Alannah Myles, Black Velvet (1990)
Key: :[D#m] (w: David Tyson, Christopher Ward)

VERSE 1:
[D#m] Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
Jimmy Rodgers on the victola up high
Mama's dancin' baby on her shoulders
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky
[Bb7] The boy could soon know how to [G#] move everything
[F#] Always wanting more, [C#] he'd leave you longing for

CHORUS:
[G#m] Black Velvet in that [C#] little boy's smile
[G#m] Black velvet in with that [E] slow [B] southern style
[G#m] A new religon that'll [C#] bring you to your knees
[B7] Black [Bb7] velvet, if you [D#m] please

VERSE 2:
[D#m] Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave
White lightening, bound to drive you wild
Mama's baby's in the heart of every schoolgirl
Love me tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles
[Bb7] The way he moved it was a [G#] sin so sweet and true
[F#] Always wanting more, [C#] he'd leave you longing for

REPEAT CHORUS:

BRIDGE:
[G#m] Every word of every [Bb7] song that he sang was for [D#m] you
[G#m] In a flash he was [E] gone, it happened so [B] soon
[Bb7] What could you [D#m] do?

INSTRUMENTAL: [D#m]

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]