LONG BLACK VEIL by LEFTY FRIZZELL Chords
Tempo:
126.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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 [B] the slayer who ran [A] looked a lot like [E] .
me.
The judge said son what is your alibi.
If [B] you were somewhere else [A] then you won't [E] have to die.
I spoke not a word though it meant my life.
For [B] I had been in the arms [A] of my best [E] friend's wife.
She .
[A] walks [E] these hills [F#m] in [A] a long [E] black veil.
She [A] visits [E] my grave [A] when the night [D] winds [E] wail.
Nobody knows, [A] [E] nobody sees, [A] nobody [B] .
knows [E] but me.
The sky falls high and eternity ends.
[B] She 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 for [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 winds [E] wail.
Nobody knows, [A] nobody [E].
sees, [A] nobody [B] .
knows [E] but me .
[A] Nobody [B].
knows [E] but me .
[A] [B] .
[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 [B] the slayer who ran [A] looked a lot like [E] .
me.
The judge said son what is your alibi.
If [B] you were somewhere else [A] then you won't [E] have to die.
I spoke not a word though it meant my life.
For [B] I had been in the arms [A] of my best [E] friend's wife.
She .
[A] walks [E] these hills [F#m] in [A] a long [E] black veil.
She [A] visits [E] my grave [A] when the night [D] winds [E] wail.
Nobody knows, [A] [E] nobody sees, [A] nobody [B] .
knows [E] but me.
The sky falls high and eternity ends.
[B] She 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 for [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 winds [E] wail.
Nobody knows, [A] nobody [E].
sees, [A] nobody [B] .
knows [E] but me .
[A] Nobody [B].
knows [E] but me .
[A] [B] .
[E] .
Key:
E
A
B
F#m
D
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ [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 [B] the _ slayer who ran [A] looked a lot like [E] _ .
me.
_ _ _ The judge said son what is your _ _ alibi.
If [B] you were somewhere else _ [A] then you won't [E] have to die.
I spoke _ not a word though it meant my life.
For [B] I had been in the arms [A] of my best [E] friend's wife.
_ _ She _ .
[A] walks _ [E] these hills [F#m] in [A] a long [E] black veil.
She [A] _ visits [E] my grave [A] when the night [D] winds [E] _ _ wail.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Nobody knows, _ [A] _ _ _ [E] nobody sees, _ [A] _ _ nobody [B] _ .
knows _ [E] but me.
The _ _ sky _ falls high _ and _ eternity _ ends.
[B] She 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 for [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 winds [E] _ _ wail.
_ _ _ _ _ Nobody _ knows, _ _ [A] nobody _ [E].
sees, _ _ [A] _ _ nobody [B] _ .
knows [E] but _ me _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Nobody [B].
knows _ [E] but me _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ [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 [B] the _ slayer who ran [A] looked a lot like [E] _ .
me.
_ _ _ The judge said son what is your _ _ alibi.
If [B] you were somewhere else _ [A] then you won't [E] have to die.
I spoke _ not a word though it meant my life.
For [B] I had been in the arms [A] of my best [E] friend's wife.
_ _ She _ .
[A] walks _ [E] these hills [F#m] in [A] a long [E] black veil.
She [A] _ visits [E] my grave [A] when the night [D] winds [E] _ _ wail.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Nobody knows, _ [A] _ _ _ [E] nobody sees, _ [A] _ _ nobody [B] _ .
knows _ [E] but me.
The _ _ sky _ falls high _ and _ eternity _ ends.
[B] She 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 for [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 winds [E] _ _ wail.
_ _ _ _ _ Nobody _ knows, _ _ [A] nobody _ [E].
sees, _ _ [A] _ _ nobody [B] _ .
knows [E] but _ me _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Nobody [B].
knows _ [E] but me _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
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