The Black Velvet Band Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]In a neat little town they call Belfast,
Apprentice [C]to trade I [D]was bound,
And [G]many an hour's sweet [Em]happiness
Have [D]I spent in that neat little town.
[G]A sad misfortune came ove[C]r me
[G]Which caused me to [C]stray from the [D]land
Far [G]away from me friends
and re[Em]lations
[D]Betrayed by the black velvet [G]band
Her eyes they shone like diamonds
I thought her the [C]queen of [D]the land
And [G]her hair it hung over her [Em]shoulders
Tied [D]up with a black velvet [G]band
I took a stroll down [C]Broadway
[G]Meaning not [C]long for to [D]stay
When [G]who should I meet
But this [Em]pretty fair maid
Comes a [D]-trippin' along the high[G]way
She [C]was [G]both fair and handsome
Her neck it was [C]just like a [D]swan's
And her [G]hair it hung over her [Em]shoulder
Tied [D]up with a black velvet [G]band
[C]Her [G]eyes they shone like diamonds
I thought her the [C]queen of [D]the land
And her [G]hair hung over her [Em]shoulder
Tied [D]up with a black velvet band
[G]I t[C]ook[G] a stroll with this fair maid
And a gentleman [C]passing us [D]by
Well I [G]knew that she meant
the [Em]do ing of him
By the [D]look in her roguish black [G]eye
A gold watch she took from his pocket
And placed it right [C]in to my [D]hand
And the [G]very first thing that [D]I said [Em]was
Bad [D]luck to the black velvet [G]band
[C]Her [G]eyes they shone like diamonds
I thought her the [C]queen of the [D]land
And her [G]hair hung over her [Em]shoulders
Tied [D]up with a black velvet [G]band
[C][G][C][D][G][D][Em][D][G]
Before the judge and the jury,
next morning I [C]had to ap[D]pear
And the [G]judge, he says [D]to me,
[Em]young man,
[D]your case it is proven clear
[G]We'll give you seven
years' penal servitude
To be spent far away [C]from the [D]land
Far away [G]from your friends
and com[Em]panions
[D]Betrayed by the black velvet [G]band
[C]Her [G]eyes they shone like diamonds
[C]I t[G]hought her the q[C]ueen of the l[D]and
And [G]her hair it hung over her [Em]shoulder
Tied [D]up with a black velvet band
[G]So come on you jolly young fellows
A warning [C]take by [D]me
When [G]you are out on [Em]the town, me lads
[D]Beware of them pretty [G]Colleens
For they will feed you with strong drink
Till you are un[C]able to [D]stand
And the [G]very next thing that
[D]you'll [Em]know is
You've [D]landed in Van Diemen's [G]land
[C]Her [G]eyes they shone like diamonds
I thought her the [C]queen of the [D]land
And [G]her hair, it hung over her [Em]shoulder
Tied [D]up with a black velvet [G]band
Her eyes, shone like diamonds
I thought her the [C]queen of the [D]land
And [G]her hair, it hung over [D]her [Em]shoulders
Tied [D]up with a black velvet [G]band