Galway Bay chords

In a [G]neat little town they call Belfast
And apprentice to trade I was f[D]ound
And m[G]any’s the long day [Em]of happiness
I s[Am]pent in that d[D]ear little t[G]own
Till a s[G]udden misfortune came over me
Which caused me to stray from the l[D]and
Far aw[G]ay from my friends and rel[Em]ations
To fo[Am]llow the bla[D]ck velvet b[G]and

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Her e[G]yes they shone like diamonds
I thought she was q[C]ueen of the l[D]and
With her h[G]air flung over her sh[Em]oulder
Tied [Am]up with a b[D]lack velvet b[G]and

As I [G]was walking down Broadway
Not intending to stay very l[D]ong
I m[G]et with a frolicsome d[Em]amsel
As [Am]she came tr[D]ipping alo[G]ng

A w[G]atch she took out of her pocket
And slipped [C]it right into my h[D]and
And on [G]the very first day that I [Em]met her
Bad l[Am]uck to her b[D]lack velvet b[G]and

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Her e[G]yes they shone like diamonds
I thought she was q[C]ueen of the l[D]and
With her h[G]air flung over her sh[Em]oulder
Tied [Am]up with a b[D]lack velvet b[G]and

Befo[G]re judge and jury next morning
The [C]both of us did [D]appear
A g[G]entleman claimed his j[Em]ewellery
[Am]And the case [D]against us was [G]clear

[G]Seven long years transportation
To [C]be spent down in Van [D]Diemen’s land
Far [G]away from my friends and re[Em]lations
[Am]Because of the [D]black velvet ban[G]d

[CHORUS X2]
Her e[G]yes they shone like diamonds
I thought she was q[C]ueen of the l[D]and
With her h[G]air flung over her sh[Em]oulder
Tied [Am]up with a b[D]lack velvet b[G]and