The Black Velvet Band chords by The Dubliners
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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In a neat little town they called Belfast
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Apprentice to trade I was bound
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And many an hour's sweet happiness
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Have I spent in that neat little town
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As sad misfortune came over me
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Which caused me to stray from the land
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Far away from me friends and relations
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Betrayed by the black velvet band
Chorus 1
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Her eyes, they shone like diamonds
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I thought her the queen of the land
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And her hair, it hung over her shoulder
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Tied up with a black velvet band
Verse 2
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I took a stroll down broadway
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Meaning not long for to stay
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When who should I meet
but this pretty fair maid
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Come a traipsing along the highway
She was both fair and handsome
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Her neck, it was just like a swan
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And her hair, it hung over her shoulder
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Tied up with a black velvet band
Chorus 2
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Her eyes, they shone like diamonds
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I thought her the queen of the land
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And her hair, it hung over her shoulder
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Tied up with a black velvet band
Verse 3
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I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid
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And the gentleman passing us by
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Well, I knew she meant the doing of him
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By the look in her roguish black eye
A gold watch she took from his pocket
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And placed it right into my hand
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And the very first thing that I said, was
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Bad 'cess to the black velvet band
Chorus 3
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Her eyes, they shone like diamonds
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I thought her the queen of the land
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And her hair, it hung over her shoulder
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Tied up with a black velvet band
Verse 4
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Before the judge and the jury
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Next morning, I had to appear
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The judge, he says to me
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"Young man, you're case it is proven clear
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We'll give you seven years penal servitude
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To be spent far away from the land
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Far away from your friends and relations
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Betrayed by the black velvet band"
Chorus 4
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Her eyes, they shone like diamonds
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I thought her the queen of the land
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And her hair, it hung over her shoulder
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Tied up with a black velvet band
Verse 5
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So come all you jolly young fellows
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A warning take by me
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When you are out on the town, me lads
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Beware of the pretty Colleens
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They'll feed you with strong drink, me lads
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'Til you are unable to stand
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And the very first thing that you'll know is
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You've landed in Van Diemens Land
Chorus 5
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Her eyes, they shone like diamonds
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Her neck, it was just like a swan
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And her hair, it hung over her shoulder
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Tied up with a black velvet band
The Black Velvet Band
The Dubliners
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