D~m
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
D~m
Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high
D~m
Mama’s dancin’ with baby on her shoulder
D~m
The sun is settin’ like molasses in the sky
A~sus4
A~
G~sus4
G~
The boy could sing, knew how to move, everything
F~sus4
F~
C~sus4
C~
Always wanting more, he’d leave you longing for…
G~m
C~
Black velvet and that little boy’s smile
G~m
E
B
Black velvet with that slow southern style
G~m
C~
A new religion that’ll bring ya to your knees
B
A~
D~m
Black velvet if you please…
D~m
Up in Memphis the music’s like a heatwave
D~m
White lightening, bound to drive you wild
D~m
Mama’s baby’s in the heart of every school girl
D~m
“Love me tender” leaves ’em cryin’ in the aisle
A~sus4
A~
G~sus4
G~
The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
F~sus4
F~
C~sus4
C~
Always wanting more, he’d leave you longing for…
G~m
C~
Black velvet and that little boy’s smile
G~m
E
B
Black velvet with that slow southern style
G~m
C~
A new religion that’ll bring ya to your knees
B
A~
D~m
Black velvet if you please…
G~m
A~
D~m
Every word of every song that he sang was for you
G~m
E
B
A~
mIn a flash he was gone, it happened so soon,
D~m
what could you do?
G~m
C~
Black velvet and that little boy’s smile
G~m
E
B
Black velvet with that slow southern style
G~m
C~
A new religion that’ll bring ya to your knees
B
A~
D~m
Black velvet if you please…
G~m
C~
Black velvet and that little boy’s smile
G~m
E
B
Black velvet with that slow southern style
G~m
C~
A new religion that’ll bring ya to your knees
B
A~
D~m
Black velvet if you please…
D~m
if you please…
D~m
if you please…
D~m
if you please…
F~
G~
E
G~sus4
D~m
C~
C~sus4
A~
B
G~m
A~sus4
F~sus4
