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f	1	Black Velvet Band [C]	f	1	Black Velvet Band [C]
	2	Traditional		2	Traditional
	3	Intro: [Dm] [G] [C] [C]		3	Intro: [Dm] [G] [C] [C]
	4			4
	5	Verse 1:		5	Verse 1:
	6	In a [C] neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to [F] trade I was [G] bound,		6	In a [C] neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to [F] trade I was [G] bound,
	7	[C] Many an hour sweet happiness		7	[C] Many an hour sweet happiness
	8	Have I [Dm] spent in that [G] neat little [C] town.		8	Have I [Dm] spent in that [G] neat little [C] town.
	9	'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, and caused me to [F] stray from the [G] land.		9	'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, and caused me to [F] stray from the [G] land.
n	10	Far a-[C]way from my friends and relations,	n	10	Far a-[C]way from my friends and relations, Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band.
	11	Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band.
	12			11
	13	\|Chorus:		12	\|Chorus:
	14	\|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,		13	\|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
	15	\|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,		14	\|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
	16	\|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,		15	\|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
	17	\|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.		16	\|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
	18			17
	19	Verse 2:		18	Verse 2:
	20	I [C] took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not [F] long for to [G] stay,		19	I [C] took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not [F] long for to [G] stay,
	21	When [C] who should I meet but this pretty fair maid,		20	When [C] who should I meet but this pretty fair maid,
	22	Come a [Dm] traipsing a-[G]long the high[C]way.		21	Come a [Dm] traipsing a-[G]long the high[C]way.
	23	She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was [F] just like a [G] swan's		22	She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was [F] just like a [G] swan's
n	24	And her [C] hair hung over her shoulder,	n	23	And her [C] hair hung over her shoulder, Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
	25	Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.		24
				25	\|Chorus:
				26
				27	Verse 3:
				28	I [C] took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman [F] passing us [G] by.
				29	Well, I [C] knew she meant the doing of him,
				30	By the [Dm] look in her [G] roguish black [C] eye.
				31	A gold watch she took from his pocket, And placed it [F] right into my [G] hand,
				32	And the [C] very first thing that I said was, "Bad [Dm] ‘cess to the [G] black velvet [C] band".
				33
				34	\|Chorus:
				35
				36	Verse 4:
				37	Be[C]fore the judge and the jury next morning I [F] had to a-[G]ppear.
				38	The [C] judge he says to me, "Young fellow,
				39	The [Dm] case against [G] you is quite [C] clear.
				40	Seven long years is your sentence, to be spent far a [F] way from this [G] land,
				41	Far a-[C]way from your friends and relations, Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band.
	26			42
	27	\|Chorus:		43	\|Chorus:
	28	\|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,		44	\|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
	29	\|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,		45	\|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
	30	\|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,		46	\|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
	31	\|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.		47	\|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
	32			48
t	33	Verse 3:	t	49	Verse 5:
	34	I [C] took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman [F] passing us [G] by.		50	So [C] come all you jolly young fellows, A warning [F] take by [G] me
	35	Well, I [C] knew she meant the doing of him,		51	[C] When you are out on the town, me boys
	36	By the [Dm] look in her [G] roguish black [C] eye.		52	Be-[Dm]ware of the [G] pretty coll-[C]eens
	37	A gold watch she took from his pocket, And placed it [F] right into my [G] hand,		53	For they feed you with strong drink, me lads, Till you are un-[F]able to [G] stand
	38	And the [C] very first thing that I said was,		54	And the [C] very first thing that you'll know is, You've [Dm] landed in [G] Van Diemen's [C] Land
	39	"Bad [Dm] ‘cess to the [G] black velvet [C] band".
	40
	41	\|Chorus:
	42	\|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
	43	\|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
	44	\|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
	45	\|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
	46
	47	Verse 4:
	48	Be[C]fore the judge and the jury next morning I [F] had to a-[G]ppear.
	49	The [C] judge he says to me, "Young fellow,
	50	The [Dm] case against [G] you is quite [C] clear.
	51	Seven long years is your sentence, to be spent far a [F] way from this [G] land,
	52	Far a-[C]way from your friends and relations,
	53	Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band.
	54			55
	55	\|Chorus:		56	\|Chorus:
	56	\|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,		57	\|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
	57	\|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,		58	\|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
	58	\|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,		59	\|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
	59	\|(Slowing)		60	\|(Slowing)
	60	\|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C////////] band.		61	\|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C////////] band.

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