Black Velvet Band

Dropkick Murphys

*= mute chord

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

(Mandolon Lead)

       (G)                             (D)       (G)   ( G/F# )  (Em)
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


      (C)    (D)   (G)
E|--5-7-7-----------|
B|---------3-5-7-8--|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|


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

(refrão)
    G
Her eyes  they shone like the diamond
                                 D
You'd think she was queen of the land
        G         G/F#     Em
And her hair hung over her shoulder
     C       D            G
Tied up in a black velvet band

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

(refrão)

(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)
   G
So come all you jolly young fellows
                              D
I'll have you take warning by me
    G           G/F#       Em
Whenever you're out on the liquor
  C           D        G
Beware of the pretty Colleen
       G
She'll fill you with whiskey and porter
                         D
Until you're not able to stand
        G         G/F#        Em
And the very next thing you'd know
       C         D            G
You've landed in Van Dieman's Land

(refrão)

( G G/F# Em C D G )
Versión 2 - Black Velvet Band (Letra y acordes)
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 01:38:02 +1000
From: Kevin Woodgate 
Subject: m/misc_irish/*




Transcribed by K Woodgate

Easy melody Version

>         G                             C                        D7
>e|-----|---------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------------
>B|--3--|-3--3--0--2--3-|-2--0--(0)---|----------0------------|-------3---2-
>G|-----|---------------|-----------2-|-0---2-------0---------|-------------
>D|-----|---------------|-------------|-------------------4-2-|-0-(0)-------
>A|-----|---------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------------
>E|-----|---------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------------
>  Twas   in the town of  Tra-lee ap - pren-tice to trade I was bound, With a 
>   G                                       Am         D7           G 
>e|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------|
>B|-0---0--0----------|-------------0-----|---------2------------|--------3-|
>G|-------------------|-0---0----2-----0--|-2----0----------0--2-|-0-(0)----|
>D|-----------0--2---4|-------------------|------------4---------|----------|
>A|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------|
>E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------|
>  Plen-ty of bright a-muse-ment to see the days of my youth go a- round-Mis 
>   G                                         C                        
>e|--------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|
>B|-3--3---3----0--2----3----|-2--0--(0)----|-----------0---------------|
>G|--------------------------|----------2---|-0------2-----0------------|
>D|--------------------------|--------------|--------------------4----3-|
>A|--------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|
>E|--------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|
>  For-tune and trou-ble came  o'er me- which caused me to stray from the 
>  D7            G                                       Am7        D7  
>e|-------------|---------------------------|-----------|--------------------
>B|-------3---2-|-0--0---0------------------|-----0-----|----0--2------------
>G|-------------|---------------------------|-0-2-----0-|-2------------0---2-
>D|-0-(0)-------|------------0-------2---4--|-----------|-----------4--------
>A|-------------|---------------------------|-----------|--------------------
>E|-------------|---------------------------|-----------|--------------------
>Land,- Far a- way from my friends and re- lations to follow the Black Velvet 
>   G
>e|--------------|
>B|--------------|
>G|-0------------|
>D|--------------|
>A|--------------|
>E|--------------|
>   Band
>
>Chorus:
>        G                                          C  
>e|----|--------------------------|----------------|------------------------
>B|-3--|-3-----3----0-------2--3--|-2--0-(0)-------|-----------0------------
>G|----|--------------------------|------------2---|-0-----2-------0--------
>D|----|--------------------------|----------------|--------------------4-2-
>A|----|--------------------------|----------------|------------------------
>E|----|--------------------------|----------------|------------------------
>  Her  eyes, they spark-led like dia-monds,you'd think she was queen o'
the   
> 
>  D7              G                                    Am7      D7    
>e|---------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------------
>B|-------3---2---|-0---0-------------|------0--------|----0---2-------------
>G|---------------|-------------------|-0--2-------0--|-2--------------0---2-
>D|-0-(0)---------|----------0---2-4--|---------------|-----------4----------
>A|---------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------------
>E|---------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------------
>Land,-With her hair thrown o-ver her shoul-ders, tied up with a Black Velvet 
>
>   G
>e|--------------|
>B|--------------|
>G|-0------------|
>D|--------------|
>A|--------------|
>E|--------------|
>   Band
Versión 3 - Black Velvet Band (Letra y acordes)
                      G
    Well, in a neat little town they call Belfast,
                           C                 D
    apprentice to trade I was bound,
       G
    many an hour sweet happiness
                  A                 D           G
    have I spent in that neat little town.

    A sad misfortune came over me,
                                         C                 D
    which caused me to stray from the land.
              G
    far away from my friends and relations,
          A                     D                G
    betrayed by the black velvet band.

        G
Her eyes they shone like diamonds,
                               C               D
I thought her the queen of the land,
               G
and her hair it hung over her shoulder,
        A               D                G
tied up with a black velvet band.

        G                                                                C               D
    I took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not long for to stay,
               G
    when who should I meet but this pretty fair maid,
                   A             D                     G
    come a traipsing along the high way.
    She was both fair and handsome,
                               C               D
    her neck it was just like a swan's.
                  G
    And her hair it hung over her shoulder,
            A                D                G
    tied up with  a black velvet band.

        G
    I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid,
                                  C              D
    and a gentleman passing us by.
                   G
    Well, I knew she meant the doing of him,
                 A              D                     G
    by the look in her roguish black eye.
    A gold watch she took from his pocket,
                                  C           D
    and placed it right into my hand,
                   G
    And the very first thing that I said was:
              A                 D                G
    'Bad cess to the black velvet band'.

          G
    Before the judge and the jury
                              C             D
    next morning I had to appear.
            G
    The judge he says to me, 'Young man,
              A              D         G
    your case it is proven clear.
    We'll give you seven years penal servitude,
                                C                  D
    to be spent far away from the land,
              G
    far away from your friends and companions,
          A                    D                 G
    betrayed by the black velvet band'.