Chords for Burl Ives - Long Black Veil
Tempo:
89.2 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] She
[Ab] walks [Eb] the night in [Ab] a long [Eb] black veil.
She [Ab] [Eb] visits the grave [Ab] when the night [Eb] winds blow.
Nobody knows, [Ab] [Eb] nobody sees.
[Ab] [Bb] Nobody knows [Eb] but me.
Ten years ago on a cold, cold night, [Bb]
someone was killed beneath the [Ab] town [Eb] hall light.
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed that [Bb] the slayer who ran looked [Ab] a lot [Eb] like me.
[Ab] She walks [Eb] the night [Ab] in a long [Eb] black veil.
She [Ab] visits [Eb] the grave [Ab] when the night [Eb] winds blow.
The judge said, son, what is your alibi?
If you [Bb] were somewhere else, [Ab] then you won't [Eb] have to die.
I spoke not a word, although it meant my life, for I [Bb] had been in the arms [Ab] of another [Eb] man's wife.
[Ab] She walks [Eb] the night [Ab] in a long [Eb] black veil.
[Ab] She [Eb] visits the grave when [Ab] the night [Eb] winds blow.
The scaffold was high and eternity was near.
[Bb] She stood in the crowd, [Ab] shed not [Eb] a tear.
But sometimes at night when the cold winds blow, [Bb] she stands by my grave and [Ab] cries soft [Eb] and low.
[Ab] She walks [Eb] the night [Ab] in a long [Eb] black veil.
[Ab] She visits my [Eb] grave when [Ab] the night [Eb] winds blow.
Nobody [Ab] knows, nobody [Eb] [Ab] sees.
Nobody [Bb] knows but
[Eb] me.
[Ab] walks [Eb] the night in [Ab] a long [Eb] black veil.
She [Ab] [Eb] visits the grave [Ab] when the night [Eb] winds blow.
Nobody knows, [Ab] [Eb] nobody sees.
[Ab] [Bb] Nobody knows [Eb] but me.
Ten years ago on a cold, cold night, [Bb]
someone was killed beneath the [Ab] town [Eb] hall light.
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed that [Bb] the slayer who ran looked [Ab] a lot [Eb] like me.
[Ab] She walks [Eb] the night [Ab] in a long [Eb] black veil.
She [Ab] visits [Eb] the grave [Ab] when the night [Eb] winds blow.
The judge said, son, what is your alibi?
If you [Bb] were somewhere else, [Ab] then you won't [Eb] have to die.
I spoke not a word, although it meant my life, for I [Bb] had been in the arms [Ab] of another [Eb] man's wife.
[Ab] She walks [Eb] the night [Ab] in a long [Eb] black veil.
[Ab] She [Eb] visits the grave when [Ab] the night [Eb] winds blow.
The scaffold was high and eternity was near.
[Bb] She stood in the crowd, [Ab] shed not [Eb] a tear.
But sometimes at night when the cold winds blow, [Bb] she stands by my grave and [Ab] cries soft [Eb] and low.
[Ab] She walks [Eb] the night [Ab] in a long [Eb] black veil.
[Ab] She visits my [Eb] grave when [Ab] the night [Eb] winds blow.
Nobody [Ab] knows, nobody [Eb] [Ab] sees.
Nobody [Bb] knows but
[Eb] me.
Key:
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Ab
Bb
Eb
Ab
Bb
Eb
Ab
_ [Eb] _ She _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] walks [Eb] the night in [Ab] a long [Eb] black veil.
She [Ab] [Eb] visits the grave [Ab] when the night [Eb] winds blow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Nobody knows, [Ab] _ [Eb] nobody sees.
[Ab] _ [Bb] Nobody knows [Eb] but me.
_ _ Ten years ago on a cold, cold night, _ [Bb]
someone was killed beneath the [Ab] town [Eb] hall light.
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed that [Bb] the slayer who ran looked [Ab] a lot [Eb] like me.
[Ab] She walks [Eb] the night [Ab] in a long [Eb] black veil.
She [Ab] visits [Eb] the grave [Ab] when the night [Eb] winds blow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The judge said, son, what is your alibi?
If you [Bb] were somewhere else, [Ab] then you won't [Eb] have to die.
I spoke not a word, although it meant my life, for I [Bb] had been in the arms [Ab] of another [Eb] man's wife.
[Ab] She walks [Eb] the night [Ab] in a long [Eb] black veil.
[Ab] She [Eb] visits the grave when [Ab] the night [Eb] winds blow.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ scaffold was high and eternity was near.
[Bb] She stood in the crowd, [Ab] shed not [Eb] a tear.
But sometimes at night when the cold winds blow, [Bb] she stands by my grave and [Ab] cries soft [Eb] and low.
[Ab] She walks [Eb] the night [Ab] in a long [Eb] black veil.
[Ab] She visits my [Eb] grave when [Ab] the night [Eb] winds blow. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nobody [Ab] knows, nobody [Eb] _ [Ab] sees.
Nobody [Bb] _ knows but _ _
[Eb] me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] walks [Eb] the night in [Ab] a long [Eb] black veil.
She [Ab] [Eb] visits the grave [Ab] when the night [Eb] winds blow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Nobody knows, [Ab] _ [Eb] nobody sees.
[Ab] _ [Bb] Nobody knows [Eb] but me.
_ _ Ten years ago on a cold, cold night, _ [Bb]
someone was killed beneath the [Ab] town [Eb] hall light.
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed that [Bb] the slayer who ran looked [Ab] a lot [Eb] like me.
[Ab] She walks [Eb] the night [Ab] in a long [Eb] black veil.
She [Ab] visits [Eb] the grave [Ab] when the night [Eb] winds blow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The judge said, son, what is your alibi?
If you [Bb] were somewhere else, [Ab] then you won't [Eb] have to die.
I spoke not a word, although it meant my life, for I [Bb] had been in the arms [Ab] of another [Eb] man's wife.
[Ab] She walks [Eb] the night [Ab] in a long [Eb] black veil.
[Ab] She [Eb] visits the grave when [Ab] the night [Eb] winds blow.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ scaffold was high and eternity was near.
[Bb] She stood in the crowd, [Ab] shed not [Eb] a tear.
But sometimes at night when the cold winds blow, [Bb] she stands by my grave and [Ab] cries soft [Eb] and low.
[Ab] She walks [Eb] the night [Ab] in a long [Eb] black veil.
[Ab] She visits my [Eb] grave when [Ab] the night [Eb] winds blow. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nobody [Ab] knows, nobody [Eb] _ [Ab] sees.
Nobody [Bb] _ knows but _ _
[Eb] me. _ _ _ _ _ _