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Alannah Myles-Black Velvet - sr - 0

[DROP D - Riff to start and bass - BPM 91 - use fat bottomed girls riff]
(slide up 3rd finger to 7th fret on G so playing descending easier)
(riff starts half bar ahead of drums coming in - you can play riff during drums
as well - just slide up playing a diad - then lift off G string to play notes
just on D)

G ---777-------------------------------
D --s7775s3p0--7--------------3--2-----
A -------------5---------------3--2---35
D -------------0----------------3--257--
Dr-------------B--S--B--S--B--S--B--S--B
[Could just play Fmaj then Emin with riff playing drums]

[Verse 1- Drop D - for Dm can play 000231 at later points or to help play licks]
[Dm - 000xxx?] Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
[Dm] Jimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high. 
(FBGirls riff - 555xxx 333xxx 057xxx - after snare)
[Dm] Mama's dancin', baby on her shoulders,
[Dm] The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky.
[A] The boy could sing, knew how to [G] move, everything;
[F - 333xxx] Always wanting more, [C] he'd leave you longing for.
 
[Chorus] 
[Gm - 555333] Black velvet in that [C] little boy's smile.
[Gm] Black velvet in with that [Eb] slow southern [Bb] style.
[Gm] A new religion that'll [C] bring you to your knees,
[Bb] Black vel [A] vet, if you [Dm] please.
 
[Verse 2] 
[Dm] Up in Memphis the music's like a heat wave,
[Dm] White lightnin', bound to drive you wild.
[Dm] Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl,
[Dm] Love me tender, leaves 'em cryin' in the aisles.
[A] The way he moved it was a [G] sin so sweet and true,
[F] Always wanting more, [C] he'd leave you longing for.

[Chorus] 
[Gm] Black velvet in that [C] little boy's smile.
[Gm] Black velvet in with that [Eb] slow southern [Bb] style.
[Gm] A new religion that'll [C] bring you to your knees,
[Bb] Black vel [A] vet, if you [Dm] please.
 
[Break] 
[Gm] Every word of every [A] song that he sang was for [Dm] you.
[Gm] In a flash he was g [Eb] one, it happened so [Bb] soon.

(run Bb/D Bb/C Bb A5 trill)
D -12-10--8--7-----
A -12-10--8--7-----
D -12-10--8--7h8p7(trill)

[A] What could you d [Dm] ooooooooooo?

[Solo just over Dm I think]
 
[Chorus] 
[Gm] Black velvet in that [C] little boy's smile.
[Gm] Black velvet in with that [Eb] slow southern [Bb] style.
[Gm] A new religion that'll [C] bring you to your knees,
[Bb] Black vel [A] vet, if you [Dm] please.

[Repeat til end]

[Notes]
[Solo]
B --8b10b8p6h8b10----------------8----
G -------------------s7-7---55-7------
D ------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------
D -0----------------------------------
Dr----S-----------S--------S----------

E ------------------------------------
B --8b10b8p6h8b10---------------------
G -------------------s7-5-------------
D -------------------------7-5--------
A -----------------------------8-5----
D -0----------------------------------
Dr----S-----------S--------S----------

(fret 13 with 3rd finger for strength - 
mute low strings on high 13 with first finger)
E ------------------------------13b15--13
B --13b15---10-13b15--13b15--10--------X-
G -------------------------------------X-
D -------------------------------------X-
A ---------------------------------------
D -0-------------------------------------
Dr--------S------------------S---------S-

(---------------------unison bend til end)
E --------------------10------------------
B --13b15---10-13b15--13b15---------------
G ----------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------
D -0--------------------------------------
Dr--------S------------------S---------S--

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David Bowie-Lets Dance

[Intro - No drums - BPM 115 - capo at 1 for original key]   
[D7] Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah...  

(drums in - BxxB Sxxx Bxxx Sxxx - BxxB SxBx Bxxx Sxxx)
[A7sus4-575755 or x02030] [A7sus4] [Am6-5x4555 or x02212] [Am6]
[F] [F] [Am7] [Am] 

[Chorus]   
(Let's [A7sus4] dance) put on your red shoes and [Am6] dance the blues
(Let's [F] dance) to the song they're playin' on the [Am7] radio
(Let's [A7sus4] sway) while color lights up your [Am6] face
(Let's [F] sway) sway through the crowd to an [Am7] empty space

[Verse]  
[G] If you say run ........ I'll [C] run with [D] you [C] [D] 
[G] If you say hide, .......... we'll [C] hide [D/C] [C] [D/C] .. Be 
[G] cause my love for [Em] you would [C] break my heart in [D7] two
[D7] If you should fall into my arms and tremble like a....

[Bridge]  
[A7sus4] Flow [A7sus4] er [Am6] [Am6] 
Let's dance 
[F] [F] [Am7] [Am] 
 
[Chorus]   
(Let's [A7sus4] dance) for fear your grace should [Am6] fall
(Let's [F] dance) for fear tonight is [Am7] all
(Let's [A7sus4] sway) you could look into my eyes [Am6] 
(Let's sway [F]) under the moonlight, this [Am7] serious moonlight

[Verse]  
[G] If you say run ........ I'll [C] run with [D] you [C] [D] 
[G] If you say hide, we'll [C] hide [D/C] [C] [D/C] .. Be 
[G] cause my love for [Em] you would [C] break my heart in [D7] two
[D7] If you should fall into my arms and tremble like a....

[Bridge]  
[A7sus4] Flow [A7sus4] er [Am6] [Am6]  
[F] [F] [Am7] [Am]  

[Chorus]   
(Let's [A7sus4] dance) put on your red shoes and [Am6] dance the blues
(Let's [F] sway) under the moonlight, [Am7] the serious moonlight

[Outro - Solo]  
[A7sus4] Flow [A7sus4] er [Am6] [Am6] 
Let's dance 
[F] [F] [Am7] [Am] 
Repeat to fade w/ad lib

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