Tabs

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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: Black Velvet
By:   Alannah Myles

[intro:]   {guitar riff then whole band comes in}   Ebm {over first 4 lines of verse}

[verse:1]
Ebm
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high
Mama's dancing, with baby on her shoulder
The Sun is setting like, molasses in the sky
Bb                                    Ab
  The boy could sing, knew how to move, everything
Gb                 Dbsus4       Db
    Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for

[chorus:] {background vocals throughout}
Abm7                        Db
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Abm7                   E             B
Black velvet in that slow southern style
Abm7                      Db            {let ring   }
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees

{bass+strumming guitar}         {whole band kicks in}
B7      Bb7                               Ebm      Ebm   Ebm  Ebm
Black velvet                      if you please 

[verse:2]
Ebm
Up in Memphis, the music's, like a heat wave
White lightning, bound to drive you wild
Mama's baby, is in the heart of every school girl
"Love me tender" leaves 'em crying in the aisle
Bb                               Ab
   The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
Gb            Dbus4      Db
   Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for

[chorus:] {repeat}  {no pauses}
 
[bridge:]               
Abm                    Bb                          Ebm  Ebm
 Every word, of every song, that he sang, was for you.
Abm                  E                     B {bass notes Eb,Db,B,Bb} Bb            Ebm
 In a flash, he was gone, it happened so soon,                       what could you do?

[solo:] guitar over Ebm {over first 4 lines of verse}

[chorus:] {repeat}  {no pause}

[chorus:] 
Abm7                     Db
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Abm7                   E             B
Black velvet in that slow southern style
Abm7                      Db
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees

{bass+guitar strum let ring}
B7      Bb7     {pause}           Ebm      Ebm   Ebm  Ebm
Black velvet             if you please 
Ebm
If you please,    I--f you plea-se, if you plea---se


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