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Black Velvet Band [C] Traditional Intro: [Dm] [G] [C] [C] Verse 1: In a [C] neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to [F] trade I was [G] bound, [C] Many an hour sweet happiness Have I [Dm] spent in that [G] neat little [C] town. 'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, and caused me to [F] stray from the [G] land. Far a-[C]way from my friends and relations, Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band. |Chorus: |Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, |I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land, |And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder, |Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band. Verse 2: I [C] took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not [F] long for to [G] stay, When [C] who should I meet but this pretty fair maid, Come a [Dm] traipsing a-[G]long the high[C]way. She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was [F] just like a [G] swan's And her [C] hair hung over her shoulder, Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band. |Chorus: Verse 3: I [C] took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman [F] passing us [G] by. Well, I [C] knew she meant the doing of him, By the [Dm] look in her [G] roguish black [C] eye. A gold watch she took from his pocket, And placed it [F] right into my [G] hand, And the [C] very first thing that I said was, "Bad [Dm] ‘cess to the [G] black velvet [C] band". |Chorus: Verse 4: Be[C]fore the judge and the jury next morning I [F] had to a-[G]ppear. The [C] judge he says to me, "Young fellow, The [Dm] case against [G] you is quite [C] clear. Seven long years is your sentence, to be spent far a [F] way from this [G] land, Far a-[C]way from your friends and relations, Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band. |Chorus: |Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, |I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land, |And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder, |Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band. Verse 5: So [C] come all you jolly young fellows, A warning [F] take by [G] me [C] When you are out on the town, me boys Be-[Dm]ware of the [G] pretty coll-[C]eens For they feed you with strong drink, me lads, Till you are un-[F]able to [G] stand And the [C] very first thing that you'll know is, You've [Dm] landed in [G] Van Diemen's [C] Land |Chorus: |Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, |I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land, |And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder, |(Slowing) |Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C////////] band.