Black Velvet Tab

Tune Down half step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
 
  [Intro] (Bass plays E throughout)
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[Verse]
E
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell;
E
Jimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high.
 
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E
Mama's dancin' baby on her shoulders,
E
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky.
 
  [Pre-Chorus]
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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.
 
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  [Verse]
  E
  Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,
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  E
  White lightening, bound to drive you wild.
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E
Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl,
E
Love me tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles.
 
  [Pre-Chorus]
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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]
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A                   B                         E
Every word of every song that he sang was for you.
 
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A                 F
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon.
 
               E
What could you do-?
 
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[Chorus]
A                    D
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.
A                         F             C
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
 
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A                     D
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
F        E
Black velvet, if you please.
 
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A                    D
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.
A                         F             C
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
 
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A                     D
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
F        E
Black velvet, if you please.
 
  [Outro] (Bass plays E throughout)
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
 
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