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Black Velvet - Alannah Myles

Verse 1:
Dm
 Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell;
Dm
 Jimmy Rodgers on the Victola up high.
Dm
 Mama's dancin', baby on her shoulders,
Dm
 The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky.
A                                G
 The boy could sing, knew how to  move, everything;
F                     C
 Always wanting more,  he'd leave you longing for.
 
|Chorus:
|Gm                    C
| Black velvet in that  little boy's smile.
|Gm                         Eb    Bb
| Black velvet in with that  slow  southern style.
|Gm                      C
| A new religion that'll  bring you to your knees,
|Bb     A               Dm
| Black  velvet, if you  please.
 
Verse 2:
Dm
 Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,
Dm
 White lightning, bound to drive you wild.
Dm
 Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl,
Dm
 Love me tender, leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles.
A                          G
 The way he moved it was a  sin so sweet and true,
F                     C
 Always wanting more,  he'd leave you longing for.
 
Chorus:
 
Break:
Gm                   A                          Dm
 Every word of every  song that he sang was for  you.
Gm                 Eb                    Bb
 In a flash he was  gone, it happened so  soon.
A               Dm
 What could you  dooooooooooo-?
 
|Chorus:x2
|Gm                    C
| Black velvet in that  little boy's smile.
|Gm                         Eb    Bb
| Black velvet in with that  slow  southern style.
|Gm                      C
| A new religion that'll  bring you to your knees,
|Bb     A               Dm
| Black  velvet, if you  please.

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