4/4 First vocal note = E Black Velvet (David Tyson & Christopher Ward) (capo on fret 4 to match recording) (1989)

(Bm) Mis-sis-sip-pi in the mid-dle of a dry spell. Jim-mie Rod-gers on the Vic-tro-la up high. Ma-ma’s danc-in’ with ba-by on her shoul-der. The sun is set-tin’ like mo-las-ses in the sky. (F#7sus4) The boy could (F#7)sing; knew how to (E7sus4)move (E7)ev-’ry-thing. (D7sus4) Al-ways (D7)want-ing more. (Asus4) He’d leave you long-ing for…

Chorus: (Em) Black Vel-vet and that (A)lit-tle boy smile, (Em) Black Vel-vet with that (C)slow south-ern (G)style, (Em) a new re-li-gion that’ll (A)bring you to your knees. (G7) Black (F#7sus4)Vel-vet, if you (Bm)please. (Bm) (Bm) (Bm)

(Bm) Up in Mem-phis the mu-sic’s like a heat wave. “White Light-nin’” bound to drive you wild. Ma-ma’s ba-by is in the heart of ev-’ry school girl “Love Me Ten-der” leaves ’em cry-in’ in the aisle. (F#7sus4) The way he (F#7)moved, it was (E7sus4)a sin so (E7)sweet and true. (D7sus4) Al-ways (D7)want-ing more. (Asus4) He’d leave you long-ing for…

Chorus: (Em) Black Vel-vet and that (A)lit-tle boy smile, (Em) Black Vel-vet with that (C)slow south-ern (G)style, (Em) a new re-li-gion that’ll (A)bring you to your knees. (G7) Black (F#7sus4)Vel-vet, if you (Bm)please. (Bm)

Bridge: (Em) Ev-’ry word of ev-’ry (F#7)song that he sang was for (Bm)you. (Bm) (Em) In a flash he was (C)gone; it hap-pened so (G)soon. (F#7) What could you (Bm)do-o-o-o?

Chorus: (Em) Black Vel-vet and that (A)lit-tle boy smile, (Em) Black Vel-vet and that (C)slow south-ern (G)style, (Em) a new re-li-gion that’ll (A)bring you to your knees. (G7) Black (F#7sus4)Vel-vet, if you (Bm)please. (repeat)

(May 14, 2019)