Black Velvet Chords by Alannah Myles
Tempo:
91.2 bpm
Chords used:
Ebm
Abm
Db
B
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ebm] [Ebm]
Sipping in the middle of a dry spell Jimmy Roger on the Victrola up high
Mama's dancing, baby, on her shoulder Sun is setting like molasses in the sky
[Bb] Work is changing, you've [Ab] had a move Everything, [B] [Gb] always wanting [Db] more
You leave your longing [Abm] for a [Gb] little [Db] boy's smile
[Abm] Black velvet with [E] that slow [B] southern style [Abm] A new religion [Gb] that'll bring [Db] your heart to your [B] knees
Black [Bb] velvet, [Eb] it's the meaning of [Ebm] a man first
The music's like a heat wave, white [Eb] lightning Bound to guide you wild
[Ebm] Mama's baby is in the heart of every schoolgirl Love me tender, even crying in the air
We [Bb] were [Db] so, [Ab] so sweet and [Abm] true [Gb]
Always wanting [Db] more
You leave your longing for [Abm] a black boy's [Gb] [Db] smile
[Abm]
[E] Black velvet with that slow [B] southern style [Abm] A new religion that'll bring [Db] your heart to your [B] knees
[Bb] Black velvet, [Eb] if you feel
[Ebm]
Every [Ab] word of [Bb] every song that he sang was [Ebm] for you
[Abm] In a flash he [E] was gone, it happened [B] so [Gb] [B] [Bb] soon
[Eb] You couldn't see [Ebm] me
Black
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Abm] velvet [Db] with that slow [Abm] [E]
[B] southern style [Abm] A new religion [Db] that'll bring your heart to your knees
[B] [Ebm] Black velvet, if you feel
[Abm] Black velvet [Db] with that [Abm] slow [E]
[B] southern style [Abm] A new religion [Gb] that'll bring your [Db] heart to your [Gbm] knees
[Bb] Black velvet, [Ebm] if you feel
If [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] you feel
[Ebm] If
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Abm] [Ebm] you [Ab] feel
[Ebm] If [Ab]
[Ebm] you feel
[Abm] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Abm] [Eb]
[Ebm]
Sipping in the middle of a dry spell Jimmy Roger on the Victrola up high
Mama's dancing, baby, on her shoulder Sun is setting like molasses in the sky
[Bb] Work is changing, you've [Ab] had a move Everything, [B] [Gb] always wanting [Db] more
You leave your longing [Abm] for a [Gb] little [Db] boy's smile
[Abm] Black velvet with [E] that slow [B] southern style [Abm] A new religion [Gb] that'll bring [Db] your heart to your [B] knees
Black [Bb] velvet, [Eb] it's the meaning of [Ebm] a man first
The music's like a heat wave, white [Eb] lightning Bound to guide you wild
[Ebm] Mama's baby is in the heart of every schoolgirl Love me tender, even crying in the air
We [Bb] were [Db] so, [Ab] so sweet and [Abm] true [Gb]
Always wanting [Db] more
You leave your longing for [Abm] a black boy's [Gb] [Db] smile
[Abm]
[E] Black velvet with that slow [B] southern style [Abm] A new religion that'll bring [Db] your heart to your [B] knees
[Bb] Black velvet, [Eb] if you feel
[Ebm]
Every [Ab] word of [Bb] every song that he sang was [Ebm] for you
[Abm] In a flash he [E] was gone, it happened [B] so [Gb] [B] [Bb] soon
[Eb] You couldn't see [Ebm] me
Black
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Abm] velvet [Db] with that slow [Abm] [E]
[B] southern style [Abm] A new religion [Db] that'll bring your heart to your knees
[B] [Ebm] Black velvet, if you feel
[Abm] Black velvet [Db] with that [Abm] slow [E]
[B] southern style [Abm] A new religion [Gb] that'll bring your [Db] heart to your [Gbm] knees
[Bb] Black velvet, [Ebm] if you feel
If [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] you feel
[Ebm] If
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Abm] [Ebm] you [Ab] feel
[Ebm] If [Ab]
[Ebm] you feel
[Abm] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Abm] [Eb]
[Ebm]
Key:
Ebm
Abm
Db
B
Ab
Ebm
Abm
Db
[Ebm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Sipping _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the middle of a dry spell Jimmy Roger on the Victrola up high
_ Mama's dancing, baby, on her shoulder _ Sun is setting like molasses in the sky
[Bb] Work is changing, you've [Ab] had a move Everything, [B] _ [Gb] always wanting [Db] more
You leave your longing [Abm] for a _ _ [Gb] little [Db] boy's smile
[Abm] Black velvet with [E] that slow [B] southern style [Abm] A new religion [Gb] that'll bring [Db] your heart to your [B] knees
Black [Bb] velvet, [Eb] it's the meaning _ of _ [Ebm] a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
man first
The music's like a heat wave, white [Eb] lightning Bound to guide you wild _
[Ebm] Mama's baby is in the heart of every schoolgirl _ Love me tender, even crying in the _ air
We [Bb] were [Db] so, [Ab] so sweet and [Abm] true [Gb]
Always wanting [Db] more
You leave your longing for [Abm] a black boy's [Gb] _ _ [Db] smile
[Abm] _ _
_ [E] Black velvet with that slow [B] southern style [Abm] A new religion that'll bring [Db] your heart to your [B] knees
[Bb] Black velvet, [Eb] if you feel
[Ebm] _ _
Every _ [Ab] _ _ word of [Bb] every song that he sang was [Ebm] for you _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] In a flash he [E] was gone, it happened [B] so _ [Gb] _ [B] [Bb] soon
[Eb] You couldn't see [Ebm] me _ _ _ _
_ Black _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ velvet [Db] with that slow _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[B] southern style [Abm] A new religion [Db] that'll bring your heart to your knees
[B] _ [Ebm] Black velvet, _ if you feel
[Abm] Black _ velvet [Db] with that _ _ [Abm] _ _ slow [E] _
[B] southern style [Abm] A new religion [Gb] that'll bring your [Db] heart to your [Gbm] knees
[Bb] Black velvet, _ _ _ [Ebm] if you feel _ _ _
If [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] you feel
_ [Ebm] _ If _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ you [Ab] feel _
_ [Ebm] If _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ you feel _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Sipping _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the middle of a dry spell Jimmy Roger on the Victrola up high
_ Mama's dancing, baby, on her shoulder _ Sun is setting like molasses in the sky
[Bb] Work is changing, you've [Ab] had a move Everything, [B] _ [Gb] always wanting [Db] more
You leave your longing [Abm] for a _ _ [Gb] little [Db] boy's smile
[Abm] Black velvet with [E] that slow [B] southern style [Abm] A new religion [Gb] that'll bring [Db] your heart to your [B] knees
Black [Bb] velvet, [Eb] it's the meaning _ of _ [Ebm] a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
man first
The music's like a heat wave, white [Eb] lightning Bound to guide you wild _
[Ebm] Mama's baby is in the heart of every schoolgirl _ Love me tender, even crying in the _ air
We [Bb] were [Db] so, [Ab] so sweet and [Abm] true [Gb]
Always wanting [Db] more
You leave your longing for [Abm] a black boy's [Gb] _ _ [Db] smile
[Abm] _ _
_ [E] Black velvet with that slow [B] southern style [Abm] A new religion that'll bring [Db] your heart to your [B] knees
[Bb] Black velvet, [Eb] if you feel
[Ebm] _ _
Every _ [Ab] _ _ word of [Bb] every song that he sang was [Ebm] for you _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] In a flash he [E] was gone, it happened [B] so _ [Gb] _ [B] [Bb] soon
[Eb] You couldn't see [Ebm] me _ _ _ _
_ Black _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ velvet [Db] with that slow _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[B] southern style [Abm] A new religion [Db] that'll bring your heart to your knees
[B] _ [Ebm] Black velvet, _ if you feel
[Abm] Black _ velvet [Db] with that _ _ [Abm] _ _ slow [E] _
[B] southern style [Abm] A new religion [Gb] that'll bring your [Db] heart to your [Gbm] knees
[Bb] Black velvet, _ _ _ [Ebm] if you feel _ _ _
If [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] you feel
_ [Ebm] _ If _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ you [Ab] feel _
_ [Ebm] If _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ you feel _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
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