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Black Velvet Band Traditional Irish Song
Transcribed by K Woodgate
Easy melody Version
G C D7
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Twas in the town of Tra-lee ap - pren-tice to trade I was bound, With a
G Am D7 G
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Plen-ty of bright a-muse-ment to see the days of my youth go a- round-Mis
G C
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G|--------------------------|----------2---|-0------2-----0------------|
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For-tune and trou-ble came o'er me- which caused me to stray from the
D7 G Am7 D7
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D|-0-(0)-------|------------0-------2---4--|-----------|-----------4--------
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Land,- Far a- way from my friends and re- lations to follow the Black Velvet
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Band
Chorus:
G C
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G|----|--------------------------|------------2---|-0-----2-------0--------
D|----|--------------------------|----------------|--------------------4-2-
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Her eyes, they spark-led like dia-monds,you'd think she was queen o'
the
D7 G Am7 D7
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G|---------------|-------------------|-0--2-------0--|-2--------------0---2-
D|-0-(0)---------|----------0---2-4--|---------------|-----------4----------
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Land,-With her hair thrown o-ver her shoul-ders, tied up with a Black Velvet
G
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