Chords for 'Long Black Veil' - The Chieftains featuring Mick Jagger
Tempo:
97.6 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
C#
D#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D#] .
[F#] .
Ten years ago, on a cold dark night, there was someone killed,.
[B] Neath the town [F#] hall light, just a few at the scene,.
And they all did agree, that the [C#] man who ran, [B] looked a lot [F#] like me.
Well the judge said, son, what's your alibi?.
If you're somewhere [C#] .
else, [B] well you don't have to [F#] die.
I spoke a naughty word, though it meant my life,.
I'd been [C#] in the arms [B] of my best [F#] friend's wife.
[B] She [F#] walks these hills, [B] in a long [F#] black fade, .
[F#m] She [B] visits [F#] my grave, [B] when the night [F#] winds wave.
Nobody knows love, [B] nobody [F#] sees, .
[B] nobody [F#] knows [B] but .
[D#m] me.
.
[D#] .
[F#] Well the scaffold's high, and eternity nears,.
And [C#] she stands in the crowd, [B] and sheds [F#] not a tear,.
But sometimes at night, well the cold wind moans,.
[C#] In a long black veil, [B] she cries all over [F#] my bones.
.
[B] She walks [F#] these hills, [B] in a long black [F#] fade,.
She [B] visits my [F#].
grave, [B] when the night winds [F#] wave.
Nobody knows love, [B] nobody [F#] sees, .
[B] nobody [C#] knows [B] but me.
[F#] .
Nobody [B] [F#] .
[B] [C#] knows [B] but me.
[F#] [N] .
[F#] .
Ten years ago, on a cold dark night, there was someone killed,.
[B] Neath the town [F#] hall light, just a few at the scene,.
And they all did agree, that the [C#] man who ran, [B] looked a lot [F#] like me.
Well the judge said, son, what's your alibi?.
If you're somewhere [C#] .
else, [B] well you don't have to [F#] die.
I spoke a naughty word, though it meant my life,.
I'd been [C#] in the arms [B] of my best [F#] friend's wife.
[B] She [F#] walks these hills, [B] in a long [F#] black fade, .
[F#m] She [B] visits [F#] my grave, [B] when the night [F#] winds wave.
Nobody knows love, [B] nobody [F#] sees, .
[B] nobody [F#] knows [B] but .
[D#m] me.
.
[D#] .
[F#] Well the scaffold's high, and eternity nears,.
And [C#] she stands in the crowd, [B] and sheds [F#] not a tear,.
But sometimes at night, well the cold wind moans,.
[C#] In a long black veil, [B] she cries all over [F#] my bones.
.
[B] She walks [F#] these hills, [B] in a long black [F#] fade,.
She [B] visits my [F#].
grave, [B] when the night winds [F#] wave.
Nobody knows love, [B] nobody [F#] sees, .
[B] nobody [C#] knows [B] but me.
[F#] .
Nobody [B] [F#] .
[B] [C#] knows [B] but me.
[F#] [N] .
Key:
B
F#
C#
D#
F#m
B
F#
C#
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ Ten years ago, on a cold dark night, there was someone _ killed,.
[B] Neath the town [F#] hall light, just a few at the scene,.
And they all did agree, that the [C#] man who ran, [B] looked a lot [F#] like me.
_ _ _ Well the judge said, son, what's your _ _ alibi?.
If you're somewhere [C#] _ .
else, [B] well you don't have to [F#] die.
I spoke a naughty word, though it meant my life,.
I'd been [C#] in the arms [B] of my best [F#] friend's wife.
_ _ _ [B] She [F#] walks these hills, [B] in a long [F#] black fade, _ .
_ _ _ [F#m] She [B] visits [F#] my grave, [B] when the night [F#] winds _ wave.
_ _ _ _ Nobody knows love, [B] _ nobody [F#] sees, _ .
_ [B] nobody [F#] _ knows [B] but _ .
_ _ _ [D#m] me.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [F#] Well the _ scaffold's high, and _ eternity nears,.
And [C#] she stands in the crowd, [B] and sheds [F#] not a tear,.
_ _ But _ _ sometimes at night, well the cold wind moans,.
[C#] In a long black veil, [B] she cries all over [F#] my bones.
_ .
_ _ [B] She walks [F#] these hills, [B] in a long black [F#] fade,.
_ _ She [B] visits my [F#].
grave, [B] when the night winds [F#] _ wave.
_ _ _ _ _ Nobody knows love, [B] _ nobody [F#] sees, _ .
[B] _ nobody [C#] _ _ knows [B] but me.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ .
Nobody _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ knows [B] but me.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ Ten years ago, on a cold dark night, there was someone _ killed,.
[B] Neath the town [F#] hall light, just a few at the scene,.
And they all did agree, that the [C#] man who ran, [B] looked a lot [F#] like me.
_ _ _ Well the judge said, son, what's your _ _ alibi?.
If you're somewhere [C#] _ .
else, [B] well you don't have to [F#] die.
I spoke a naughty word, though it meant my life,.
I'd been [C#] in the arms [B] of my best [F#] friend's wife.
_ _ _ [B] She [F#] walks these hills, [B] in a long [F#] black fade, _ .
_ _ _ [F#m] She [B] visits [F#] my grave, [B] when the night [F#] winds _ wave.
_ _ _ _ Nobody knows love, [B] _ nobody [F#] sees, _ .
_ [B] nobody [F#] _ knows [B] but _ .
_ _ _ [D#m] me.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [F#] Well the _ scaffold's high, and _ eternity nears,.
And [C#] she stands in the crowd, [B] and sheds [F#] not a tear,.
_ _ But _ _ sometimes at night, well the cold wind moans,.
[C#] In a long black veil, [B] she cries all over [F#] my bones.
_ .
_ _ [B] She walks [F#] these hills, [B] in a long black [F#] fade,.
_ _ She [B] visits my [F#].
grave, [B] when the night winds [F#] _ wave.
_ _ _ _ _ Nobody knows love, [B] _ nobody [F#] sees, _ .
[B] _ nobody [C#] _ _ knows [B] but me.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ .
Nobody _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ knows [B] but me.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .