Black Velvet Band Chords by Dropkick Murphys
Tempo:
157.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] In a neat little town they called Brockton,.
Apprenticed and trained I was [D] bound.
.
[G] And many [D] an hour of [Em] sweet happiness.
[C] I spent in [D] that neat [G] little town.
Then bad misfortune befell me,.
And caused me to stray from [D] the land,.
Far [G] away from [D] my friends [Em] and companions,.
To [C] follow [D] the broken [G] path.
.
[D] .
[G] [Em] .
[C] [D] [G] .
As I was out strolling one evening,.
Not intending to stay [D] very long,.
[G] I met a [Em] bollocks and dimes,.
Oh, [C] as she [D] came tripping [G] along,.
Oh, what she pulled out her pocket,.
And slipped it right into [D] my hand.
[G] On the very first night [Em] that I met her,.
[C] Bad [D] luck to the [G] blackmailed be band.
Her eyes, they shone like the diamond,.
You'd think she was [D] queen of the land,.
And [G] her [D] hair, a little [Em] girl, still older,.
[C] Tied [F#] up in a black [G] velvet band.
For judge and jury next morning,.
Both of us [D] did appear.
[G] A gentleman claimed [E] his jury,.
[C] And the case [D] against [G] us was clear.
The seven long years' transportation,.
Right down to Van [D] Diemen's land,.
[G] Far away from my friends [Em] and companions,.
[C] To [D] follow the black [G] velvet band.
Her eyes, they shone like the diamond,.
You'd think she was queen [D] of the land,.
[G] And her [D] hair, a little [Em] girl, still older,.
[C] Tied up [D] in a [G] black velvet band.
.
[D] .
[G] [Em] .
[C] [D] [G] .
So come all you jolly young fellows,.
I'll have you take a warning [D] by me,.
That [G] whenever [D] you're [Em] [C] .
[D] a pretty [G] colleague,.
She'll fill you with whiskey and polter,.
Until you're not able [D] to stand.
And [G] the very [D] next thing that [Em] you know,.
[C] You're [D] landing in Van [G] Diemen's land.
Her eyes, they shone like the diamond,.
You'd think she [D] was queen of the land,.
[G] And her hair, a little [Em] girl, still older,.
[C] Tied up in [D] a black velvet band.
[Em] [C] [D] [G] .
Apprenticed and trained I was [D] bound.
.
[G] And many [D] an hour of [Em] sweet happiness.
[C] I spent in [D] that neat [G] little town.
Then bad misfortune befell me,.
And caused me to stray from [D] the land,.
Far [G] away from [D] my friends [Em] and companions,.
To [C] follow [D] the broken [G] path.
.
[D] .
[G] [Em] .
[C] [D] [G] .
As I was out strolling one evening,.
Not intending to stay [D] very long,.
[G] I met a [Em] bollocks and dimes,.
Oh, [C] as she [D] came tripping [G] along,.
Oh, what she pulled out her pocket,.
And slipped it right into [D] my hand.
[G] On the very first night [Em] that I met her,.
[C] Bad [D] luck to the [G] blackmailed be band.
Her eyes, they shone like the diamond,.
You'd think she was [D] queen of the land,.
And [G] her [D] hair, a little [Em] girl, still older,.
[C] Tied [F#] up in a black [G] velvet band.
For judge and jury next morning,.
Both of us [D] did appear.
[G] A gentleman claimed [E] his jury,.
[C] And the case [D] against [G] us was clear.
The seven long years' transportation,.
Right down to Van [D] Diemen's land,.
[G] Far away from my friends [Em] and companions,.
[C] To [D] follow the black [G] velvet band.
Her eyes, they shone like the diamond,.
You'd think she was queen [D] of the land,.
[G] And her [D] hair, a little [Em] girl, still older,.
[C] Tied up [D] in a [G] black velvet band.
.
[D] .
[G] [Em] .
[C] [D] [G] .
So come all you jolly young fellows,.
I'll have you take a warning [D] by me,.
That [G] whenever [D] you're [Em] [C] .
[D] a pretty [G] colleague,.
She'll fill you with whiskey and polter,.
Until you're not able [D] to stand.
And [G] the very [D] next thing that [Em] you know,.
[C] You're [D] landing in Van [G] Diemen's land.
Her eyes, they shone like the diamond,.
You'd think she [D] was queen of the land,.
[G] And her hair, a little [Em] girl, still older,.
[C] Tied up in [D] a black velvet band.
[Em] [C] [D] [G] .
Key:
D
G
C
Em
F#
D
G
C
[G] _ In a neat little town they called Brockton,.
_ _ _ Apprenticed and trained I was [D] _ bound.
_ .
[G] And many [D] an hour of [Em] sweet _ happiness.
[C] I spent in [D] that neat [G] little town.
_ _ Then bad misfortune befell _ me,.
And caused me to stray from [D] the land,.
Far [G] away from [D] my friends [Em] and _ companions,.
To [C] follow [D] the broken [G] _ path.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ As I was out strolling one _ evening,.
Not intending to stay [D] very _ long,.
[G] I met a [Em] bollocks and dimes,.
Oh, [C] as she [D] came tripping [G] along,.
_ Oh, what she pulled out her pocket,.
_ And slipped it right into [D] my hand.
_ [G] On the very first night [Em] that I met her,.
[C] Bad [D] luck to the [G] blackmailed be band.
_ Her eyes, they shone like the diamond,.
You'd think she was [D] queen of the land,.
And [G] her [D] hair, a little [Em] girl, still older,.
[C] Tied [F#] up in a black [G] velvet _ band.
For judge and jury next morning,.
_ Both of us [D] did appear.
_ [G] A gentleman claimed [E] his jury,.
[C] And the case [D] against [G] us was clear.
The seven long years' _ transportation,.
_ Right down to Van [D] Diemen's land,.
[G] Far away from my friends [Em] and companions,.
_ [C] To [D] follow the black [G] velvet band.
_ Her eyes, they shone like the diamond,.
_ You'd think she was queen [D] of the land,.
[G] And her [D] hair, a little [Em] girl, still older,.
[C] Tied up [D] in a [G] black velvet band.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ .
_ So come all you jolly young fellows,.
_ _ I'll have you take a warning [D] by _ me,.
That [G] whenever _ [D] you're _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ [D] a pretty _ [G] _ colleague,.
_ _ She'll fill you with whiskey and _ polter,.
_ _ Until you're not able [D] to _ stand.
And [G] the very [D] next thing that [Em] you know,.
_ _ [C] You're [D] landing in Van [G] Diemen's _ land.
Her eyes, they shone like the diamond,.
You'd think she [D] was queen of the land,.
[G] And her hair, a little [Em] girl, still older,.
[C] Tied up in [D] a black velvet band.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ Apprenticed and trained I was [D] _ bound.
_ .
[G] And many [D] an hour of [Em] sweet _ happiness.
[C] I spent in [D] that neat [G] little town.
_ _ Then bad misfortune befell _ me,.
And caused me to stray from [D] the land,.
Far [G] away from [D] my friends [Em] and _ companions,.
To [C] follow [D] the broken [G] _ path.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ As I was out strolling one _ evening,.
Not intending to stay [D] very _ long,.
[G] I met a [Em] bollocks and dimes,.
Oh, [C] as she [D] came tripping [G] along,.
_ Oh, what she pulled out her pocket,.
_ And slipped it right into [D] my hand.
_ [G] On the very first night [Em] that I met her,.
[C] Bad [D] luck to the [G] blackmailed be band.
_ Her eyes, they shone like the diamond,.
You'd think she was [D] queen of the land,.
And [G] her [D] hair, a little [Em] girl, still older,.
[C] Tied [F#] up in a black [G] velvet _ band.
For judge and jury next morning,.
_ Both of us [D] did appear.
_ [G] A gentleman claimed [E] his jury,.
[C] And the case [D] against [G] us was clear.
The seven long years' _ transportation,.
_ Right down to Van [D] Diemen's land,.
[G] Far away from my friends [Em] and companions,.
_ [C] To [D] follow the black [G] velvet band.
_ Her eyes, they shone like the diamond,.
_ You'd think she was queen [D] of the land,.
[G] And her [D] hair, a little [Em] girl, still older,.
[C] Tied up [D] in a [G] black velvet band.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ .
_ So come all you jolly young fellows,.
_ _ I'll have you take a warning [D] by _ me,.
That [G] whenever _ [D] you're _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ [D] a pretty _ [G] _ colleague,.
_ _ She'll fill you with whiskey and _ polter,.
_ _ Until you're not able [D] to _ stand.
And [G] the very [D] next thing that [Em] you know,.
_ _ [C] You're [D] landing in Van [G] Diemen's _ land.
Her eyes, they shone like the diamond,.
You'd think she [D] was queen of the land,.
[G] And her hair, a little [Em] girl, still older,.
[C] Tied up in [D] a black velvet band.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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