{Intro}
[Em](with blues fills, 8 bars)
Mmmmm mmmm oooooo (ad lib)
{Verse 1}
[Em]Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
[Em]Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high
[Em]Mama's dancing - baby on her shoulder
[Em]The sun is setting like molasses in the sky
[Bsus4]The boy could [B]sing, knew how to [Asus4]move -[A] everything
[Gsus4] Always [G]wanting more[Dsus4] - it leaves you [D]longing for
{Chorus}
[Am]Black Velvet in that l[D]ittle boy's smile
[Am]Black Velvet with that s[F]low southern [C]style
[Am]A new religion that'll [D]bring you to your knees
[C7]Black V[B7]elvet - if you [Em]please
{Verse 2}
[Em]Up in Memphis the music's like a heatwave
[Em]White lightning, bound to drive you wild
[Em]Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl
[Em]"Love Me Tender" leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles
[Bsus4] The way he [B]moved, it was a [Asus4]sin, so s[A]weet and true
[Gsus4] Always [G]wanting more[Dsus4] - he'd leave you [D]longing for
{Chorus}
[Am]Black Velvet in that l[D]ittle boy's smile
[Am]Black Velvet with that s[F]low southern [C]style
[Am]A new religion that'll [D]bring you to your knees
[C7]Black V[B7]elvet - if you [Em]please
{Bridge}
[A]Every word of every [B]song that he sang is for y[Em]ou
[A]In a flash he was g[F]one - it happened [C7]so soon[N.C.] - wh[B7]at could you[Em] do?
{Guitar Solo}
[Em](8 bars)
{Chorus}
[Am]Black Velvet in that l[D]ittle boy's smile
[Am]Black Velvet with that s[F]low southern [C]style
[Am]A new religion that'll [D]bring you to your knees
[C7]Black V[B7]elvet - if you [Em]please
[Am]Black Velvet in that l[D]ittle boy's smile
[Am]Black Velvet with that s[F]low southern [C]style
[Am]A new religion that'll [D]bring you to your knees
[C7]Black V[B7]elvet - if you [Em]please
{Outro}
[Em]If you please
[Em]If you please
[Em]If you please
[Em](fade out)