Black Velvet Chords by Robin Lee

Tempo:
91.45 bpm
Chords used:

Em

Am

D

G

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Robin Lee   Black Velvet chords
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[E]
[Em] [D]
[B] [G] [F#m] [E] Mississippi in the middle of a dry [E] spell Jimmy Rogers on the big troller up high
Mama's dead and baby on her [Bm] shoulder [E] Sun is setting like molasses in the sky
[B] The boy could say he knew [D] how to [A] move everything
[G] Always wanting [D] more He'd leave you [Bm] longing for [Am] [G]
[D] a sloth
[Am] Black velvet in [F] that [C] short southern style [Am] A new [G] religion that'll [D] bring you to your [C] knees
[B] Black velvet [E] he [Em] pleads
Hoppin' and [Bm] dancin' the music's like a heat [Em] wave
Down [Bm] to drive you wild
[Em] Mama's [Bm] baby's in the heart of every [Em] schoolgirl
Love me tender [Bm] leaves him cryin' in the [Em] air
The [B] way he moved it [A] was a sin
So sweet and [C] true
[G] Always wanting [D] more He'd leave you [Bm] longing for [Am] [G] [D]
[Am] [G] [F] a [C] sloth
Black velvet in that short southern [Am] style A new religion [G] that'll bring you [D] to your [C] knees
[B] Black velvet [Em] if you [A] please
[Em] In [Am]
[B] [Em]
[Bm] [Am] a flash [F] he was gone
[F] It [C] happened so soon
[B] What could you [Em] do? Ooh, [Bm] ooh
[E]
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[Am] [G]
[C] [D] Black velvet [Am]
[C] in that short southern [Am] style A new [G] religion that'll bring [D] you to your [C] knees
[B] Black velvet [Em] [Am] in [G] that [E] [D] [Am]
[C] short southern style [Am] A new religion [G] that'll bring [D] you to your [C] knees
Black [B] velvet [E] if you [Bm]
[G] [Bm] please
[Em] [Bm] [Em] [E]
[Bm]
[Em] [D] [E] [Em]
[E]
Key:  
Em
121
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
Em
121
Am
2311
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Robin Lee - Black Velvet chords, Practice these chords sequence - G, D, Am, G, D, C, Bm, Em and Bm. A strategic approach would be to train at 45 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 91. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
[B] _ [G] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ Mississippi in the middle of a dry [E] spell Jimmy Rogers on the big troller up high
Mama's dead and baby on her [Bm] shoulder [E] _ Sun is setting like molasses in the sky
[B] The boy could say he knew [D] how to [A] move everything
[G] _ Always wanting [D] more He'd leave you [Bm] longing for [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ a sloth
[Am] _ Black velvet in [F] that [C] short southern style [Am] A new [G] religion that'll [D] bring you to your [C] knees
[B] Black velvet [E] he [Em] _ _ pleads _ _ _
_ Hoppin' and [Bm] dancin' the music's like a heat [Em] wave
Down _ _ [Bm] to drive you wild
[Em] _ Mama's [Bm] baby's in the heart of every [Em] schoolgirl
Love me tender [Bm] leaves him cryin' in the [Em] air
The [B] way he moved it [A] was a sin
So sweet and [C] true
[G] Always wanting [D] more He'd leave you [Bm] longing for [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] [F] a [C] sloth
Black velvet in that short southern [Am] style A new religion [G] that'll bring you [D] to your [C] knees
[B] Black velvet [Em] if you _ [A] please
_ [Em] In _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ a flash [F] he was gone
[F] It [C] happened so soon _
[B] _ What could you [Em] do? Ooh, _ _ [Bm] ooh
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_ [C] [D] Black velvet [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ in that short southern [Am] style A new [G] religion that'll bring [D] you to your [C] knees
[B] Black velvet [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] in [G] that _ [E] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] short southern style [Am] A new religion [G] that'll bring [D] you to your [C] knees
Black [B] velvet _ _ _ [E] if you [Bm] _ _
[G] _ [Bm] please
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[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
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Among the compositions on the album The Best Of, written by Christopher Ward and David Tyson, this one shines.

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