Irish Rovers - Black velvet band

^AHer eyes they shone like the diamonds. You'd think she was Queen of the ^ELand. And her ^Ahair hung over her ^F#mshoulder, tied ^Dup with a ^EBlack Velvet ^ABand.

^AIn a neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to trade I was ^Ebound. And ^Amany an hour of sweet happi^F#mness, I ^Dspent in that ^Eneat little ^Atown.. ^ATill bad misfortune came over me and caused me to stray from the ^Eland. Far a^Away from me friends and rela..^F#mions I ^Dfollowed the ^EBlack Velvet ^ABand.

^AHer eyes they shone like the diamonds. You'd think she was Queen of the ^ELand. And her ^Ahair hung over her ^F#mshoulder, tied ^Dup with a ^EBlack Velvet ^ABand.

^AWell, I went out strolling one evening, not meaning to go very ^Efar.. When I ^Amet with a ficklesome dam..^F#msel, she was ^Dplying her ^Etrade in the ^Abar. ^AWhen a watch she took from a customer, and slipped it right into me ^Ehand.. And the ^Alaw came and put me in pris..^F#mon, bad ^Dluck to her ^EBlack Velvet ^ABand.

^AHer eyes they shone like the diamonds. You'd think she was Queen of the ^ELand. And her ^Ahair hung over her ^F#mshoulder, tied ^Dup with a ^EBlack Velvet ^ABand.

^AThis mornin' before judge and jury, for a trial, I had to ap..^Epear. And the ^Ajudge he says, 'Me young ^F#mfellow, the ^Dcase against ^Eyou is quite ^Aclear. ^AAnd seven long years is your sentence, you're going to Van Daemons ^ELand. Far a^Away from your friends and relat..^F#mions and ^Dfollow the ^EBlack Velvet ^ABand.'

^AHer eyes they shone like the diamonds. You'd think she was Queen of the ^ELand. And her ^Ahair hung over her ^F#mshoulder, tied ^Dup with a ^EBlack Velvet ^ABand.

^ASo, come all ye jolly young fellows, I'll have you take warnin' from ^Eme. When..^Aever you're into the ^F#mliquor, me lads, be^Dware of the ^Epretty ^AColleen. ^AFor they'll fill you with whiskey and porter, till you are not able to ^Estand. And the ^Avery next thing that you know, me ^F#mlads, you've ^Dlanded in ^EVan Daemon's ^ALand.

^AHer eyes they shone like the diamonds. You'd think she was Queen of the ^ELand. And her ^Ahair hung over her ^F#mshoulder, tied ^Dup with a ^EBlack Velvet ^ABand.

^AHer eyes they shone like the diamonds. You'd think she was Queen of the ^ELand. And her ^Ahair hung over her ^F#mshoulder, tied ^Dup with a ^EBlack Velvet ^ABand.