Black Velvet Chords
by Alannah Myles419,403 views, added to favorites 21,729 times
| Difficulty: | intermediate |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | 1st fret |
Author Amelia Angel [a] 70. 6 contributors total, last edit on Sep 19, 2022
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This version can also be played unbarred, but then it sounds horrible, so try out
the bar chords before you discard them. The advantage of the bar chords is you can
use an awesome dead beat strum with them that you can't with the normal chords,
I'll leave both here.
Barred Chords Regular Chords
Dm 557765 Dm x00231
A 577655 A x02220
G 355433 G 320033
F 133211 F xx3211
C 335553 C 032010
Gm 355333 Gm 355333
Eb 668886 Eb 668886
Bb 688766 Bb 688766
[Verse 1]
Dm
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell;
Dm
Jimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high.
Dm
Mama's dancin', baby on her shoulders,
Dm
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky.
A G
The boy could sing, knew how to move, everything;
F C
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for.
[Chorus]
Gm C
Black velvet in that little boy's smile.
Gm Eb Bb
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
Gm C
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
Bb A Dm
Black velvet, if you please.
[Verse 2]
Dm
Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,
Dm
White lightnin', bound to drive you wild.
Dm
Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl,
Dm
Love me tender, leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles.
A G
The way he moved it was a sin so sweet and true,
F C
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for.
[Chorus]
Gm C
Black velvet in that little boy's smile.
Gm Eb Bb
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
Gm C
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
Bb A Dm
Black velvet, if you please.
[Bridge]
Gm A Dm
Every word of every song that he sang was for you.
Gm Eb Bb
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon.
A Dm
What could you dooooooooooo?
[Solo]
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm |
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm |
[Chorus]
Gm C
Black velvet in that little boy's smile.
Gm Eb Bb
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
Gm C
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
Bb A Dm
Black velvet, if you please.
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23 comments
good work. however, in music you don't use the same letter twice.
since you have a Dm, you can't use D#, instead, call it Eb.
since you use A, you can't use A#, call it Bb.... okay?
same chords, different name.
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this tab should be played with a capo on the first fret
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thank you newman, I was going to say the same thing
Also this tab WAY off, its in the key of Gb and the first chord is an Em, detune 1/2 step
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