Intro:
Em
(with blues fills)
Mmmmm mmmm oooooo (ad lib)
Verse:
Em
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
mE
Jamie Rogers on electro up high
Em
Mamas dancing – baby on her shoulder
Em
The sun is setting like molasses in the sky
B A
The boy could sing and knew how to move – everything
G D
Always wanting more – it leaves you longing for
Chorus:
Am D
Black Velvet in that little boy’s smile
Am F C
Black Velvet with that slow southern style
Am D
A new religion that’ll bring you to your knees
C7 B7 NC Em
Black Velvet – if you please
Verse:
Em
Up in Memphis the music’s like a heatwave
Em
White lightening, bound to drive you wild
Em
Mama’s baby’s in the heart of every school girl
Em
“Love me tender” leaves ’em cryin’ in the aisle
B A
The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
G D
Always wanting more, he’d leave you longing for
Chorus:
Am D
Black Velvet in that little boy’s smile
Am F C
Black Velvet with that slow southern style
Am D
A new religion that’ll bring you to your knees
C7 B7 NC Em
Black Velvet – if you please
Bridge:
A B Em
Every word of every song that he sang is for you
A G C7 B7 NC Em
In a flash he was gone it happened so soon what could you do?
Chorus:
Am D
Black Velvet in that little boy’s smile
Am F C
Black Velvet with that slow southern style
Am D
A new religion that’ll bring you to your knees
C7 B7 NC Em
Black Velvet – if you please
Am D
Black Velvet in that little boy’s smile
Am F C
Black Velvet with that slow southern style
Am D
A new religion that’ll bring you to your knees
C7 B7 NC Em
Black Velvet – if you please
Em
(with blues fills)
Mmmmm mmmm oooooo (ad lib)
Verse:
Em
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
mE
Jamie Rogers on electro up high
Em
Mamas dancing – baby on her shoulder
Em
The sun is setting like molasses in the sky
B A
The boy could sing and knew how to move – everything
G D
Always wanting more – it leaves you longing for
Chorus:
Am D
Black Velvet in that little boy’s smile
Am F C
Black Velvet with that slow southern style
Am D
A new religion that’ll bring you to your knees
C7 B7 NC Em
Black Velvet – if you please
Verse:
Em
Up in Memphis the music’s like a heatwave
Em
White lightening, bound to drive you wild
Em
Mama’s baby’s in the heart of every school girl
Em
“Love me tender” leaves ’em cryin’ in the aisle
B A
The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
G D
Always wanting more, he’d leave you longing for
Chorus:
Am D
Black Velvet in that little boy’s smile
Am F C
Black Velvet with that slow southern style
Am D
A new religion that’ll bring you to your knees
C7 B7 NC Em
Black Velvet – if you please
Bridge:
A B Em
Every word of every song that he sang is for you
A G C7 B7 NC Em
In a flash he was gone it happened so soon what could you do?
Chorus:
Am D
Black Velvet in that little boy’s smile
Am F C
Black Velvet with that slow southern style
Am D
A new religion that’ll bring you to your knees
C7 B7 NC Em
Black Velvet – if you please
Am D
Black Velvet in that little boy’s smile
Am F C
Black Velvet with that slow southern style
Am D
A new religion that’ll bring you to your knees
C7 B7 NC Em
Black Velvet – if you please
