Bb] style
[Gm] A new religion that'll [C] bring ya to your knees...
[Bb] Black [A] velvet... if you [Dm] please
{eoc}
