Tune Down half step:
Intro: (Bass plays E throughout)
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Verse:
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell;
Jimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high.
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Mama's dancin' baby on her shoulders,
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky.
Pre-Chorus:
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The boy could soon know how to move everything, Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for.
Chorus:
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
Black velvet, if you please.
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Verse:
Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,
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White lightening, bound to drive you wild.
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Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl,
Love me tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles.
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The way he moved it was a sin so sweet and true, Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for.
Chorus:
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
Black velvet, if you please.
Solo:
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Every word of every song that he sang was for you.
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In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon.
What could you do-?
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Chorus:
Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
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A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
Black velvet, if you please.
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Black Velvet in that little boy's smile.
Black velvet in with that slow southern style.
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A new religion that'll bring you to your knees,
Black velvet, if you please.
Outro: (Bass plays E throughout)
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