Chords for THE SELDOM SCENE WITH JAMES KING @ Blythe Bluegrass Festival "Long Black Veil"
Tempo:
128.6 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [G]
[Bb]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb]
Ten years ago on a cold dark night [F] a man was killed [Eb] beneath the town [Bb] of Harlem.
[C]
I feel like a slave when I'm all [G] alone
[F] I'm scared to ask [Eb] the God why
[Bb]
Now the judge, he said, son, what is your alibi?
If [F] you were somewhere else, [Eb] Lord, then you [C] won't have to [Bb] die
But I spoke the word, although it meant my life
[F] As I bent in the arms [Eb] of James [Bb] King's wife
[Ebm]
She walked [Bb] three hills
[Ebm] in a long [Bb] black veil
[Eb] She is his bridegroom [Bb] when [Eb]
the night [Bb] winds wail
Nobody knows, [F]
nobody [Dm] sees, [Eb]
[Bb] nobody [F] [Bb] knows but me
[F] [Bb] I
[F]
[Eb] [C]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F]
[Eb] [Bb]
was cast off to the fire
He turned [C] his fider, he [F] stood and cried
[C] He did not care [Bb] when the [G] sun comes at night
[Bb] When the cold wind [C] blows [F] in a long black veil
[Eb]
She'll cry when [Bb] I'm gone
[D] [Eb] She walks [C] three hills in a long black veil
[Eb] She visits [Bb] my grave [Eb] when the night [Bb] winds wail
Nobody [C] sees, [Eb] [Gm] nobody [F]
knows [Bb] but me
[D]
[Eb] [C]
Nobody [E] knows
[Eb] but me
[E] [Cm]
[Gm] [C] [Bb]
[N]
[Bb]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb]
Ten years ago on a cold dark night [F] a man was killed [Eb] beneath the town [Bb] of Harlem.
[C]
I feel like a slave when I'm all [G] alone
[F] I'm scared to ask [Eb] the God why
[Bb]
Now the judge, he said, son, what is your alibi?
If [F] you were somewhere else, [Eb] Lord, then you [C] won't have to [Bb] die
But I spoke the word, although it meant my life
[F] As I bent in the arms [Eb] of James [Bb] King's wife
[Ebm]
She walked [Bb] three hills
[Ebm] in a long [Bb] black veil
[Eb] She is his bridegroom [Bb] when [Eb]
the night [Bb] winds wail
Nobody knows, [F]
nobody [Dm] sees, [Eb]
[Bb] nobody [F] [Bb] knows but me
[F] [Bb] I
[F]
[Eb] [C]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F]
[Eb] [Bb]
was cast off to the fire
He turned [C] his fider, he [F] stood and cried
[C] He did not care [Bb] when the [G] sun comes at night
[Bb] When the cold wind [C] blows [F] in a long black veil
[Eb]
She'll cry when [Bb] I'm gone
[D] [Eb] She walks [C] three hills in a long black veil
[Eb] She visits [Bb] my grave [Eb] when the night [Bb] winds wail
Nobody [C] sees, [Eb] [Gm] nobody [F]
knows [Bb] but me
[D]
[Eb] [C]
Nobody [E] knows
[Eb] but me
[E] [Cm]
[Gm] [C] [Bb]
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
C
G
Bb
Eb
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Ten _ years ago _ on a _ cold dark _ night [F] a man was killed _ [Eb] beneath the town [Bb] of Harlem.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
I feel _ like a _ slave when I'm _ all [G] alone
[F] _ _ _ _ I'm scared _ to ask _ [Eb] the God why
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now the judge, he said, son, what is your _ _ alibi? _
_ If [F] you were somewhere _ else, _ [Eb] Lord, then you [C] won't have to [Bb] die _ _ _ _ _
But I spoke the word, _ _ _ although it meant my life
[F] As I bent in the arms _ [Eb] of James [Bb] King's wife
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm]
She walked [Bb] three hills _
[Ebm] in a long _ [Bb] black _ _ _ veil
_ [Eb] She _ is his bridegroom [Bb] when _ [Eb]
the night [Bb] winds _ _ wail _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nobody _ knows, _ _ [F]
nobody _ _ _ [Dm] sees, _ [Eb] _
[Bb] nobody _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] knows but me _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] [Bb] I _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ was _ _ cast off to the fire
_ He turned _ [C] his _ fider, he [F] stood _ and _ cried
[C] He _ did not care _ [Bb] when _ _ the [G] sun comes at night
_ [Bb] When the _ cold wind [C] _ blows [F] in a long black veil
_ [Eb]
She'll cry when [Bb] I'm gone _
_ _ [D] _ [Eb] She _ walks [C] three hills _ in a long black _ _ veil _ _
_ [Eb] She _ visits [Bb] my _ grave [Eb] when the night [Bb] winds wail _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Nobody _ _ [C] sees, [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ nobody [F] _ _
knows [Bb] but _ me
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Nobody _ _ [E] _ _ knows _
[Eb] but _ _ _ me _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Ten _ years ago _ on a _ cold dark _ night [F] a man was killed _ [Eb] beneath the town [Bb] of Harlem.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
I feel _ like a _ slave when I'm _ all [G] alone
[F] _ _ _ _ I'm scared _ to ask _ [Eb] the God why
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now the judge, he said, son, what is your _ _ alibi? _
_ If [F] you were somewhere _ else, _ [Eb] Lord, then you [C] won't have to [Bb] die _ _ _ _ _
But I spoke the word, _ _ _ although it meant my life
[F] As I bent in the arms _ [Eb] of James [Bb] King's wife
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm]
She walked [Bb] three hills _
[Ebm] in a long _ [Bb] black _ _ _ veil
_ [Eb] She _ is his bridegroom [Bb] when _ [Eb]
the night [Bb] winds _ _ wail _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nobody _ knows, _ _ [F]
nobody _ _ _ [Dm] sees, _ [Eb] _
[Bb] nobody _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] knows but me _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] [Bb] I _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ was _ _ cast off to the fire
_ He turned _ [C] his _ fider, he [F] stood _ and _ cried
[C] He _ did not care _ [Bb] when _ _ the [G] sun comes at night
_ [Bb] When the _ cold wind [C] _ blows [F] in a long black veil
_ [Eb]
She'll cry when [Bb] I'm gone _
_ _ [D] _ [Eb] She _ walks [C] three hills _ in a long black _ _ veil _ _
_ [Eb] She _ visits [Bb] my _ grave [Eb] when the night [Bb] winds wail _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Nobody _ _ [C] sees, [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ nobody [F] _ _
knows [Bb] but _ me
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Nobody _ _ [E] _ _ knows _
[Eb] but _ _ _ me _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _