Black Velvet Chords by Alannah Myles

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Three.
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Four.
This [Ebm] is sitting in the middle of dry snow.
_ Jimmy Rogers on the big tri-i-de. _
Mama's [Eb] dancing with baby [Gb] on her shoulder.
[Ebm] _ The [Db] sun is setting like [Eb] molasses in the sky.
[Bb] _ And I could say we knew how [Ab] to move _ everything.
Well, [B] _
[Gb] I always wanted more.
[Db] _ You make me like _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ a boy with a smile
and [Abm] _ _ _ _
a [E] slow [B] southern style.
_ [Abm] A new religion, [Gb] _ I'm gonna [Db] take it easy.
[B] _ [Bb] Like velvet, _ _ if [Eb] you _ please. _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ [Bb] _ [Db] Less than music's like a heat [Bb] wave.
_ [Db] _ _ _ My _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ mama's baby's in [Ebm] the heart of every school. _ _
Love me tenderly and _ cryin' in the aisle.
[Bb] The [Bb] way you moved it [Ab] was so smooth, so sweet and [B] true.
_ [Gb] I always wanted more.
[Db] _ You make me like a _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ boy with a smile
and [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] a slow southern [B] style.
[Abm] _ A new religion, [Db] I'm gonna take it [B] easy.
Like [Bb] velvet, [Ab] if you please.
[Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] Every song [A] that I sang [Db] was [Ebm] for you.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ In a flash, she was [E] gone.
_ It happened [B] so soon.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] What could you [Ebm] do? _ _ _ _ _ _
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A [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ boy with a smile and [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] a slow southern [B] style.
[Abm] _ A new religion, [Db] I'm gonna take it easy.
[B] _
Like [Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ velvet, _ [Db] if you please.
Less _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] than [B] music's like a heat wave.
Love _ _ [Abm] _
me _ _ [Db] tenderly _ _ _
_ [B] and cryin' in the aisle.
Like [Bb] velvet, _ _ _ if [Eb] you _ _ please.
_ If [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
you _ please. _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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