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