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