The Long Black Veil Chords by Lefty Frizzell

Tempo:
126.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Long Black Veil chords
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[E]
Ten years ago on a cold dark night there [B] was someone killed
beneath [A] the town [E] hall light.
There were few at the scene,
but they all agreed that the [B] slayer who ran [A] looked a lot [E] like me.
The judge said, son, what is your alibi?
If you [B] were somewhere else,
[A] then you won't have [E] to die.
I spoke, not a word, though it meant my life,
for I [B] had been in the arms [A] of my best [E] friend's wife.
She [A] walks [E] these hills [A] in a long [E] black veil.
[A] She visits [E] my grave [A] when the night [E] winds wail.
Nobody knows, [A]
nobody [E] sees, [A]
nobody [B] knows [E] but me.
The sky thought it was high and eternity near.
She [B] stood in the crowd [A] and shed [E] not a tear,
but sometimes at night when the cold wind moans in [B] a long black veil, she [A] cries, oh [E] my bones.
She
[A] walks [E] these hills in [A] a long [E] black veil.
She [A] visits [E] my grave [A] when the night [E] winds wail.
Nobody knows, [A]
nobody [E] sees, [A]
nobody [B] knows [E] but me.
[A] Nobody [B] knows [E] but me.
[A]
Nobody [B] knows [E] but me.
[A] [B] [E]
Key:  
E
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A
1231
B
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E
2311
A
1231
B
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E
2311
A
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To learn Lefty Frizzell - The Long Black Veil chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, E, A, E, B and E. Kick off your practice at a gentle 63 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 126 BPM. With the song's key of E Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ten years ago _ on a cold dark night there [B] was someone _ killed
beneath [A] the town _ [E] hall light.
There were few at the scene,
but they _ all agreed that the [B] _ slayer who ran [A] looked a lot [E] like me. _ _ _ _
The judge said, son, what is your _ alibi?
_ If you [B] were _ somewhere else,
_ [A] then you won't have [E] to die.
I spoke, not a word, _ though it meant my life,
for I [B] had been _ in the arms [A] of my best [E] friend's wife. _ _ _
She _ [A] walks _ [E] these hills [A] in a long [E] black veil.
[A] She _ visits [E] my grave _ [A] when the night [E] winds _ _ _ wail. _ _ _ _
Nobody _ knows, _ [A] _ _
nobody [E] _ sees, _ [A] _ _
nobody [B] _ knows [E] but me.
_ _ _ _ The sky thought it was high _ _ and _ eternity near.
She [B] stood in the crowd _ [A] and shed _ [E] not a tear,
_ _ but sometimes at night when the cold wind _ moans in [B] a long black veil, she [A] cries, oh [E] my bones.
_ She _
_ [A] walks _ [E] these hills in [A] a long [E] black veil.
She [A] _ visits [E] my grave _ [A] when the night [E] winds _ _ _ wail. _ _ _ _ _
Nobody knows, _ [A] _ _
nobody [E] _ sees, _ [A] _ _
nobody [B] knows _ [E] but me.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Nobody [B] knows _ _ [E] but me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Nobody [B] _ _ knows [E] but me.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Look What Thoughts Will Do album.

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