Chords for Long Black Veil - The Band
Tempo:
86.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
years ago [G] on a cold dark [Bm] night [D] someone was killed [C] in that town [G] all night they were few at the scene
[G] and they all did agree [D] that the band [C] looked a lot like [G] me
she [C] walks [G] these hills [C] in a long [G] black veil
she [C] visits [G] my grave when [C] the night [G] winds away
Nobody knows [C] nobody [G] sees.
[C] [G] Nobody [D] knows but [C] me.
[G] But the judge, he said, son, what is your alibi?
If [D] you were somewhere else, [C] then you don't [G] have to die.
Well, I spoke not a word, although it meant my life.
I [D] had been in the arms [C] of my best [G] friend's wife.
She [C] walks [G] the hill [C] in a long [G] black veil.
[C] She possesses my [G] grave [C] when the night winds [G] away.
Nobody knows [C] nobody [G] sees.
[C] Nobody [G] knows [D]
[C] but me.
[G]
[D] [C]
[G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[C] She walks the [G] hill [C] in a long [G] black veil.
She [C] [D] possesses my [G] grave [C] when the night winds [G] away.
Nobody knows [C] nobody [G] sees.
[C] Nobody [G] [D] knows [C] but me.
[G]
Well, the scaffold was high, and eternity was near.
[Em] [D] And she stood in the crowd.
[C] No, she did [G] not shed a tear.
But sometimes at night, when the cold wind moans,
[D] in a long black veil, [C] she cries [G] over my bones.
She [C] walks [G] the hill [C] in a long [G] black veil.
She [C] possesses my [G] grave [C] when the night [G] winds away.
Nobody [C]
[G] knows nobody sees.
[C] [G] Nobody [D] knows [C] but me.
[G]
[G] and they all did agree [D] that the band [C] looked a lot like [G] me
she [C] walks [G] these hills [C] in a long [G] black veil
she [C] visits [G] my grave when [C] the night [G] winds away
Nobody knows [C] nobody [G] sees.
[C] [G] Nobody [D] knows but [C] me.
[G] But the judge, he said, son, what is your alibi?
If [D] you were somewhere else, [C] then you don't [G] have to die.
Well, I spoke not a word, although it meant my life.
I [D] had been in the arms [C] of my best [G] friend's wife.
She [C] walks [G] the hill [C] in a long [G] black veil.
[C] She possesses my [G] grave [C] when the night winds [G] away.
Nobody knows [C] nobody [G] sees.
[C] Nobody [G] knows [D]
[C] but me.
[G]
[D] [C]
[G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[C] She walks the [G] hill [C] in a long [G] black veil.
She [C] [D] possesses my [G] grave [C] when the night winds [G] away.
Nobody knows [C] nobody [G] sees.
[C] Nobody [G] [D] knows [C] but me.
[G]
Well, the scaffold was high, and eternity was near.
[Em] [D] And she stood in the crowd.
[C] No, she did [G] not shed a tear.
But sometimes at night, when the cold wind moans,
[D] in a long black veil, [C] she cries [G] over my bones.
She [C] walks [G] the hill [C] in a long [G] black veil.
She [C] possesses my [G] grave [C] when the night [G] winds away.
Nobody [C]
[G] knows nobody sees.
[C] [G] Nobody [D] knows [C] but me.
[G]
Key:
G
C
D
Bm
Em
G
C
D
_ _ _ years ago [G] on a cold dark [Bm] night [D] _ someone was killed [C] in that town [G] all night they were few at the scene
[G] and they all did agree [D] that the band _ [C] looked a lot like [G] me
she _ [C] walks [G] these hills [C] in a long [G] black _ _ veil _ _
she [C] visits [G] my grave when [C] the night [G] winds _ _ away _ _ _
_ _ Nobody knows [C] nobody _ [G] sees.
[C] _ [G] Nobody [D] knows but [C] me. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ But _ _ _ _ _ _ the judge, he said, son, what is your alibi?
If [D] you were somewhere else, [C] then you don't [G] have to die.
_ _ Well, I spoke not a word, although it meant my life.
I [D] had been in the arms [C] of my best [G] friend's wife. _
She [C] walks [G] the hill [C] in a long [G] black _ _ _ veil. _
_ [C] She possesses my [G] grave [C] when the night winds [G] _ away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Nobody knows [C] nobody _ [G] sees.
[C] _ Nobody [G] knows [D]
[C] but me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] She walks the [G] hill [C] in a long [G] black _ _ _ veil.
She _ [C] _ [D] possesses my [G] grave [C] when the night winds [G] _ _ away. _ _ _
_ _ _ Nobody knows [C] nobody _ [G] sees.
[C] _ Nobody [G] [D] knows [C] but _ me. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, the scaffold was high, and eternity was near.
[Em] _ [D] And she stood in the crowd.
[C] No, she did [G] not shed a tear.
_ _ But sometimes at night, when the cold wind moans,
[D] in a long black veil, [C] she cries [G] over my bones.
She _ _ [C] walks [G] the hill [C] in a long [G] black _ _ _ veil. _
She _ [C] possesses my [G] grave [C] when the night [G] winds away. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Nobody _ _ [C] _
[G] knows nobody sees.
_ [C] _ [G] Nobody [D] knows [C] but me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] and they all did agree [D] that the band _ [C] looked a lot like [G] me
she _ [C] walks [G] these hills [C] in a long [G] black _ _ veil _ _
she [C] visits [G] my grave when [C] the night [G] winds _ _ away _ _ _
_ _ Nobody knows [C] nobody _ [G] sees.
[C] _ [G] Nobody [D] knows but [C] me. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ But _ _ _ _ _ _ the judge, he said, son, what is your alibi?
If [D] you were somewhere else, [C] then you don't [G] have to die.
_ _ Well, I spoke not a word, although it meant my life.
I [D] had been in the arms [C] of my best [G] friend's wife. _
She [C] walks [G] the hill [C] in a long [G] black _ _ _ veil. _
_ [C] She possesses my [G] grave [C] when the night winds [G] _ away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Nobody knows [C] nobody _ [G] sees.
[C] _ Nobody [G] knows [D]
[C] but me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] She walks the [G] hill [C] in a long [G] black _ _ _ veil.
She _ [C] _ [D] possesses my [G] grave [C] when the night winds [G] _ _ away. _ _ _
_ _ _ Nobody knows [C] nobody _ [G] sees.
[C] _ Nobody [G] [D] knows [C] but _ me. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, the scaffold was high, and eternity was near.
[Em] _ [D] And she stood in the crowd.
[C] No, she did [G] not shed a tear.
_ _ But sometimes at night, when the cold wind moans,
[D] in a long black veil, [C] she cries [G] over my bones.
She _ _ [C] walks [G] the hill [C] in a long [G] black _ _ _ veil. _
She _ [C] possesses my [G] grave [C] when the night [G] winds away. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Nobody _ _ [C] _
[G] knows nobody sees.
_ [C] _ [G] Nobody [D] knows [C] but me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _