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