Chords for Dave Matthews and Emmy Lou Harris 1999: Long Black Veil
Tempo:
92.8 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Manufactured stars, our next performer acquired his fans the old-fashioned way.
He earned their devotion night after night on the road, putting on great shows
care of the rest.
Dave Matthews.
Hey y'all, thank you very much.
think of anything else to say other than
I also want to say it's a big honor to introduce the next person who's going to help me get this right,
[C]
He earned their devotion night after night on the road, putting on great shows
care of the rest.
Dave Matthews.
Hey y'all, thank you very much.
think of anything else to say other than
I also want to say it's a big honor to introduce the next person who's going to help me get this right,
[C]
100% ➙ 93BPM
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_ Manufactured stars, our next performer acquired his fans the old-fashioned way.
He earned their devotion night after night on the road, putting on great shows
and letting word of mouth take care of the rest.
To perform The Long Black Veil, let us welcome Dave Matthews. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey y'all, thank you very much.
It's a huge honor to be here.
I can't think of anything else to say other than
thank you, thank you, thank you, Johnny Cash.
And I also want to say it's a big honor to introduce the next person who's going to help me get this right,
_ Emmylou Harris. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ten years ago, on a cold, dark night, [G] someone was killed beneath a town hall light. _ _ _ _ _
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed, the slayer of the brand [F] was a lot like [C]
me.
_ _ _ _ She walks [C] the easy, [F] in a long [C] black veil. _
_ _ _ _ [F] She's a smiling, [F] but the light [C] is red. _ _ _
_ _ _ Nobody knows, nobody [F] sees, [G] nobody [C] knows who's leading. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Just said, son, what is your alibi?
If you were [G] somewhere else, then you [F] don't have to [C] die. _ _ _
_ I spoke not a word, though it meant my [G] life.
I feel in the arms of [F] my best [C] friend's wife. _ _ _ _ _
[F] She walks [C] the easy, [F] in a long black veil.
_ _ _ _ She's a smiling, [C] _ [F] but the light [C] is red. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Nobody knows, [F] nobody [C] _ [F] sees, nobody [G] knows [C] who's leading. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Our scaffold is high, and the turn of these knees.
[G] She stood in the crowd, [F] and shed [C] not a tear. _ _
_ _ _ But sometimes at night, when the cold wind blows, [G] in a long black veil, [F] she cries, oh, brown bones. _ _ _ _
She [Am] walks the easy, in a long [C] black _ _ _ veil.
_ She's a smiling, [F] but the light [C] is _ _ red.
_ _ _ Nobody knows, [F] nobody [C] sees, [F] nobody [G] knows who's [C] leading.
_ _ _ Nobody _ _
[C] _ _ [F] knows, [C] nobody sees, nobody [Gm] knows [C] who's leading. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He earned their devotion night after night on the road, putting on great shows
and letting word of mouth take care of the rest.
To perform The Long Black Veil, let us welcome Dave Matthews. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey y'all, thank you very much.
It's a huge honor to be here.
I can't think of anything else to say other than
thank you, thank you, thank you, Johnny Cash.
And I also want to say it's a big honor to introduce the next person who's going to help me get this right,
_ Emmylou Harris. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ten years ago, on a cold, dark night, [G] someone was killed beneath a town hall light. _ _ _ _ _
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed, the slayer of the brand [F] was a lot like [C]
me.
_ _ _ _ She walks [C] the easy, [F] in a long [C] black veil. _
_ _ _ _ [F] She's a smiling, [F] but the light [C] is red. _ _ _
_ _ _ Nobody knows, nobody [F] sees, [G] nobody [C] knows who's leading. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Just said, son, what is your alibi?
If you were [G] somewhere else, then you [F] don't have to [C] die. _ _ _
_ I spoke not a word, though it meant my [G] life.
I feel in the arms of [F] my best [C] friend's wife. _ _ _ _ _
[F] She walks [C] the easy, [F] in a long black veil.
_ _ _ _ She's a smiling, [C] _ [F] but the light [C] is red. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Nobody knows, [F] nobody [C] _ [F] sees, nobody [G] knows [C] who's leading. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Our scaffold is high, and the turn of these knees.
[G] She stood in the crowd, [F] and shed [C] not a tear. _ _
_ _ _ But sometimes at night, when the cold wind blows, [G] in a long black veil, [F] she cries, oh, brown bones. _ _ _ _
She [Am] walks the easy, in a long [C] black _ _ _ veil.
_ She's a smiling, [F] but the light [C] is _ _ red.
_ _ _ Nobody knows, [F] nobody [C] sees, [F] nobody [G] knows who's [C] leading.
_ _ _ Nobody _ _
[C] _ _ [F] knows, [C] nobody sees, nobody [Gm] knows [C] who's leading. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
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