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Black Velvet Band [G] Intro: [G] In a [G] neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to [C] trade I was [D] bound, [G] Many an hour sweet happiness Have I [Am] spent in that [D] neat little [G] town. 'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, and caused me to [C] stray from the [D] land. Far a [G] way from my friends and relations, Be[Am]trayed by the [D] black velvet [G] band. |Chorus: |Her [G] eyes they shone like diamonds, |I thought her the [C] queen of the [D] land, And her [G] hair hung over her shoulder, |Tied [Am] up with a [D] black velvet [G] band. I [G] took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not [C] long for to [D] stay, When [G] who should I meet but this pretty fair maid, Come a [Am] traipsing a[D]long the high[G]way. She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was [C] just like a [D] swan's. And her [G] hair hung over her shoulder, Tied [Am] up with a [D] black velvet [G] band. Chorus: I [G] took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman [C] passing us [D] by. Well, I [G] knew she meant the doing of him, By the [Am] look in her [D] roguish black [G] eye. A gold watch she took from his pocket, And placed it [C] right into my [D] hand, And the [G] very first thing that I said was "Bad [Am] ‘cess to the [D] black velvet [G] band". Chorus: Be[G]fore the judge and the jury next morning I [C] had to ap[D]pear. The [G] judge he says to me, "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: