Black Velvet Band The Dubliners
There were a few differences in the lyrics of other versions of this song, so
I changed them so they hold true to the original Dubliners version and I
placed the chords in correspondence to where they change in the song. You
need to play it by ear but overall it should be fairly easy to pick up.
Standard tuning, adh mór!
In a neat [G]little town they call Belfast,
[C]apprentice to [A7]trade I was [D7]bound
An [G]Many an hours sweet [Em]happiness,
have I [C]spent in that [D]neat little [G]town
A sad misfortune came over me, [C]which caused [A7]me to stray from the [D7]land
Far [G]away from me friends and [Em]relations, [C]betrayed by the [D]black velvet [G]band
Chorus:
[G]Her eyes they shone like diamonds
[C]I thought her the queen of the [D7]land
And her [G]hair it hung over her [Em]shoulder
Tied [C]up with a [D]black velvet [G]band
[G]I took a stroll down Broadway,
[C]meaning [A7]not long for to [D7]stay
[G]When who should I meet but this [Em]pretty fair maid
[C]come a-traipsing [D]along the [G]highway
[G]She was both fair and handsome, [C]her neck it was [A7]just like a [D7]swan
[G]And her hair it hung over her [Em]shoulder, [C]tied up with a [D]black velvet [G]band
-Chorus-
[G]I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid,
[C]and a gentleman [A7]passing us [D7]by
[G]Well I knew she meant the doing of [Em]him,
[C]by the look in her [D]roguish black [G]eye
[G]A goldwatch she took from his pocket, and [C]placed it right [A7]in to my [D7]hand
[G]And the very first thing that I said [Em]was, [C]bad ?cess to the [D]black velvet [G]band
-Chorus-
[G]Before the judge and the jury,
[C]next morning I [A7]had to [D7]appear
[G]The judge, he says to me: "[Em]Young man,
[C]your case [D]it is proven [G]clear
[G]We'll give you seven years penal servitude, to be [C]spent far [A7]away from the [D7]land
[G]Far away from your friends and [Em]relations, [C]betrayed by the [D]black velvet [G]band"
-Chorus-
[G]So come all you jolly young fellows
[C]a warning [A7]take by [D7]me
[G]When you are out on the town me [Em]lad,
[C]beware of the [D]pretty [G]colleens
[G]they?ll feed you with strong drink, Me lads, '[C]til you are [A7]unable to [D7]stand
[G]And the very first thing that you'll know [Em]is, you've [C]landed in [D]Van Diemens [G]Land
Outro Chorus:
[G]Her eyes they shone like diamonds
[C]Her neck, it was just like a [D7]swan
And her [G]hair it hung over her [Em]shoulder
Tied [C]up with a [D]black velvet [G]band
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