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