Black Velvet Tab

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Tune Down half step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb


Intro: (Bass plays E throughout)

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|-----------------------------7-8-7p5-----------|
|------5-7-7-----------------------------7-7----|
|---5b------------------------------------------|



Verse:

E
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell;

E
Jimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high.

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|-------8-7---|
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E
Mama's dancin' baby on her shoulders,

E
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky.



Pre-Chorus:

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B                              A                G                    D
The boy could soon know how to move everything, Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for.



Chorus:

A                    D
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.

A                         F             C
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.

A                     D
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,

F        E              
Black velvet, if you please.



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|--7----------|
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|-------5-7---|
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Verse:

E
Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,

|--7b---|
|--8b---|
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E
White lightening, bound to drive you wild.

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|--9\7p0---|
|--9\7p0---|
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E
Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl,

E
Love me tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles.




Pre-Chorus:

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|--------4-----4-----------------2-----2-----------------3--------------3-------|
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|--4-----------------4~----2-----------------2~----0--------------0-------------|
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B                         A                      G                    D
The way he moved it was a sin so sweet and true, Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for.



Chorus:

A                    D
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.

A                         F             C
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.

A                     D
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,

F        E              
Black velvet, if you please.



Solo:
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|----------------------8-------------8---------------------|
|--7h9-9b------9p7-------p9--9b--------9-7----7------------|
|------------------9-----------------------9b---9--/7b~----|
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A                   B                         E
Every word of every song that he sang was for you.

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|--8/10--------10\8-8-8--8h10----------12\10-8--10/12-8--8h10b~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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A                 F                   
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon.

               E
What could you do-?

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|--10h12p10p8----------------------8b\~--------10h12p10p8--------------------------------------|
|-------------9b--9-7-7h9--9-7-7h9------------------------9b--9-7-----7--------------------7---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------/9----7b--5-7/9-5----5-7-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------7----------|
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|------12-----12--------------------------------------17b\15-----------------------------------|
|--15b----15b----15/17b----17p15----12/15-15-15-17-15---------17-15-----------------10b-12\----|
|-------------------------------p16---------------------------------14b\12----9--12-----12\----|
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|-------------------------------12-12--15/17\15p12--15/17~---|
|-------10h12p10p8-----9/12-12-------------------------------|
|--9-12------------9b----------------------------------------|
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Chorus:

A                    D
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.

A                         F             C
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.

|------------------|
|------------------|
|--/9-7------------|
|--------10b-7b~---|
|------------------|
|------------------|

A                     D
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,

F        E              
Black velvet, if you please.

|------12-----12-----12-----12--------------|
|--15b----15b----15b----15b----15-15/17b~---|
|-------------------------------------------|
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A                    D
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.

A                         F             C
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.

|-------------------------|
|--15/17--15/17p15--------|
|------------------14b~---|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

A                     D
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,

F        E              
Black velvet, if you please.



Outro: (Bass plays E throughout)

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|-------7----7-5------------/7---7--------------------------------------|
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|--17b------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--17b-----------------------------4h5p4h5p4h5--------------------------|
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|-----------------5b--------------------------------------5b------------|


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|-----9--------7-9------------9\7-0-------------------------------------|
|--/9---9---------------------9\7-0-------------------------------------|
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