Chords for Irish Rovers, Black Velvet Band
Tempo:
66.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Em
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Sing along with the Black Velvet Band.
In a neat little town they called Belfast
[Am] Apprentice to [D] trade I was bound
[G] And many's the [Em] hours we'd happiness
[Am] While I [D] spent in that [G] neat little town
Till bad misfortune came over me
That [Am] caused me to [D] stray from the land
[G] Far away from my [Em] friends and relations
[Am] To [D] follow the [G] Black Velvet Banner course
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I [A] think she was [D] queen of the land
[G] And her hair hung [Em] over her [Am] shoulders
Tied [D] up with a black velvet band
[Em]
[G] As I went walking down Broadway
Not meaning [Am] to stay [D] very long
[G] I met with a [Em] frolic some damsel
As she came a [G]-trippin' along
What she pulled out of her pocket
She [Am] slipped it right [D] into me hand
Then [G] the law came and put me [Em] in prison
Bad luck to [D] her black [G] velvet band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I think [Am] she was queen [D] of the land
[G] And her hair hung [Em] over her shoulders
Tied [D] up with a [G] black velvet band
[Em] [C] [Am] [D]
[G] Next morning before Judge and Jury
The both of us had [D] to appear
[G] And the judge said me jolly [Em] young fellow
The case [D] against you [G] is quite clear
And seven long years transportation
You're going to [D] Van Diemen's land
[G] Far away from your [Em] friends and relations
[D] Betrayed by the [G] black velvet band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I think she was [D] queen of the land
And her hair hung over [Em] her shoulders
[Am] Tied up [D] with a black [G] velvet band
[A] So come all you jolly young fellows
You should all [Bm] take a warning [E] from me
[A] And whenever you're out [F#m] of milker me [Bm] lads
Beware [E] of the [A] pretty colleen's
They'll fill you with the whiskey and porter
Until [Bm] you're not [E] able to stand
[A] And the very next [F#m] thing that you know me [Bm] lads
You'll be [E] sent off to [A] Van Diemen's land
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I [Bm] think she was [E] queen of the land
[A] And her hair [F#m] hung over her shoulders
[Bm] [E] Tied up with [A] a black velvet band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I think she was queen [E] of the land
[A] And her hair hung over [F#m] her shoulders
[Bm] I ate them with a black velvet band.
[A]
In a neat little town they called Belfast
[Am] Apprentice to [D] trade I was bound
[G] And many's the [Em] hours we'd happiness
[Am] While I [D] spent in that [G] neat little town
Till bad misfortune came over me
That [Am] caused me to [D] stray from the land
[G] Far away from my [Em] friends and relations
[Am] To [D] follow the [G] Black Velvet Banner course
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I [A] think she was [D] queen of the land
[G] And her hair hung [Em] over her [Am] shoulders
Tied [D] up with a black velvet band
[Em]
[G] As I went walking down Broadway
Not meaning [Am] to stay [D] very long
[G] I met with a [Em] frolic some damsel
As she came a [G]-trippin' along
What she pulled out of her pocket
She [Am] slipped it right [D] into me hand
Then [G] the law came and put me [Em] in prison
Bad luck to [D] her black [G] velvet band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I think [Am] she was queen [D] of the land
[G] And her hair hung [Em] over her shoulders
Tied [D] up with a [G] black velvet band
[Em] [C] [Am] [D]
[G] Next morning before Judge and Jury
The both of us had [D] to appear
[G] And the judge said me jolly [Em] young fellow
The case [D] against you [G] is quite clear
And seven long years transportation
You're going to [D] Van Diemen's land
[G] Far away from your [Em] friends and relations
[D] Betrayed by the [G] black velvet band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I think she was [D] queen of the land
And her hair hung over [Em] her shoulders
[Am] Tied up [D] with a black [G] velvet band
[A] So come all you jolly young fellows
You should all [Bm] take a warning [E] from me
[A] And whenever you're out [F#m] of milker me [Bm] lads
Beware [E] of the [A] pretty colleen's
They'll fill you with the whiskey and porter
Until [Bm] you're not [E] able to stand
[A] And the very next [F#m] thing that you know me [Bm] lads
You'll be [E] sent off to [A] Van Diemen's land
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I [Bm] think she was [E] queen of the land
[A] And her hair [F#m] hung over her shoulders
[Bm] [E] Tied up with [A] a black velvet band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I think she was queen [E] of the land
[A] And her hair hung over [F#m] her shoulders
[Bm] I ate them with a black velvet band.
[A]
Key:
D
G
Em
Am
A
D
G
Em
_ _ Sing along with the Black Velvet Band. _
In a neat little town they called Belfast
[Am] Apprentice to [D] trade I was bound
[G] And many's the [Em] hours we'd happiness
[Am] While I [D] spent in that [G] neat little town
Till bad misfortune came over me
That [Am] caused me to [D] stray from the land
[G] Far away from my [Em] friends and relations
[Am] To [D] follow the [G] Black Velvet Banner course
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I [A] think she was [D] queen of the land
[G] And her hair hung [Em] over her [Am] shoulders
Tied [D] up with a black velvet band
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] As I went walking down Broadway
Not meaning [Am] to stay [D] very long
[G] I met with a [Em] frolic some damsel
As she came a [G]-trippin' along
What she pulled out of her pocket
She [Am] slipped it right [D] into me hand
Then [G] the law came and put me [Em] in prison
Bad luck to [D] her black [G] velvet band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I think [Am] she was queen [D] of the land
[G] And her hair hung [Em] over her shoulders
Tied [D] up with a [G] black velvet band
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
[G] Next morning before Judge and Jury
The both of us had [D] to appear
[G] And the judge said me jolly [Em] young fellow
The case [D] against you [G] is quite clear
And seven long years transportation
You're going to [D] Van Diemen's land
[G] Far away from your [Em] friends and relations
_ [D] Betrayed by the [G] black velvet band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I think she was [D] queen of the land
And her hair hung over [Em] her shoulders
[Am] Tied up [D] with a black [G] velvet band
[A] So come all you jolly young fellows
You should all [Bm] take a warning [E] from me
[A] And whenever you're out [F#m] of milker me [Bm] lads
Beware [E] of the [A] pretty colleen's
They'll fill you with the whiskey and porter
Until [Bm] you're not [E] able to stand
[A] And the very next [F#m] thing that you know me [Bm] lads
You'll be [E] sent off to [A] Van Diemen's land
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I [Bm] think she was [E] queen of the land
[A] And her hair [F#m] hung over her shoulders
[Bm] [E] Tied up with [A] a black velvet band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I think she was queen [E] of the land
[A] And her hair hung over [F#m] her shoulders
[Bm] I ate them with a black velvet band.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
In a neat little town they called Belfast
[Am] Apprentice to [D] trade I was bound
[G] And many's the [Em] hours we'd happiness
[Am] While I [D] spent in that [G] neat little town
Till bad misfortune came over me
That [Am] caused me to [D] stray from the land
[G] Far away from my [Em] friends and relations
[Am] To [D] follow the [G] Black Velvet Banner course
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I [A] think she was [D] queen of the land
[G] And her hair hung [Em] over her [Am] shoulders
Tied [D] up with a black velvet band
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] As I went walking down Broadway
Not meaning [Am] to stay [D] very long
[G] I met with a [Em] frolic some damsel
As she came a [G]-trippin' along
What she pulled out of her pocket
She [Am] slipped it right [D] into me hand
Then [G] the law came and put me [Em] in prison
Bad luck to [D] her black [G] velvet band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I think [Am] she was queen [D] of the land
[G] And her hair hung [Em] over her shoulders
Tied [D] up with a [G] black velvet band
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
[G] Next morning before Judge and Jury
The both of us had [D] to appear
[G] And the judge said me jolly [Em] young fellow
The case [D] against you [G] is quite clear
And seven long years transportation
You're going to [D] Van Diemen's land
[G] Far away from your [Em] friends and relations
_ [D] Betrayed by the [G] black velvet band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I think she was [D] queen of the land
And her hair hung over [Em] her shoulders
[Am] Tied up [D] with a black [G] velvet band
[A] So come all you jolly young fellows
You should all [Bm] take a warning [E] from me
[A] And whenever you're out [F#m] of milker me [Bm] lads
Beware [E] of the [A] pretty colleen's
They'll fill you with the whiskey and porter
Until [Bm] you're not [E] able to stand
[A] And the very next [F#m] thing that you know me [Bm] lads
You'll be [E] sent off to [A] Van Diemen's land
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I [Bm] think she was [E] queen of the land
[A] And her hair [F#m] hung over her shoulders
[Bm] [E] Tied up with [A] a black velvet band
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
Yet I think she was queen [E] of the land
[A] And her hair hung over [F#m] her shoulders
[Bm] I ate them with a black velvet band.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _