BLACK VELVET - Alannah Myles |-------------------|1234567|----------|1234567|-------------|1234567 |----5---3----------| |-3-/5-5---| |-------------| |-/4---4---4/2-0----| |-2-/4-4---| |-------------| |----------------2--| |--------2-| |---------0-2-| |----------------2--| |--------2-| |-1b--1-2---2-| |----------------0--| |--------0-| |-----------0-| |----------------|bas on6 |----------------| |-2-3-2-0--------| |---------0-2----| |-----------2----| |-----------0----| Verse: EmMississippi (022000@1)in the middle of a dry spell; Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high. |-------| |-3-0---| |-2-0---| |-2-0-2-| |-----2-| |-----0-| EmMama's (022000@1)dancing with baby on her shoulder, The sun is setting like molasses in the sky. Pre-Chorus: 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 |---------------|--------------|-3---3-3-------|-3---3-2-------| |-5---5-4-------|-3---3-2------|-1---1-0-------|-3---3-3-------| |-4---4-4-------|-2---2-2------|-0---0-0-------|-2---2-2-------| |-4---4-4-------|-2---2-2------|-0---0-0-------|---------------| |---------------|--------------|-2---2-2-------|---------------| |---------------|--------------|-3---3-3-------|---------------| Bsus2 (x24422@1) B (x2444x@1) Asus2 (x02200@1) A (x02220@1) Gsus2 (3x0233@1) G (320003@1) Dsus2 (xx0230@1) DThe (xx0232@1)boy could sing knew how to move everything,always wanting more, he'd leave you for Chorus: Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) Am7Black (x02010@1)Velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet with that slow, F (133211@1) Csouthern (x32010@1)style. Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) C7 (x32310@1) C6(BAS (03221x@1)B) EmA (022000@1)new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please. BREAK 7 & 8 & 1 |-----------| Bas on 6 |-7b-| |-3---------| |-8b-| |-----------| |----| |---220-2---| |----| |-------2---| |----| |-------0---| |----| Verse: EmUp (022000@1)in Memphis the music's like a heat wave, |-----------| |--3-/5-5---| |--2-/4-4---| |---------2-| Em (022000@1) |---------2-| White lightening, bound to drive you wild. |---------0-| EmMama's (022000@1)baby's in the heart of every school girl,Love me tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles Pre-Chorus: 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 & 3 4 |---------------|--------------|-3---3-3-------|-3---3-2-------| |-5---5-4-------|-3---3-2------|-1---1-0-------|-3---3-3-------| |-4---4-4-------|-2---2-2------|-0---0-0-------|-2---2-2-------| |-4---4-4-------|-2---2-2------|-0---0-0-------|---------------| |---------------|--------------|-2---2-2-------|---------------| |---------------|--------------|-3---3-3-------|---------------| Bsus2 (x24422@1) B (x2444x@1) Asus2 (x02200@1) A (x02220@1) Gsus2 (3x0233@1) GThe (320003@1)way he moved it was a sin so sweet and true,Always wanting more,he'd Dsus2 (xx0230@1) Dleave (xx0232@1)'em longing for Chorus: Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) Am7Black (x02010@1)Velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet with that slow F (133211@1) Csouthern (x32010@1)style. Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) C7 (x32310@1) C6 (03221x@1) EmA (022000@1)new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please. Solo: |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------8-----------------------------------| |---7h9-99------9p7-------9--9--9------9-7----7------------| |-9-----------------9-----------------------9---\7-5 /7----| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| B (x2444x@1) EmEvery (022000@1)word of every song that he sang was for you. |------10-10-----------------10-12-10-----------------| |--/12-------\10-p8---10--/12--------\10-8-10b?8---10-| |-------------------9----------------------------9----| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| B (x2444x@1) Am7In (x02010@1)a flash he was gone, it happened so soon. (BAS ends on C then E-D-C-B) What could you do-? BREAK |------------------------------7b\-----------------------------------------| |-10b12-10-8-------------------8b\~------10b12-10-8------------------------| |------------9--9-7-9-9-9-7-9-----------------------9---9-7---7------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------9--7----5-/9---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------10-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------| |----------| |----------| |----12-14-| |-14-------| |----------| |----12---12---12--------------------15b17-15------------------------------| |-15b--15b--15b--15p12------12-15p12----------15p12---------------------12\| |---------------------14b16-------------------------14b15p12-----12-14b-12\| |-----------------------------------------------------------14-14-------12\| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------12-------12-15b17-15-12-15-15b17-| |-------------------------------15b17-------------------------| |----12-14b16-14-12----12-14----------------------------------| |-14----------------14----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) Am7Black (x02010@1)Velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet with that slow F (133211@1) Csouthern (x32010@1)style. |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-12b14-12-10----| |-------------12-| |----------------| Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) C7 (x32310@1) C6 (03221x@1) EmA (022000@1)new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please. |------12-----12-----12-----12--------------| |--15b----15b----15b----15b----15-15/17b~---| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) Am7Black (x02010@1)Velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet with that slow F (133211@1) Csouthern (x32010@1)style. |------------------------| |--15b17?15b17-15-13-----| |--------------------14b-| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| BREAK & Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) C7 (x32310@1) C6 (03221x@1) EmA (022000@1)new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please. |-----------------------------------------------------12b---------------| |------------------------------------------11b10------12b---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7-5--5-7--7-5--5-7--7-5--5-7--7-5--5-7-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------1b-2b----5b-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Hi just tried to copy most of the riffs and solos, from my opinion this is pretty close the original. Have a lot of fun. Lars Flaskager.
