Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
Originally in Ebm, I play in Em capo 3
Em
EmMississippi in the middle of a dry spell
EmJimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high
EmMama’s dancing with baby on her shoulder
EmThe sun is setting like molasses in the sky
Vox are basically on the 4 of the key the whole prechorus
Bsus4The boy could Bsing and knew how to Asus4move Aeverything
Gsus4Always Gwanting moreDsus4, it leaves you Dlonging for
AmBlack velvet in that lDittle boy’s smile
AmBlack velvet with that sFlow southern Cstyle
AmA new religion that’ll Dbring you to your knees
CBlack vB7elvet if you Emplease
EmUp in Memphis the music’s like a heatwave
EmWhite lightning, bound to drive you wild
EmMama’s baby’s in the heart of every school girl
Em“Love me tender” leaves ‘em cryin’ in the aisle
Bsus4The way he Bmoved, it was a Asus4sin, so sAweet and true
Gsus4Always wanGting moreDsus4, he’d leave you Dlonging for
AmBlack velvet in that lDittle boy’s smile
AmBlack velvet with that sFlow southern Cstyle
AmA new religion that’ll Dbring you to your knees
CBlack vB7elvet if you Emplease
Em
AmEvery word of every Bsong that he sang is for yEmou
AmIn a flash he was Fgone
It happened so Csoon, B7what could you Emdo?
Solo if appropriate
Em
AmBlack velvet in that lDittle boy’s smile
AmBlack velvet with that sFlow southern Cstyle
AmA new religion that’ll Dbring you to your knees
CBlack vB7elvet if you Emplease