DESCRIPTION:
For improved version (better chords and lyrics layout): https://youtu.be/wjH-_YNKxZo
Strum pattern: 3 beats to the bar - thin plectrum
1 2 3 1 2 3
D D DuD D Du …. Down Down Downup Down …….

Where u is a light touch on the strings on the way up.
This is the basic strum but variations are used in places.

The Black Velvet Band is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland, Australia, England, Canada and the United States describing how a young man is tricked and then sentenced to transportation to Australia, a common punishment in the British Empire during the 19th century. The song tells the story of a tradesman who meets a young woman who has stolen an item and passed it on to him (the lyrics of the song vary from place to place). The man then appears in court the next day, charged with stealing the item and is sent to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) as punishment. The song has been recorded by many singers. The Dubliners version reached No.15 in the UK singles chart and No.4 in the Irish singles chart in 1967.

Note! Last line in verse 3 I mistakingly sing ‘success’ instead of ‘bad luck’