Black Velvet Band Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][A][Bm][G][A][D]

[Verse 1]
In a [D]neat little
town [G]they called [D]Belfast
Apparent as to a trade [A]I was bound
And [D]merely's the hour
of sweet happiness
[Bm]I sp[G]ent in that ne[A]at little to[D]wn
Till a sad misfortune came [G]over [D]me,
that caused me to stray [A]from the land
Far [D]away from me friends
and relation[G]s,
[Bm]bitter ate b[G]y the [A]black velvet bands[D]
[A]Her [D]eyes they shone [G]like diamond[D]s,
I thought her the queen [A]of the land
With her [D]hair but hung over
her [G]shoulder[Bm]s
Tied [G]up with [A]her black velvet [D]band
[A]As I w[D]ent strolling down Broadway
Not intending to stay [A]very long
Well, [D]who should I meet but
this pretty [Bm]fair maid
Come [G]traipsing [A]along the highway
[D]She was both [G]fair and [D]handsome,
her neck it was just like [A]a swan
And her hair [D]was hung over
her shoulder[G]s,
[Bm]tied up wi[G]th a bla[A]ck velvet band[D]
Her eyes they shone [G]like diamond[D]s,
I thought her the queen of [A]the land
With her [D]hair a -tongue over
her [Bm]shoulders
Tied [G]up with [A]her black velvet
[D]band[G][Bm][G][A][D]
Well, I took a stroll with
this [G]pretty fair [D]maid
And a gentleman passing us [A]by
Well, I [D]knew she meant the doing of [Bm]him
By the [G]look in [A]her roguish black [D]eye
I got what she took from his pocket
And she slipped it right into [A]my hand
And the very [D]next thing that I said
[Bm]Was, that [G]says to that [A]black velvet band
[D]Her eyes they shone lik[G]e diamon[D]ds,
I thought her the queen of [A]the land
With her [D]hair it hung over
her [Bm]shoulders,
tied [G]up with [A]her black velvet band
[D]Before the judge and[G] the jur[D]y,
next morning I [A]had to appear
And the [D]judge, [Bm]said [D]to me, [Bm]young man,
the [G]case again[A]st you is [D]clear
We'll give you seven
years' penal [G]servitude
[D]to be spent far [A]away from the land
Far away [D]from your friends
and [A]re [D]lations,
[Bm]vitriate b[G]y the [A]black velvet band[D]
Her eyes, shone [G]like [D]diamonds
I thought her the queen [A]of the land
With her [D]hair,
it hung over her [Bm]shoulders
Tied [G]up with her black [A]velvet band
[D]