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Chords6
Tab4
Bass7
Chords in this song8
capo 1 — sounds a semitone higherSong
This version can also be played unbarred, but then it sounds horrible, so try out
the bar chords before you discard them. The advantage of the bar chords is you can
use an awesome dead beat strum with them that you can't with the normal chords,
I'll leave both here.
Barred Chords Regular Chords
Dm 557765 Dm x00231
A 577655 A x02220
G 355433 G 320033
F 133211 F xx3211
C 335553 C 032010
Gm 355333 Gm 355333
Eb 668886 Eb 668886
Bb 688766 Bb 688766
Verse 1
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell;
Jimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high.
Mama's dancin', baby on her shoulders,
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky.
The boy could sing, knew how to move, everything;
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for.
Chorus
Black velvet in that little boy's smile.
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
Black velvet, if you please.
Verse 2
Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,
White lightnin', bound to drive you wild.
Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl,
Love me tender, leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles.
The way he moved it was a sin so sweet and true,
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for.
Chorus
Black velvet in that little boy's smile.
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
Black velvet, if you please.
Bridge
Every word of every song that he sang was for you.
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon.
What could you dooooooooooo?
Solo
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm |
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm |
Chorus
Black velvet in that little boy's smile.
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
Black velvet, if you please.
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