? ? ?G ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? DIn (xx0232@1)a neat little town they call Belfast apprenticed to trade I was bound

? ? G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ?C ? ? ? ? ? ? D7? (xx0212@1)? ? ? ? GAnd (320003@1)manys the hour of sweet happiness I spent in that neat little town

? ? ? G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? DA (xx0232@1)sad misfortune came over me which caused me to stray from the land

? ? ? G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Em ? ? ? ? ?C ? ? ? ? ? D7? (xx0212@1)? ? ? ? GFar (320003@1)away from me friends and relations betrayed by the Black Velvet Band



? ? ?G
Her eyes they shown like diamonds

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D
I thought her the queen of the land

? ? ? ? ?G ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Em
And her hair it hung over her shoulder

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? ? ?G ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? DI (xx0232@1)took a walk down Broadway, meaning not long for to stay

G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Em ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? D? (xx0232@1)? ? ?G
When who should I meet, but this pretty fair maid comes trampsin' along my way ??

G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? DShe (xx0232@1)was both fair and handsome, her neck it was just like a swan

? ? ? ? ?G ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Em ? ? ? ?C ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D7 ? ? ? ? ? G? (320003@1)? ? ??
And her hair it hung over her shoulder, tied up with a black velvet band



? ? G
Her eyes they shown like diamonds

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D
I thought her the queen of the land

? ? ? ? ?G ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Em
And her hair it hung over her shoulder

? ? ?C ? ? ? ? D7? (xx0212@1)? ? ? ? GTied (320003@1)up with a Black Velvet Band



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G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D
I took a walk with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman passing us by

? ? ? ?G ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C ? ? ? ? ? D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? GWell (320003@1)I knew that she meant the drewin' of him, by the look in her roguish black eye

? ? ? ? G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??????
A gold watch she took from his pocket and placed it right into me hand

? ? ? ? G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ? D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ?G
And the very next thing that I said was bad 'cess to the Black Velvet Band



? ? G
Her eyes they shown like diamonds

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D
I thought her the queen of the land

? ? ? ? ?G ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Em
And her hair it hung over her shoulder

? ? ?C ? ? ? ? D7? (xx0212@1)? ? ? ? GTied (320003@1)up with a Black Velvet Band



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? ?G ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? DBefore (xx0232@1)the judge and the jury, next morning I had to appear

? ? ? ? ?G ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Em? (022000@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ?D ? ? ? ? ? ?G
And the judge he says to me, "young man, your case it is proven quite clear

G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D
Aye you get seven long years penal servitude, to be spent off in Van Daemons Land
? ? ?G ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Em ? ? ? ? ?C ? ? ? ? ? ? D7? (xx0212@1)? ? ? ? GFar (320003@1)away from your friends and relations, betrayed by the Black Velvet Band"



? ? ?G
Her eyes they shown like diamonds

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D
I thought her the queen of the land

? ? ? ? G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? EmAnd (022000@1)her hair it hung over her shoulder

? ? ?C ? ? ? ? D7? (xx0212@1)? ? ? ? GTied (320003@1)up with a Black Velvet Band



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GHer (320003@1)eyes they shown like diamonds

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D
I thought her the queen of the land

? ? ? ? G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? EmAnd (022000@1)her hair it hung over her shoulder

? ? ?C ? ? ? ? D7? (xx0212@1)? ? ? ? GTied (320003@1)up with a Black Velvet Band



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G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D
So come all ye jolly young fellows a warning take from me

? ? G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Em ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C? (x32010@1)? ? ? ? ?D ? ? ? ?G
Whenever you're into the liquor me lads beware of the pretty colleen

? ? ? ? ? ? ?G ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D
For they'll fill you with whiskey and porter till you are not able to stand

? ? ? ? G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Em ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C ? ? ? ? D? (xx0232@1)? ? ? ? ?G
And the very next thing that you know me lads you've landed in Van Daemon's Land



? ? ?G
Her eyes they shown like diamonds

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D
I thought her the queen of the land

? ? ? ? G? (320003@1)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? EmAnd (022000@1)her hair it hung over her shoulder

? ? ?C ? ? ? ? D7? (xx0212@1)? ? ? ? GTied (320003@1)up with a Black Velvet Band



? ? ?G
Her eyes they shown like diamonds

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D
I thought her the queen of the land

? ? ? ? ?G ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Em
And her hair it hung over her shoulder

? ? ?C ? ? ? ? D7? (xx0212@1)? ? ? ? GTied (320003@1)up with a Black Velvet Band