BLACK VELVET – Alannah Myles

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Verse:
Em
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell; Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high.

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Em
Mama's dancing with baby on her shoulder, The sun is setting like molasses in the sky.

Pre-Chorus:
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Bsus2           B               Asus2    A      Gsus2      G         Dsus2           D
The boy could sing knew how to move everything,always wanting more, he'd leave you 
for

Chorus:

Am7                    D                 Am7
Black Velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet with that slow,
F             C
southern style.
Am7                     D                       C7    C6 (BAS B)    Em
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please.
                                                BREAK
7 & 8 & 1
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Verse:
Em
Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,

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Em                                                |---------2-|
White lightening, bound to drive you wild.        |---------0-|

Em
Mama's 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
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|-5---5-4-------|-3---3-2------|-1---1-0-------|-3---3-3-------|
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Bsus2           B              Asus2     A      Gsus2      G
The way he moved it was a sin so sweet and true,Always wanting more,he'd
Dsus2          D
leave ‘em longing for

Chorus:
Am7                    D                 Am7
Black Velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet with that slow
F             C
southern style.
Am7                     D                       C7    C6             Em
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please.

Solo:
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|---7h9-99------9p7-------9--9--9------9-7----7------------|
|-9-----------------9-----------------------9---\7-5 /7----|
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B                                            Em
Every word of every song that he sang was for you.

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B                                      Am7
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon. (BAS ends on C then E-D-C-B) What could you do-?
                                       BREAK

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|------------9--9-7-9-9-9-7-9-----------------------9---9-7---7------------|
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Chorus:
Am7                    D                 Am7
Black Velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet with that slow
F             C
southern style.

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Am7                     D                       C7    C6             Em
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please.
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Am7                    D                 Am7
Black Velvet and that little boy smile. Black velvet with that slow
F             C
southern style.
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                                                        BREAK &
Am7                     D                       C7    C6             Em
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees, Black velvet, if you please.

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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.