Alannah Myles, Black Velvet (1990)
^{Key: :[Ebm] (w: David Tyson, Christopher Ward)}

VERSE 1:
[Ebm] 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 [Ab] move everything
[Gb] Always wanting more, [Db] he'd leave you longing for

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

VERSE 2:
[Ebm] 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 [Ab] sin so sweet and true
[Gb] Always wanting more, [Db] he'd leave you longing for

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

INSTRUMENTAL: [Ebm]

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]