Black Velvet Band Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Her[G] ey[C]es they shone like
the diamond,
you'd think she was queen of the [G]land.
And her [C]hair hung over her shoulder,
tied [G]up with a black velvet [C]band.
In a neat little town they call Belfast,
a princess in trade I was [G]bound.
And [C]many's the hour of sweet happiness
I [G]spent in that neat little [C]town
Till a sad misfortune befell me
That caused me to stray from the [G]land
Far [C]away from my friends and relations
To [G]follow the black velvet [C]band
Oh, her eyes they shone like
the diamonds
You'd think she was queen of the [G]land
And her [C]hair hung over her shoulders,
tied [G]up with a black velvet [C]band.
As I was strolling down Broadway,
not intending to go very [G]far,
I [C]met the frolicsome damsel,
[G]applying her trade in the [C]bar.
Well, a watch she took from a customer,
and she slipped it right into my [G]hand.
And the [C]watch came and put me in prison
Bad [G]luck to the black velvet [C]band
Oh, her eyes is shown like a diamond
You'd think she was queen of the [G]land
And her [C]hair hung over her shoulder
Tied [G]up with a black velvet [C]band
Before judging jury next morning
For trial I had to ap[G]pear
And the [C]judge, said, my young fellow,
the [G]case against you is quite [C]clear
Well, seven long years your sentence,
you're going to Van Diemen's [G]land
Far [C]away from your friends and relations,
to [G]follow the black velvet [C]band
Oh, her eyes,
they shone like the diamond,
you'd think she was queen of the [G]land
And her [C]hair hung over her shoulder
Tied [G]up with a black velvet [C]band[G][C][G]
[C]So come all you jolly young fellows
I'll you take warning by [G]me
When [C]they're here out on
the lick of me boys,
be[G]ware of that pretty Colleen
[C]She'll fill you with whiskey and porter,
until you're not able to [G]stand
And the [C]very next thing
that you'll know me lads,
you'll [G]have landed in Van Diemen's [C]land
Yes, her eyes is shown like a diamond,
you'd think she was queen of the [G]land
And her [C]hair hung over her shoulder,
tied [G]up with a black velvet [C]band
Yes, her eyes they shone like
the diamond
You'd think she was queen of the [G]land
And her [C]hair hung over her shoulder
Tied [G]up with a black velvet [C]band