Long Black Veil Chords by The Seldom Scene
Tempo:
127.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Ab
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] Ten years ago, on a cold dark night, [F] there was someone cute,
[Dm] [Eb] deep in town, on a [Bb] long cold [Eb] night.
[Bb] There were a few at the scene, and they all agreed that the [F]
slayer man [Ab] [Eb] looked a lot [Bb] like me.
The judge said, son, what is your alibi?
[Eb]
If you [F] were somewhere else, [Eb] then you won't [Bb] have to die.
I spoke not a word, though it meant my life, for [F] I had been [Cm] in the [Bb] arms [Eb] of my best [Bb] friend's wife.
[Eb] She walks [Bb] these hills [Eb] in a long [Bb] black veil.
[Eb] She visits [Bb] my [Eb] grave when the night [Bb] winds swell.
Nobody knows, nobody
[Ab] sees, [Eb] nobody [F]
[Bb] knows but me.
The
[F]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
scaffold was high, and eternity near.
She [F] stood in the crowd, [Eb] and she shed [Bb] not a tear.
And sometimes at night, when the cold wind [F] moans, in a long black veil, [Eb] she cries [Bb] o'er my bones.
She [Eb] walks [Bb] these hills [Eb] in a long [Bb] black [Eb] veil.
[Bb] [Eb] She visits my [Bb] grave [Ab] when [Eb] the night [Bb] winds swell.
Nobody knows, nobody [Fm]
[Bb] sees, [Eb] nobody [F]
[Bb] knows but me.
[Gm] [Eb] Nobody [F] knows
[B] but
[Eb] me.
[C] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] Ten years ago, on a cold dark night, [F] there was someone cute,
[Dm] [Eb] deep in town, on a [Bb] long cold [Eb] night.
[Bb] There were a few at the scene, and they all agreed that the [F]
slayer man [Ab] [Eb] looked a lot [Bb] like me.
The judge said, son, what is your alibi?
[Eb]
If you [F] were somewhere else, [Eb] then you won't [Bb] have to die.
I spoke not a word, though it meant my life, for [F] I had been [Cm] in the [Bb] arms [Eb] of my best [Bb] friend's wife.
[Eb] She walks [Bb] these hills [Eb] in a long [Bb] black veil.
[Eb] She visits [Bb] my [Eb] grave when the night [Bb] winds swell.
Nobody knows, nobody
[Ab] sees, [Eb] nobody [F]
[Bb] knows but me.
The
[F]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
scaffold was high, and eternity near.
She [F] stood in the crowd, [Eb] and she shed [Bb] not a tear.
And sometimes at night, when the cold wind [F] moans, in a long black veil, [Eb] she cries [Bb] o'er my bones.
She [Eb] walks [Bb] these hills [Eb] in a long [Bb] black [Eb] veil.
[Bb] [Eb] She visits my [Bb] grave [Ab] when [Eb] the night [Bb] winds swell.
Nobody knows, nobody [Fm]
[Bb] sees, [Eb] nobody [F]
[Bb] knows but me.
[Gm] [Eb] Nobody [F] knows
[B] but
[Eb] me.
[C] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Ab
Gm
Bb
Eb
F
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ Ten years ago, _ on a cold dark night, _ [F] there was someone _ cute, _
[Dm] [Eb] deep in town, on a [Bb] long cold [Eb] night.
_ [Bb] _ _ There were a few at the scene, _ and they all agreed that the [F] _
slayer man [Ab] _ [Eb] looked a lot [Bb] like me. _ _ _ _
The judge said, son, what is your _ _ alibi?
_ [Eb]
If you [F] were somewhere _ else, _ [Eb] then you won't [Bb] have to die.
_ _ _ I spoke not a word, _ though it meant my life, for [F] I had been [Cm] in the [Bb] arms [Eb] of my _ best [Bb] friend's wife. _ _ _ _
[Eb] She walks _ [Bb] these hills _ [Eb] in a long [Bb] black _ veil.
_ _ _ [Eb] She _ visits [Bb] my [Eb] grave when the night [Bb] winds swell. _ _
_ _ _ _ Nobody _ _ _ _ knows, _ nobody _
[Ab] sees, _ [Eb] _ _ nobody [F] _
_ _ [Bb] knows but me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ scaffold was high, and _ _ eternity near.
_ She [F] stood _ in the crowd, _ [Eb] and she _ shed [Bb] not a tear. _ _
_ And _ sometimes at night, _ when the _ cold wind _ _ [F] moans, in a long black veil, [Eb] she _ cries [Bb] o'er my bones.
_ _ _ She [Eb] _ walks [Bb] these hills _ [Eb] in a long [Bb] black _ [Eb] veil.
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] She _ visits my [Bb] grave [Ab] when [Eb] the night [Bb] winds _ _ _ swell. _
_ _ _ Nobody _ _ _ knows, _ nobody _ _ [Fm]
[Bb] sees, _ [Eb] _ nobody [F] _ _ _
[Bb] knows but me. _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ Nobody [F] _ _ _ knows _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ but _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ Ten years ago, _ on a cold dark night, _ [F] there was someone _ cute, _
[Dm] [Eb] deep in town, on a [Bb] long cold [Eb] night.
_ [Bb] _ _ There were a few at the scene, _ and they all agreed that the [F] _
slayer man [Ab] _ [Eb] looked a lot [Bb] like me. _ _ _ _
The judge said, son, what is your _ _ alibi?
_ [Eb]
If you [F] were somewhere _ else, _ [Eb] then you won't [Bb] have to die.
_ _ _ I spoke not a word, _ though it meant my life, for [F] I had been [Cm] in the [Bb] arms [Eb] of my _ best [Bb] friend's wife. _ _ _ _
[Eb] She walks _ [Bb] these hills _ [Eb] in a long [Bb] black _ veil.
_ _ _ [Eb] She _ visits [Bb] my [Eb] grave when the night [Bb] winds swell. _ _
_ _ _ _ Nobody _ _ _ _ knows, _ nobody _
[Ab] sees, _ [Eb] _ _ nobody [F] _
_ _ [Bb] knows but me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ scaffold was high, and _ _ eternity near.
_ She [F] stood _ in the crowd, _ [Eb] and she _ shed [Bb] not a tear. _ _
_ And _ sometimes at night, _ when the _ cold wind _ _ [F] moans, in a long black veil, [Eb] she _ cries [Bb] o'er my bones.
_ _ _ She [Eb] _ walks [Bb] these hills _ [Eb] in a long [Bb] black _ [Eb] veil.
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] She _ visits my [Bb] grave [Ab] when [Eb] the night [Bb] winds _ _ _ swell. _
_ _ _ Nobody _ _ _ knows, _ nobody _ _ [Fm]
[Bb] sees, _ [Eb] _ nobody [F] _ _ _
[Bb] knows but me. _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ Nobody [F] _ _ _ knows _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ but _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _