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Black Velvet

Alannah Myles

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Tune Down half step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Intro: (Bass plays E throughout) |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----9-9--7------------------------7/9-9-------| |--/9--------8-7--------------------7/9-9-------| |----------------7------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------7-8-7p5-----------| |------5-7-7-----------------------------7-7----| |---5b------------------------------------------| Verse: E Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell; E Jimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high. |-------------| |-------------| |--(/9)-------| |-------8-7---| |-------------| |-------------| E Mama's dancin' baby on her shoulders, E The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky. Pre-Chorus: |-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------0~-------------0~----| |--------4-----4-----------------2-----2-----------------3--------------3--------| |-----4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------0--------------2-----------| |--4-----------------4~----2-----------------2~----0--------------0--------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B A G D The boy could soon know how to move everything, Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for. Chorus: A D Black Velvet in that little boy's smile. A F C Black velvet in with that slow southern style. A D A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, F E Black velvet, if you please. |-------------| |-------------| |--7----------| |-------------| |-------5-7---| |-------------| Verse: E Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave, |--7b---| |--8b---| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| E White lightening, bound to drive you wild. |----------| |----------| |--9\7p0---| |--9\7p0---| |----------| |----------| E Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl, E Love me tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles. Pre-Chorus: |-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------0~-------------0~---| |--------4-----4-----------------2-----2-----------------3--------------3-------| |-----4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------0--------------2----------| |--4-----------------4~----2-----------------2~----0--------------0-------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B A G D The way he moved it was a sin so sweet and true, Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for. Chorus: A D Black Velvet in that little boy's smile. A F C Black velvet in with that slow southern style. A D A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, F E Black velvet, if you please. Solo: |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------8-------------8---------------------| |--7h9-9b------9p7-------p9--9b--------9-7----7------------| |------------------9-----------------------9b---9--/7b~----| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| A B E Every word of every song that he sang was for you. |-------10-10-----------------10-12-10----------------------------| |--8/10--------10\8-8-8--8h10----------12\10-8--10/12-8--8h10b~---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| A F In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon. E What could you do-? |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--10h12p10p8----------------------8b\~--------10h12p10p8--------------------------------------| |-------------9b--9-7-7h9--9-7-7h9------------------------9b--9-7-----7--------------------7---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------/9----7b--5-7/9-5----5-7-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------7----------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------12-----12--------------------------------------17b\15-----------------------------------| |--15b----15b----15/17b----17p15----12/15-15-15-17-15---------17-15-----------------10b-12\----| |-------------------------------p16---------------------------------14b\12----9--12-----12\----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(12\)---| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------12-12--15/17\15p12--15/17~---| |-------10h12p10p8-----9/12-12-------------------------------| |--9-12------------9b----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: A D Black Velvet in that little boy's smile. A F C Black velvet in with that slow southern style. |------------------| |------------------| |--/9-7------------| |--------10b-7b~---| |------------------| |------------------| A D A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, F E Black velvet, if you please. |------12-----12-----12-----12--------------| |--15b----15b----15b----15b----15-15/17b~---| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| A D Black Velvet in that little boy's smile. A F C Black velvet in with that slow southern style. |-------------------------| |--15/17--15/17p15--------| |------------------14b~---| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| A D A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, F E Black velvet, if you please. Outro: (Bass plays E throughout) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------11b----| |-----------------------------------------------7/9\7-------------------| |--/7-5----5-------------------5---5------------7/9\7-------------------| |-------7----7-5------------/7---7--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--17b------------------------------------------------------------------| |--17b-----------------------------4h5p4h5p4h5--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------2-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------5b--------------------------------------5b------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------8b-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----9--------7-9------------9\7-0-------------------------------------| |--/9---9---------------------9\7-0-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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