Chords for Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers - "Long Black Veil" - Mountain Jam 2013
Tempo:
143.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [E] [D]
How's everybody doing?
[E] [D] It's [E]
nice to [D] play here at home with everybody.
This feels so good.
Thanks for having us.
Ten years ago, on a cold dark night, [A] somebody was killed,
[G] beneath a town [D] hall light.
But few had the same, but they all did agree,
[A] that the slayer who rang [G] looked a lot [D] like me.
The judge said, son, this old alibi [A] was somewhere else,
[G] and you won't have [D] to die.
I spoke not a word, for with them I,
I [A] have been in the arms [G] of my best
[D] friend's eye.
[G] She's been on these [D] hills [G] in a long [D] black hair.
[G] She visits my [D] grave [G] where the night [D] winds blow.
Nobody knows, [G] nobody [D] sees, [G] nobody knows [D] what the deed is.
[Em] Eee,
[G] eee, [D] eee.
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G]
[D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
The path
[A]
[G]
[D]
was high, and it turned muddy near.
[A] She stood in the crowd, [G] she shed [D] my tear.
But sometimes at night, when the cold wind blows,
In a [A] long black veil, [G] she cries over [D] my fall.
[G] It walks [D] these hills [G] in a long [D] black veil.
[G] It's my [D] grave [G] where the night winds [D] play.
Nobody knows, [G] [D] nobody sees.
[G] [D] Nobody knows [G] what it means.
[D] Nobody matters
[G] [D] to me.
[G] [D]
[G] What it means.
[D]
[C#m] I would've [F#] stayed, [B] but living time [G#m] would've saved me.
[C#m] What I [F#] would've saved, if [B] my [G#m] voice, no my name.
[C#m] When I'm [F#] stressed.
[B] [C#]
[Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
How's everybody doing?
[E] [D] It's [E]
nice to [D] play here at home with everybody.
This feels so good.
Thanks for having us.
Ten years ago, on a cold dark night, [A] somebody was killed,
[G] beneath a town [D] hall light.
But few had the same, but they all did agree,
[A] that the slayer who rang [G] looked a lot [D] like me.
The judge said, son, this old alibi [A] was somewhere else,
[G] and you won't have [D] to die.
I spoke not a word, for with them I,
I [A] have been in the arms [G] of my best
[D] friend's eye.
[G] She's been on these [D] hills [G] in a long [D] black hair.
[G] She visits my [D] grave [G] where the night [D] winds blow.
Nobody knows, [G] nobody [D] sees, [G] nobody knows [D] what the deed is.
[Em] Eee,
[G] eee, [D] eee.
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G]
[D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
The path
[A]
[G]
[D]
was high, and it turned muddy near.
[A] She stood in the crowd, [G] she shed [D] my tear.
But sometimes at night, when the cold wind blows,
In a [A] long black veil, [G] she cries over [D] my fall.
[G] It walks [D] these hills [G] in a long [D] black veil.
[G] It's my [D] grave [G] where the night winds [D] play.
Nobody knows, [G] [D] nobody sees.
[G] [D] Nobody knows [G] what it means.
[D] Nobody matters
[G] [D] to me.
[G] [D]
[G] What it means.
[D]
[C#m] I would've [F#] stayed, [B] but living time [G#m] would've saved me.
[C#m] What I [F#] would've saved, if [B] my [G#m] voice, no my name.
[C#m] When I'm [F#] stressed.
[B] [C#]
[Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
Key:
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G
A
E
C#m
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[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ How's everybody doing? _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] It's [E] _
nice to [D] play here at home with everybody.
This feels so good.
Thanks for having us. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ten years ago, _ on a cold dark night, _ [A] somebody _ was killed,
[G] beneath a town [D] hall light. _ _ _ _
_ But _ few had the same, _ but they _ all did agree,
_ [A] that the slayer who rang _ [G] looked a lot _ [D] like me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The judge said, son, _ this old _ _ alibi _ _ [A] was somewhere _ _ else,
[G] and you won't have [D] to die. _ _
_ _ _ I spoke not a word, _ for with them I,
I [A] have been in the arms [G] of my best _
[D] friend's _ eye. _ _ _
_ [G] She's been on these [D] hills _ [G] in a long [D] black _ _ _ _ hair. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] She visits my [D] grave [G] where the night [D] winds blow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Nobody _ knows, _ [G] _ _ nobody [D] _ sees, _ _ _ [G] nobody _ knows [D] what the deed is.
[Em] Eee, _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ eee, [D] eee. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ The _ _ _ _ _ path _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ was high, _ and it turned muddy near. _
[A] She stood in the crowd, _ [G] she shed [D] my tear. _
_ _ _ _ But _ sometimes at night, when the cold wind _ blows,
In a [A] long black veil, [G] she cries over [D] my fall. _ _ _ _
[G] It walks [D] these hills [G] in a long [D] black _ _ veil. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ It's my _ [D] grave [G] where the night winds [D] _ play. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Nobody knows, _ [G] _ _ [D] nobody _ sees.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Nobody knows [G] what it _ _ _ means.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ Nobody _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ matters _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] to me.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] What it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ means. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ I would've [F#] stayed, [B] but living time [G#m] would've saved me.
[C#m] What I [F#] would've saved, if [B] my [G#m] voice, no my name.
[C#m] When I'm [F#] stressed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ How's everybody doing? _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] It's [E] _
nice to [D] play here at home with everybody.
This feels so good.
Thanks for having us. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ten years ago, _ on a cold dark night, _ [A] somebody _ was killed,
[G] beneath a town [D] hall light. _ _ _ _
_ But _ few had the same, _ but they _ all did agree,
_ [A] that the slayer who rang _ [G] looked a lot _ [D] like me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The judge said, son, _ this old _ _ alibi _ _ [A] was somewhere _ _ else,
[G] and you won't have [D] to die. _ _
_ _ _ I spoke not a word, _ for with them I,
I [A] have been in the arms [G] of my best _
[D] friend's _ eye. _ _ _
_ [G] She's been on these [D] hills _ [G] in a long [D] black _ _ _ _ hair. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] She visits my [D] grave [G] where the night [D] winds blow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Nobody _ knows, _ [G] _ _ nobody [D] _ sees, _ _ _ [G] nobody _ knows [D] what the deed is.
[Em] Eee, _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ eee, [D] eee. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ The _ _ _ _ _ path _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ was high, _ and it turned muddy near. _
[A] She stood in the crowd, _ [G] she shed [D] my tear. _
_ _ _ _ But _ sometimes at night, when the cold wind _ blows,
In a [A] long black veil, [G] she cries over [D] my fall. _ _ _ _
[G] It walks [D] these hills [G] in a long [D] black _ _ veil. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ It's my _ [D] grave [G] where the night winds [D] _ play. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Nobody knows, _ [G] _ _ [D] nobody _ sees.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Nobody knows [G] what it _ _ _ means.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ Nobody _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ matters _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] to me.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] What it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ means. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ I would've [F#] stayed, [B] but living time [G#m] would've saved me.
[C#m] What I [F#] would've saved, if [B] my [G#m] voice, no my name.
[C#m] When I'm [F#] stressed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _