The Black Velvet Band Chords

[Chorus]
C
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
                                 G
You'd think she was queen of the land
        C                  Am
And her hair hung over her shoulder
Dm              G            C
Tied up with a black velvet band
 
[Verse 1]
C
In a neat little town they call Belfast
                           G
Apprenticed to trade I was bound
    C                    Am
And many an hour's sweet happiness
 Dm            G           C
I spent in that neat little town
 C
Till bad misfortune came o'er me
                                 G
That caused me to stray from the land
    C                         Am
Far away from my friends and relations
  Dm          G            C
To follow the black velvet band
 
[Chorus]
C
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
                                 G
You'd think she was queen of the land
        C                  Am
And her hair hung over her shoulder
Dm              G            C
Tied up with a black velvet band
 
[Verse 2]
       C
Well, I was out strolling one evening
                       G
Not meaning to go very far
      C                        Am
When I met with a pretty young damsel
     Dm              G            C
Who was selling her trade in the bar
        C
When I watched, she took from a customer
                             G
And slipped it right into my hand
         C                        Am
Then the Watch came and put me in prison
    Dm          G            C
Bad luck to the black velvet band
 
[Chorus]
C
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
                                 G
You'd think she was queen of the land
        C                  Am
And her hair hung over her shoulder
Dm              G            C
Tied up with a black velvet band
 
[Verse 3]
      C
Next morning before judge and jury
                      G
For a trial I had to appear
        C                           Am
And the judge, he said, "You young fellows...
     Dm           G            C
The case against you is quite clear
      C
And seven long years is your sentence
                             G
You're going to Van Dieman's Land
      C                          Am
Far away from your friends and relations
    Dm         G            C
To follow the black velvet band."
 
[Chorus]
C
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
                                 G
You'd think she was queen of the land
        C                  Am
And her hair hung over her shoulder
Dm              G            C
Tied up with a black velvet band
 
[Verse 4]
    C
So come all you jolly young fellows
                           G
I'd have you take warning by me
    C                               Am
Whenever you're out on the liquor, me lads
  Dm           G        C
Beware of the pretty colleen
 
She'll fill you with whiskey and porter
                         G
Until you're not able to stand
       C                            Am
And the very next thing that you'll know, me lads
       Dm          G           C
You're landed in Van Dieman's Land
 
[Chorus]
C
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
                                 G
You'd think she was queen of the land
        C                  Am
And her hair hung over her shoulder
Dm              G            C
Tied up with a black velvet band
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