The Black Velvet Band Chords by The High Kings
Tempo:
108.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C]
[G] In a neat little town they called Belfast, Apprenticed to trade I was bound.
[D] [G] Oh, many an hour's sweet happiness [C] Have I spent in that neat little town.
But [G] a sad misfortune came over me, Which caused me to stray from the land.
Far away from my friends and relations,
[Em] Betrayed by [D] the black velvet [C]
band.
[G] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [D] land.
[G] And her hair hung over her shoulder, Tied up with a black [C] velvet band.
[G] I took a stroll down Broadway, Oh, meaning not long for to [D] stay.
[G] When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid, Come a [D]-trapsing along the [C] highway.
[G] She was both fair and handsome, Her neck it was just like a [D] swan's.
[G] And her hair it hung [Em] over her [D] shoulder, Tied up with a black [C] velvet [G] band.
Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [D] land.
[G] And her hair hung over her shoulder, [Am] Tied up with [G] a black [C] velvet band.
[Cm]
[G] [C] [Am]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[G] So I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, And a gentleman passing [D] us by.
[G] Oh, I knew [D] that she meant [Em] the undoing of him, [C] By the look [D] in her [C] ruggish black eye.
[G] A gold watch she took from his pocket, And slipped it right into my [D]
hand.
[G] And the [D] very first thing [Em] that I said was, [C] [D] Access to the black [G] velvet [C] band.
[G] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen [D] of the land.
[G] And her hair it hung over her shoulder, [Am] Tied up [G] with a black velvet band.
Seven long years been a servitude, I spent down in Van [Dm] Diemen's land.
[G] Far away from my friends and relations, Betrayed by the black velvet band.
[A] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen [E] of the land.
[A] And her hair it hung over her [F#m] shoulder, [Bm] Tied up [E] with a black [D] velvet band.
[A] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen [E] of the land.
[A] And her hair it hung over her shoulder, [B] Tied up with [E] a black velvet [A] band.
[G] In a neat little town they called Belfast, Apprenticed to trade I was bound.
[D] [G] Oh, many an hour's sweet happiness [C] Have I spent in that neat little town.
But [G] a sad misfortune came over me, Which caused me to stray from the land.
Far away from my friends and relations,
[Em] Betrayed by [D] the black velvet [C]
band.
[G] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [D] land.
[G] And her hair hung over her shoulder, Tied up with a black [C] velvet band.
[G] I took a stroll down Broadway, Oh, meaning not long for to [D] stay.
[G] When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid, Come a [D]-trapsing along the [C] highway.
[G] She was both fair and handsome, Her neck it was just like a [D] swan's.
[G] And her hair it hung [Em] over her [D] shoulder, Tied up with a black [C] velvet [G] band.
Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [D] land.
[G] And her hair hung over her shoulder, [Am] Tied up with [G] a black [C] velvet band.
[Cm]
[G] [C] [Am]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[G] So I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, And a gentleman passing [D] us by.
[G] Oh, I knew [D] that she meant [Em] the undoing of him, [C] By the look [D] in her [C] ruggish black eye.
[G] A gold watch she took from his pocket, And slipped it right into my [D]
hand.
[G] And the [D] very first thing [Em] that I said was, [C] [D] Access to the black [G] velvet [C] band.
[G] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen [D] of the land.
[G] And her hair it hung over her shoulder, [Am] Tied up [G] with a black velvet band.
Seven long years been a servitude, I spent down in Van [Dm] Diemen's land.
[G] Far away from my friends and relations, Betrayed by the black velvet band.
[A] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen [E] of the land.
[A] And her hair it hung over her [F#m] shoulder, [Bm] Tied up [E] with a black [D] velvet band.
[A] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen [E] of the land.
[A] And her hair it hung over her shoulder, [B] Tied up with [E] a black velvet [A] band.
Key:
G
D
C
Em
A
G
D
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ In a neat little town they called _ Belfast, _ _ Apprenticed to trade I was bound.
[D] _ _ [G] Oh, many _ an hour's sweet _ _ happiness _ [C] Have I spent in that neat little town.
But [G] a sad misfortune came over me, Which caused me to stray from the _ land.
_ Far away from my friends and _ _ relations, _
[Em] _ Betrayed by [D] the black velvet [C] _
band.
_ [G] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [D] land.
[G] And her hair hung over her _ shoulder, Tied up with a black [C] velvet band. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] I took a stroll down Broadway, _ Oh, meaning not long for to [D] stay.
[G] When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid, Come a [D]-trapsing along the [C] highway.
_ _ [G] She was both fair and handsome, _ Her neck it was just like a [D] _ swan's.
[G] And her hair it hung [Em] over her [D] shoulder, Tied up with a black [C] velvet [G] band.
Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [D] land.
_ [G] And her hair hung over her shoulder, [Am] Tied up with [G] a black [C] velvet band.
[Cm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] So I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, And a gentleman passing [D] us by.
_ [G] Oh, I knew [D] that she meant [Em] the undoing of him, [C] By the look [D] in her [C] ruggish black eye.
[G] A gold watch she took from his pocket, _ And slipped it right into my [D]
hand.
[G] And the [D] very first thing [Em] that I said was, [C] [D] Access to the black [G] velvet [C] band.
_ [G] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen [D] of the land.
[G] And her hair it hung over her shoulder, [Am] Tied up [G] with a black velvet band.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Seven long years been a servitude, I spent down in Van [Dm] Diemen's land.
_ [G] Far away from my friends and _ relations, _ _ _ Betrayed by the black velvet band.
[A] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen [E] of the land.
[A] And her hair it hung over her [F#m] shoulder, [Bm] Tied up [E] with a black [D] velvet _ band.
[A] Her eyes they shone like _ diamonds, I thought her the queen [E] of the land.
[A] And her hair it hung over her _ shoulder, _ _ _ _ _ [B] Tied up with [E] a black velvet [A] band.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ In a neat little town they called _ Belfast, _ _ Apprenticed to trade I was bound.
[D] _ _ [G] Oh, many _ an hour's sweet _ _ happiness _ [C] Have I spent in that neat little town.
But [G] a sad misfortune came over me, Which caused me to stray from the _ land.
_ Far away from my friends and _ _ relations, _
[Em] _ Betrayed by [D] the black velvet [C] _
band.
_ [G] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [D] land.
[G] And her hair hung over her _ shoulder, Tied up with a black [C] velvet band. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] I took a stroll down Broadway, _ Oh, meaning not long for to [D] stay.
[G] When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid, Come a [D]-trapsing along the [C] highway.
_ _ [G] She was both fair and handsome, _ Her neck it was just like a [D] _ swan's.
[G] And her hair it hung [Em] over her [D] shoulder, Tied up with a black [C] velvet [G] band.
Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [D] land.
_ [G] And her hair hung over her shoulder, [Am] Tied up with [G] a black [C] velvet band.
[Cm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] So I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, And a gentleman passing [D] us by.
_ [G] Oh, I knew [D] that she meant [Em] the undoing of him, [C] By the look [D] in her [C] ruggish black eye.
[G] A gold watch she took from his pocket, _ And slipped it right into my [D]
hand.
[G] And the [D] very first thing [Em] that I said was, [C] [D] Access to the black [G] velvet [C] band.
_ [G] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen [D] of the land.
[G] And her hair it hung over her shoulder, [Am] Tied up [G] with a black velvet band.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Seven long years been a servitude, I spent down in Van [Dm] Diemen's land.
_ [G] Far away from my friends and _ relations, _ _ _ Betrayed by the black velvet band.
[A] Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen [E] of the land.
[A] And her hair it hung over her [F#m] shoulder, [Bm] Tied up [E] with a black [D] velvet _ band.
[A] Her eyes they shone like _ diamonds, I thought her the queen [E] of the land.
[A] And her hair it hung over her _ shoulder, _ _ _ _ _ [B] Tied up with [E] a black velvet [A] band.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _