Black Velvet (1989)
Am - D - Am - D
(2x)
Am
D
1. Mississippi in the middle
of a dry spell,
Am D
Jamie Rogers on electro up
high,
Am
D
Mama’s dancing, baby on her
shoulder,
Am
D
the
sun is setting like molasses in the sky.
E
D
The boy could sing and knew
how to move, everything,
C - G
always
wanting more, it leaves you
longing for ...
Dm G
Black velvet in that little
boy's smile,
Dm Bb F
black
velvet with that slow southern style,
Dm G
a new
religion that'll bring you to your knees,
F - - - - E -
- - - - - - Am
black
velvet, if you please.
+ D - Am - D
Am
D
2. Up in Memphis the music is
like a heat wave
Am
D
white
Lightnin', bound to drive you wild.
Am
D
Mama’s baby is in the heart of
every school girl.
Am
D
“Love me tender” leaves ‘em cryin' in the isles.
E
D
The way he moved it was a sin, so sweet and
true,
C - G
always
wanting more it leaves you
longing for.
+ CHORUS
+ D
Dm E Am
Every word of every song that
he sang is for you,
Dm Bb F
in a
flash he was gone, it happened so soon - - -
E
what
could you do?
+ Am - D - Am - D (2x)
Dm G
Black velvet in that little
boy's smile,
Dm Bb F
black
velvet with that slow southern style,
Dm G
a new
religion that'll bring you to your knees,
F - - -
- E
- - - - - - - Am
black
velvet, if you please.
+ repeat CHORUS + D - Am - D
Am - D - Am - D
If you
please.
Am D
- Am - D - Am - D
If you please
....
(orig. = capo 6th; midi = capo 7th)
(Alannah Myles)