[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)
E ------------------------------- B ------------------------------- G ---777------------------------------- D --s7775s3p0--7--------------3--2----- A -------------5---------------3--2----0-3 D -------------0----------------3--2--5
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 - 3x3211] Always wanting more, [C] he'd leave you longing for.
[Chorus] [Gm - 555333] Black vel [Gm] vet in that [C] little boy's smile. [C] [Gm] Black vel [Gm]vet in with that [Eb] slow southern [Bb] style. [Gm] A new re [Gm] ligion that'll [C] bring you to your knees, [C] [Bb] Black vel [A] vet, if you [Dm] please. [Dm]
[Vamp][Dm]
[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 - 3x3211] Always wanting more, [C] he'd leave you longing for.
[Chorus] [Gm] Black vel [Gm] vet in that [C] little boy's smile. [C] [Gm] Black vel [Gm]vet in with that [Eb] slow southern [Bb] style. [Gm] A new re [Gm] ligion that'll [C] bring you to your knees, [C] [Bb] Black vel [A] vet, if you [Dm] please. [Dm]
[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 vel [Gm] vet in that [C] little boy's smile. [C] [Gm] Black vel [Gm]vet in with that [Eb] slow southern [Bb] style. [Gm] A new re [Gm] ligion that'll [C] bring you to your knees, [C] [Bb] Black vel [A] vet, (stop / pause) if you [Dm] please.
[Repeat til end]
[Notes] [Solo] E ------------------------------------ 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--
[Chorus - No drums during Red red bit - DO OFFBEAT REGGAE STRUM FOR ALL BUT KEYBOARD PART] [G]Red [G]red [C] wine [F][G] Goes [F] to my [C] head [F][G] Makes [F] me for [C] get that I [F][G] still [F] need her [G] so [G][F][G]Red [G]red (drums stop)
(drums back in) [C] wine [F][G] It's [F] up to [C] you [F][G] All [F] I can [C] do I've done, [F][G] But [F] memories won't [G] go [G][F] Memor [G] ies won't [C] go [F][G][F]
[Bridge] I had [G] sworn that with [C] time, [F] thoughts of you'd leave my [C] head. I was [G] wrong. Now I [C] find, just one [F] thing makes me for [G] get. (drum fill - use strum to do)
[Chorus] [G]Red [G]red [C] wine [F][G] Stay [F] close to [C] me [F][G] Don't [F] let me be [C] alone [F][G] Its [F] tearing a [G] part, [G][F] my blue [G] blue heart
[Keyboard Part - Open chords - Gsus4 - 3x0013] [C][F][Gsus4][G] - [C][F][Gsus4][G]
[Bridge] I had [G] sworn that with [C] time, [F] thoughts of you'd leave my [C] head. I was [G] wrong. Now I [C] find, just one [F] thing makes me for [G] get. (drum fill - use strum to do)
[Chorus] [G]Red [G]red [C] wine [F][G] Stay [F] close to [C] me [F][G] Don't [F] let me be [C] alone [F][G] Its [F] tearing a [G] part, [G][F] my blue [G] blue heart
[Keyboard Part - Open chords - Gsus4 - 3x0013] [C][F][Gsus4][G] - [C][F][Gsus4][G]
[Chorus - Can fade out to end] [G]Red [G]red [C] wine [F][G] Stay [F] close to [C] me [F][G] Don't [F] let me be [C] alone [F][G] Its [F] tearing a [G] part, [G][F] my blue [G] blue heart
