*= mute chord

(verse 1) (just pick these chords  folk style)
     G5
In a neat little town they call Prockton
                           D5
Apprenticed in trade I was bound
    G5       G5          E5
And many an hour of sweet happiness
  C5             D5           G5
I spent in that neat little town
     G5
Then bad misfortune befell me
                                D5
And caused me to stray from the land
    G5            G5 G5 F5           E5
Far away from my friends and companions
   C5          D5            G5
To follow the black velvet band

(Mandolon Lead)
       ( G5 )                             ( D5 )       ( G5 )   ( G5 )  ( E5 )
E | --10-10--10-7-8-10-8-7------------------10-8-7-7--7----------------- | 
B | ------------------------8-8-8-8-7-5-----------------3-5-7--8-10-12-- | 
G | ------------------------------------7------------------------------- | 
D | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
A | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 

      ( C5 )    ( D5 )   ( G5 )
E | --5-7-7----------- | 
B | ---------3-5-7-8-- | 
G | ------------------ | 
D | ------------------ | 
A | ------------------ | 
E | ------------------ | 

(verse 2)
   G5 *
As I as out strolling one evening
                           D5 *
Not intending to stay very long
G5       G5       E5
I met a frolicsome damsel
   C5        D5         G5
As she came tripping along
  G5 *
A watch she pulled out her pocket
                             D5 *
And slipped it right into my hand
       G5          G5         E5
On the very first night that I met her
    C5           D5            G5
Bad luck to the black velvet band

(refr?o)
    G5
Her eyes  they shone like the diamond
                                 D5
You'd think she was queen of the land
        G5         G5     E5
And her hair hung over her shoulder
     C5       D5            G5
Tied up in a black velvet band

(verse 3)
  G5 *
Before judge and jury next morning
                 D5 *
Both of us did appear
  G5         G5        E5
A gentleman claimed his jewelry
        C5            D5      G5
And the case against us was clear
    G5 *
Now seven long years transportation
                           D5 *
Right down to Van Dieman's land
    G5            G5          E5
Far away from my friends and companions
   C5           D5            G5
To follow this black velvet band

(refr?o)

(guitar Lead)
E | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | --7-7--7-4-5-7-5-4---4-2-----------------7-5-4-4--4-------0-2-4-- | 
D | -------------------------5-5--5-5-4-2-0-------------0-2-4-------- | 
A | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 

E | -------------------- | 
B | -------------------- | 
G | --2-4-4--4---------- | 
D | -----------0-2-4-5-- | 
A | -------------------- | 
E | -------------------- | 

(verse 4) (use distorted open chords)
   G5
So come all you jolly young fellows
                              D5
I'll have you take warning by me
    G5           G5       E5
Whenever you're out on the liquor
  C5           D5        G5
Beware of the pretty Colleen
       G5
She'll fill you with whiskey and porter
                         D5
Until you're not able to stand
        G5         G5        E5
And the very next thing you'd know
       C5         D5            G5
You've landed in Van Dieman's Land

(refr?o)

( G5 G5 E5 C5 D5 G5 )