Black Velvet chords
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Verse 1
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Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell;
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Jimmy Rodgers on the victola up high.
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Mama's dancin' baby on her shoulders,
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The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky.
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The boy could soon know how to move everything;
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Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for.
*Chorus*
Gm C
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.
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Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
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A new religon that'll bring you to your knees,
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Black velvet, if you please.
Verse 2
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Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,
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White lightening, bound to drive you wild.
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Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl,
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Love me tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles.
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The way he moved it was a sin so sweet and true,
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Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for.
*Chorus*
Break
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Every word of every song that he sang was for you.
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In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon.
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What could you dooooooooooo-?
*Chorus* repeat