Long Black Veil Chords by Sammi Smith

Tempo:
52.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Gm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sammi Smith "Long Black Veil" chords
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[Gm] [C]
Ten years ago, on a cold dark night, [G] someone was killed,
[F] near the town [C] hall light.
There were a few at the scene, but they all agreed,
[G] that the slayer who ran [F] it, was down there with me.
[C] The judge said, son, what is your alibi?
If you were [G] somewhere else, [F] you won't have [C] to die.
He spoke, not a word, though it meant his life,
[G] cause he'd been in my arms, [F] since then he's been gone.
[C] And now [F] I walk [C] these hills, in a long black veil,
[F] I visit [C] his grave, when night went away.
Nobody knows, [F] nobody sees, nobody [G] knows [C] but me.
[G] The scaffold was high, [C] eternity near,
I stood in the crowd, and [F] I shed [C] not one tear.
But sometimes at night, when the moon went [G] moon,
[F] I'd cry on a [D] hill of bones.
And now I walk [C] these hills, [F] in a long [C] black veil,
[F]
I visit his grave, when night [C] went away.
Nobody knows, nobody sees, [F]
nobody [C] knows but me.
Ten years ago, on a cold dark night,
[Dm] [G] someone was killed, near the [Ab] town hall.
[G] [N]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Gm
123111113
D
1321
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Sammi Smith - Long Black Veil chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, F, C, F, C, G and C. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of C Major.

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_ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
Ten years ago, on a cold dark night, [G] someone was killed,
[F] near the town [C] hall light.
_ There were a few at the scene, but they all agreed,
[G] that the slayer who ran [F] it, was down there with me.
[C] _ The judge said, son, what is your alibi?
If you were [G] somewhere else, [F] you won't have [C] to die.
_ He spoke, not a word, though it meant his life,
[G] cause he'd been in my arms, [F] since then he's been gone.
[C] _ _ And now [F] I walk [C] these hills, in a long black veil,
[F] I visit [C] his grave, when night went away. _
Nobody knows, [F] nobody sees, _ nobody [G] knows [C] but me. _ _
[G] The scaffold was high, _ [C] eternity near,
I stood in the crowd, and [F] I shed [C] not one tear.
_ But sometimes at night, when the moon went [G] moon, _ _
_ [F] I'd cry on a [D] hill of bones.
And now I walk [C] these hills, [F] in a long [C] black veil,
[F]
I visit his grave, when night [C] went away. _ _
Nobody knows, nobody sees, [F]
nobody [C] knows but me.
Ten years ago, on a cold dark night,
[Dm] _ [G] someone was killed, near the [Ab] town hall.
[G] _ _ _ _ [N] _

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