The High Kings

The Black Velvet Band(Chords)

The High Kings

Key: C

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	        Intro: C 

Verse 
     G 
In a neat little town they call Belfast 
                           D 
Apprenticed to trade I was bound 
    G                         Em 
For many an hour's sweet happiness 
       Am            D           C 
Have I spent in that neat little town 

Verse 
      G 
But a sad misfortune came over me 
                                  D 
Which caused me to stray from the land 
     G                           Em 
Far away from my friends and relations 
  Am            D            C 
Betrayed by the black velvet band 

G Her eyes they shone like diamonds D I thought her the queen of the land G Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder Am D G Tied up with a black velvet band
Verse G I took a stroll down Broadway D Oh, meaning not long for to stay G Em When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid Am D C Come a'traipsing along the highway Verse G She was both fair and handsome D Her neck it was just like a swan's G Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder Am D G Tied up with a black velvet band
G Her eyes they shone like diamonds D I thought her the queen of the land G Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder Am D C Tied up with a black velvet band
Instrumental C Em Am D Verse G I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid D And a gentleman passing us by G Em Oh, I knew that she meant the undoing of him Am D C By the look in her roguish black eye Verse G A gold watch she took from his pocket D And slipped it right into my hand G Em And the very first thing that I said was Am D C 'A curse to the black velvet band'
G Her eyes they shone like diamonds D I thought her the queen of the land G Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder Am D G Tied up with a black velvet band
Verse G Seven long years penal servitude D To be spent down in Van Diemen's Land G Em Far away from my friends and relations Am D C Betrayed by the black velvet band
A Her eyes they shone like diamonds E I thought her the queen of the land A F#m And her hair it hung over her shoulder Bm E A Tied up with a black velvet band A Her eyes they shone like diamonds E I thought her the queen of the land A F#m And her hair it hung over her shoulder Bm E A Tied up with a black velvet band

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