Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Intro:
Am D G
Verse:
G
In a neat little town they call Belfast,
C D
apprenticed to trade I was bound,
G
Many an hour sweet happiness
Am D G
Have I spent in that neat little town.
G
'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me,
C D
and caused me to stray from the land.
G
Far away from my friends and relations,
Am D G
Betrayed by the black velvet band.
G
Her eyes they shone like diamonds,
C D
I thought her the queen of the land,
G
And her hair hung over her shoulder,
Am D G
Tied up with a black velvet band.
G
I took a stroll down Broadway,
C D
meaning not long for to stay,
G
When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid,
Am D G
Come atraipsing along the highway.
G
She was both fair and handsome,
C D
her neck it was just like a swan's.
G
And her hair hung over her shoulder,
Am D G
Tied up with the black velvet band.
G
Her eyes they shone like diamonds,
C D
I thought her the queen of the land,
G
And her hair hung over her shoulder,
Am D G
Tied up with a black velvet band.
G
I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid,
C D
and a gentleman passing us by.
G
Well, I knew she meant the doing of him,
Am D G
By the look in her roguish black eye.
G
A gold watch she took from his pocket,
C D
And placed it right into my hand,
G
And the very first thing that I said was:
Am D G
Bad ‘cess to the black velvet band".
G
Her eyes they shone like diamonds,
C D
I thought her the queen of the land,
G
And her hair hung over her shoulder,
Am D G
Tied up with a black velvet band.
G
Before the judge and the jury
C D
next morning I had to appear.
G
The judge he says to me, "Young fellow,
Am D G
The case against you is quite clear.
G
Seven long years is your sentence,
C D
to be spent far away from this land,
G
Far away from your friends and relations,
Am D G
betrayed by the black velvet band.
G
Her eyes they shone like diamonds,
C D
I thought her the queen of the land,
G
And her hair hung over her shoulder,
Am D G
Tied up with a black velvet band.
