*= 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
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 )