Black Velvet Band
Irish RoversVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds.
You'd think she was Queen of the Land.
And her hair hung over her shoulder,
tied up with a Black Velvet Band.
In a neat little town they call Belfast,
apprenticed to trade I was bound.
And many an hour of sweet happiness,
I spent in that neat little town..
Till bad misfortune came over me and caused me
to stray from the land.
Far away from me friends and rela..ions I
followed the Black Velvet Band.
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds.
You'd think she was Queen of the Land.
And her hair hung over her shoulder,
tied up with a Black Velvet Band.
Well, I went out strolling one evening, not
meaning to go very far..
When I met with a ficklesome dam..sel, she was
plying her trade in the bar.
When a watch she took from a customer, and
slipped it right into me hand..
And the law came and put me in pris..on, bad
luck to her Black Velvet Band.
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds.
You'd think she was Queen of the Land.
And her hair hung over her shoulder,
tied up with a Black Velvet Band.
This mornin' before judge and jury, for a trial,
I had to ap..pear.
And the judge he says, 'Me young fellow, the
case against you is quite clear.
And seven long years is your sentence, you're
going to Van Daemons Land.
Far away from your friends and relat..ions and
follow the Black Velvet Band.'
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds.
You'd think she was Queen of the Land.
And her hair hung over her shoulder,
tied up with a Black Velvet Band.
So, come all ye jolly young fellows, I'll have you
take warnin' from me.
When..ever you're into the liquor, me lads,
beware of the pretty Colleen.
For they'll fill you with whiskey and porter, till you
are not able to stand.
And the very next thing that you know, me lads, you've
landed in Van Daemon's Land.
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds.
You'd think she was Queen of the Land.
And her hair hung over her shoulder,
tied up with a Black Velvet Band.
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds.
You'd think she was Queen of the Land.
And her hair hung over her shoulder,
tied up with a Black Velvet Band.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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Readable chord sheet for Black Velvet Band by Irish Rovers
[A]Her eyes they shone like the diamonds. You'd think she was Queen of the [E]Land. And her [A]hair hung over her [F#m]shoulder, tied [D]up with a [E]Black Velvet [A]Band. [A]In a neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to trade I was [E]bound. And [A]many an hour of sweet happi[F#m]ness, I [D]spent in that [E]neat little [A]town.. [A]Till bad misfortune came over me and caused me to stray from the [E]land. Far a[A]way from me friends and rela..[F#m]ions I [D]followed the [E]Black Velvet [A]Band. [A]Her eyes they shone like the diamonds. You'd think she was Queen of the [E]Land. And her [A]hair hung over her [F#m]shoulder, tied [D]up with a [E]Black Velvet [A]Band. [A]Well, I went out strolling one evening, not meaning to go very [E]far.. When I [A]met with a ficklesome dam..[F#m]sel, she was [D]plying her [E]trade in the [A]bar. [A]When a watch she took from a customer, and slipped it right into me [E]hand.. And the [A]law came and put me in pris..[F#m]on, bad [D]luck to her [E]Black Velvet [A]Band. [A]Her eyes they shone like the diamonds. You'd think she was Queen of the [E]Land. And her [A]hair hung over her [F#m]shoulder, tied [D]up with a [E]Black Velvet [A]Band. [A]This mornin' before judge and jury, for a trial, I had to ap..[E]pear. And the [A]judge he says, 'Me young [F#m]fellow, the [D]case against [E]you is quite [A]clear. [A]And seven long years is your sentence, you're going to Van Daemons [E]Land. Far a[A]way from your friends and relat..[F#m]ions and [D]follow the [E]Black Velvet [A]Band.' [A]Her eyes they shone like the diamonds. You'd think she was Queen of the [E]Land. And her [A]hair hung over her [F#m]shoulder, tied [D]up with a [E]Black Velvet [A]Band. [A]So, come all ye jolly young fellows, I'll have you take warnin' from [E]me. When..[A]ever you're into the [F#m]liquor, me lads, be[D]ware of the [E]pretty [A]Colleen. [A]For they'll fill you with whiskey and porter, till you are not able to [E]stand. And the [A]very next thing that you know, me [F#m]lads, you've [D]landed in [E]Van Daemon's [A]Land. [A]Her eyes they shone like the diamonds. You'd think she was Queen of the [E]Land. And her [A]hair hung over her [F#m]shoulder, tied [D]up with a [E]Black Velvet [A]Band. [A]Her eyes they shone like the diamonds. You'd think she was Queen of the [E]Land. And her [A]hair hung over her [F#m]shoulder, tied [D]up with a [E]Black Velvet [A]Band. A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.