Galway Bay chords by Traditional

THE BLACK VELVET BAND

   G
In a neat little town they call Belfast
                D
And apprentice to trade I was found
   G            Em
And many?s the long day of happiness
  Am      D      G
I spent in that dear little town
    G
Till a sudden misfortune came over me
                  D
Which caused me to stray from the land
   G             Em
Far away from my friends and relations
   Am     D     G
To follow the black velvet band

CHORUS:
   G
Her eyes they shone like diamonds
          C      D
I thought she was queen of the land
     G          Em
With her hair flung over her shoulder
   Am     D      G
Tied up with a black velvet band

   G
As I was walking down Broadway
              D
Not 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         D
And slipped it right into my hand
    G             Em
And on the very first day that I met her
   Am     D      G
Bad luck to her black velvet band



CHORUS:

   G
Her eyes they shone like diamonds
          C      D
I thought she was queen of the land
     G          Em
With her hair flung over her shoulder
   Am     D      G
Tied up with a black velvet band


  G
Before judge and jury next morning
  C       D
The both of us did appear
  G           Em
A gentleman claimed his jewellery
Am      D       G
And the case against us was clear

G
Seven long years transportation
  C          D
To be spent down in Van Diemen?s land
  G             Em
Far away from my friends and relations
Am       D        G
Because of the black velvet band





CHORUS X2
   G
Her eyes they shone like diamonds
          C      D
I thought she was queen of the land
     G          Em
With her hair flung over her shoulder
   Am     D      G
Tied up with a black velvet band