Black Velvet Band chords by The Irish Rovers

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Chorus:
  G+G
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds
          C majorC      D MajorD
You'd think she was queen of the land
    G+G         E minorEm
And her hair hung over her shoulder
   A minorAm    D MajorD      G+G
Tied up with a Black Velvet Band


Verse 1:
   G+G                         C majorC      D MajorD
In a neat little town they call Belfast apprenticed to trade I was bound
  G+G           E minorEm     A minorAm      D MajorD      G+G
And many an hour of sweet happiness I spent in that neat little town
   G+G                      C majorC       D MajorD
Till bad misfortune came over me and caused me to stray from the land
   G+G            E minorEm     A minorAm      D MajorD      G+G
Far away from me friends and relations me followed the Black Velvet Band

Chorus:
  G+G
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds
          C majorC      D MajorD
You'd think she was queen of the land
    G+G         E minorEm
And her hair hung over her shoulder
   A minorAm    D MajorD      G+G
Tied up with a Black Velvet Band


Verse 2:
   G+G                        C majorC    D MajorD
Well I went out strolling one evening not meaning to go very far
    G+G           E minorEm       A minorAm     D MajorD     G+G
When I met with a fickle-some damsel she was plying her trade in a bar
    G+G                          C majorC    D MajorD
When a watch she took from a customer and slipped it right into me hand
    G+G         E minorEm      A minorAm      D MajorD      G+G
And the law it came and arrested me bad luck to your Black Velvet Band


Chorus:
  G+G
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds
          C majorC      D MajorD
You'd think she was queen of the land
    G+G         E minorEm
And her hair hung over her shoulder
   A minorAm    D MajorD      G+G
Tied up with a Black Velvet Band

Verse 3:
   G+G                    C majorC   D MajorD
This mornin' before judge and jury a trial I had to appear
    G+G            E minorEm     A minorAm      D MajorD      G+G
And the judge he says "me young fellow" the case against you is quite clear
  G+G                         C majorC      D MajorD
And seven long years is your sentence you're going to Van Daemons Land
   G+G              E minorEm     A minorAm     D MajorD      G+G
Far away from your friends and relations and follow the Black Velvet Band


Chorus:
  G+G
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds
          C majorC      D MajorD
You'd think she was queen of the land
    G+G         E minorEm
And her hair hung over her shoulder
   A minorAm    D MajorD      G+G
Tied up with a Black Velvet Band


Verse 4:
  G+G                         C majorC      D MajorD
So come all ye jolly young fellows I'll have you take warnin' from me
  G+G          E minorEm        A minorAm     D MajorD   G+G
Whenever you're into the liquor me lads beware of the pretty colleen
      G+G                         C majorC    D MajorD
For they'll fill you with whiskey and porter till you are not able to stand
G+G                E minorEm         A minorAm    D MajorD      G+G
And the very next thing that you know me lads you've landed in Van Daemon's Land


Chorus x 2:
  G+G
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds
          C majorC      D MajorD
You'd think she was queen of the land
    G+G         E minorEm
And her hair hung over her shoulder
   A minorAm    D MajorD      G+G
Tied up with a Black Velvet Band

  G+G
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds
          C majorC      D MajorD
You'd think she was queen of the land
    G+G         E minorEm
And her hair hung over her shoulder
   A minorAm    D MajorD      G+G
Tied up with a Black Velvet Band