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