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