The Black Velvet Band
The Black Velvet Band

The Black Velvet Band chords by The Dubliners

1967Folk
Guitar
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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    In 
    neat 
    little 
    town 
    they 
    called 
    Belfast 

    Apprentice 
    to 
    trade 
    was 
    bound 

    And 
    many 
    an 
    hour's 
    sweet 
    happiness 

    Have 
    spent 
    in 
    that 
    neat 
    little 
    town 

    As 
    sad 
    misfortune 
    came 
    over 
    me 

    Which 
    caused 
    me 
    to 
    stray 
    from 
    the 
    land 

    Far 
    a
    way 
    from 
    me 
    friends 
    and 
    relations 

    Be
    trayed 
    by 
    the 
    black 
    velvet 
    band 

    Chorus 1
    Her 
    eyes, 
    they 
    shone 
    like 
    diamonds 

    thought 
    her 
    the 
    queen 
    of 
    the 
    land 

    And 
    her 
    hair, 
    it 
    hung 
    over 
    her 
    shoulder 

    Tied 
    up 
    with 
    black 
    velvet 
    band 

    Verse 2
    took 
    stroll 
    down 
    broadway 

    Meaning 
    not 
    long 
    for 
    to 
    stay 

    When 
    who 
    should 
    meet 

    but 
    this 
    pretty 
    fair 
    maid 

    Come 
    traipsing 
    along 
    the 
    high
    way 

    She 
    was 
    both 
    fair 
    and 
    handsome 

    Her 
    neck, 
    it 
    was 
    just 
    like 
    swan 

    And 
    her 
    hair, 
    it 
    hung 
    over 
    her 
    shoulder 

    Tied 
    up 
    with 
    black 
    velvet 
    band 

    Chorus 2
    Her 
    eyes, 
    they 
    shone 
    like 
    diamonds 

    thought 
    her 
    the 
    queen 
    of 
    the 
    land 

    And 
    her 
    hair, 
    it 
    hung 
    over 
    her 
    shoulder 

    Tied 
    up 
    with 
    black 
    velvet 
    band 

    Verse 3
    took 
    stroll 
    with 
    this 
    pretty 
    fair 
    maid 

    And 
    the 
    gentleman 
    passing 
    us 
    by 

    Well, 
    knew 
    she 
    meant 
    the 
    doing 
    of 
    him 

    By 
    the 
    look 
    in 
    her 
    roguish 
    black 
    eye 

    gold 
    watch 
    she 
    took 
    from 
    his 
    pocket 

    And 
    placed 
    it 
    right 
    into 
    my 
    hand 

    And 
    the 
    very 
    first 
    thing 
    that 
    said, 
    was 

    Bad 
    'cess 
    to 
    the 
    black 
    velvet 
    band 

    Chorus 3
    Her 
    eyes, 
    they 
    shone 
    like 
    diamonds 

    thought 
    her 
    the 
    queen 
    of 
    the 
    land 

    And 
    her 
    hair, 
    it 
    hung 
    over 
    her 
    shoulder 

    Tied 
    up 
    with 
    black 
    velvet 
    band 

    Verse 4
    Be
    fore 
    the 
    judge 
    and 
    the 
    jury 

    Next 
    morning, 
    had 
    to 
    ap
    pear 

    The 
    judge, 
    he 
    says 
    to 
    me 

    "Young 
    man, 
    you're 
    case 
    it 
    is 
    proven 
    clear 

    We'll 
    give 
    you 
    seven 
    years 
    penal 
    servi
    tude 

    To 
    be 
    spent 
    far 
    a
    way 
    from 
    the 
    land 

    Far 
    a
    way 
    from 
    your 
    friends 
    and 
    relations 

    Be
    trayed 
    by 
    the 
    black 
    velvet 
    band" 

    Chorus 4
    Her 
    eyes, 
    they 
    shone 
    like 
    diamonds 

    thought 
    her 
    the 
    queen 
    of 
    the 
    land 

    And 
    her 
    hair, 
    it 
    hung 
    over 
    her 
    shoulder 

    Tied 
    up 
    with 
    black 
    velvet 
    band 

    Verse 5
    So 
    come 
    all 
    you 
    jolly 
    young 
    fellows 

    warning 
    take 
    by 
    me 

    When 
    you 
    are 
    out 
    on 
    the 
    town, 
    me 
    lads 

    Be
    ware 
    of 
    the 
    pretty 
    Col
    leens 

    They'll 
    feed 
    you 
    with 
    strong 
    drink, 
    me 
    lads 

    'Til 
    you 
    are 
    un
    able 
    to 
    stand 

    And 
    the 
    very 
    first 
    thing 
    that 
    you'll 
    know 
    is 

    You've 
    landed 
    in 
    Van 
    Diemens 
    Land 

    Chorus 5
    Her 
    eyes, 
    they 
    shone 
    like 
    diamonds 

    Her 
    neck, 
    it 
    was 
    just 
    like 
    swan 

    And 
    her 
    hair, 
    it 
    hung 
    over 
    her 
    shoulder 

    Tied 
    up 
    with 
    black 
    velvet 
    band 

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