Misc Traditional – Galway Bay chords

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THE BLACK VELVET BAND

GIn a neat little town they call Belfast
DAnd apprentice to trade I was found
G EmAnd many’s the long day of happiness
Am D GI spent in that dear little town
GTill a sudden misfortune came over me
DWhich caused me to stray from the land
G EmFar away from my friends and relations
Am D GTo follow the black velvet band
CHORUS:
G Her eyes they shone like diamonds
C DI thought she was queen of the land
G EmWith her hair flung over her shoulder
Am D GTied up with a black velvet band
GAs I was walking down Broadway
DNot intending to stay very long
G Em I met with a frolicsome damsel
Am D G As she came tripping along
G A watch she took out of her pocket
C DAnd slipped it right into my hand
G Em And on the very first day that I met her
Am D GBad luck to her black velvet band
CHORUS:
G Her eyes they shone like diamonds
C DI thought she was queen of the land
G EmWith her hair flung over her shoulder
Am D GTied up with a black velvet band
G Before judge and jury next morning
C DThe both of us did appear
G EmA gentleman claimed his jewellery
Am D G And the case against us was clear
GSeven long years transportation
C D To be spent down in Van Diemen’s land
G EmFar away from my friends and relations
Am D GBecause of the black velvet band
CHORUS X2
G Her eyes they shone like diamonds
C DI thought she was queen of the land
G EmWith her hair flung over her shoulder
Am D GTied up with a black velvet band
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