Black Velvet Band Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

 Well, in a Gneat little town they call CBelfast,

 appA7rentice to trD7ade I was bound

 MaGny an hours sweet Emhappiness,

 have I spCent in that D7neat little toGwn

 A sad misfortune came Cover me, which A7caused me to strD7ay from the land

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 Far away fGrom my friends and relations, betrayed by the black velvet band

 HeGr eyes they shone like diCamonds

 I thought her the queen of the lD7and

 And her haiGr it hung over her shEmoulder

 Tied uCp with a blaD7ck velvet banGd

I took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not long for to stay

When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid comes a tripping along the highway

She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was just like a swans

And her hair it hung over her shoulder, tied up with a black velvet band

Her eyes they shone like diamonds

I thought her the queen of the land

And her hair it hung over her shoulder

Tied up with a black velvet band

I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman passing us by

Well I knew she meant the doing of him, by the look in her roguish black eye

A goldwatch she took from his pocket and placed it right in to my hand

And the very first thing that I said was bad luck to the black velvet band

Her eyes they shone like diamonds

I thought her the queen of the land

And her hair it hung over her shoulder

Tied up with a black velvet band

Before the judge and the jury, next morning I had to appear

The judge he says to me: "Young man, your case it is proven clear

We'll give you seven years penal servitude, to be spent faraway from the land

Far away from your friends and companions, betrayed by the black velvet band"

Her eyes they shone like diamonds

I thought her the queen of the land

And her hair it hung over her shoulder

Tied up with a black velvet band

So come all you jolly young fellows a warning take by me

When you are out on the town me lads, beware of them pretty colleens

For they feed you with strong drink, "Oh yeah", 'til you are unable to stand

And the very next thing that you'll know is you've landed in Van Diemens Land

Her eyes they shone like diamonds

I thought her the queen of the land

And her hair it hung over her shoulder

Tied up with a black velvet band