Long Black Veil
Lefty FrizzellVersion1
90
Chords in this song
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Ten years ago, on a cold dark night,
there was someone killed 'neath the town hall light.
There were few were at the scene, but they all agreed,
that the slayer who ran looked a lot like me.
The judge said, 'Son, what is your alibi?
If you were somewhere else then you won't have to die.'
I spoke not a word though it meant my life,
for I had been in the arms of my best friend's wife.
She walks these hills, in a long black veil.
She visits my grave, when the night winds wail.
Nobody knows, nobody sees..nobody knows, but me.
The scaffold is high, and eternity nears..
she stood in the crowd and shed not a tear.
But sometimes at night when the cold wind blows,
in a long black veil, she cries o'er my bones.
She walks these hills, in a long black veil.
She visits my grave, when the night winds wail.
Nobody knows, nobody sees..nobody knows, but me.
Nobody knows but me...nobody knows but me. (Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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Readable chord sheet for Long Black Veil by Lefty Frizzell
[E]Ten years ago, on a cold dark night, there was [B]someone killed 'neath the [A]town hall [E]light. [E]There were few were at the scene, but they all agreed, that the [B]slayer who ran looked a [A]lot like [E]me. [E]The judge said, 'Son, what is your alibi? If you were [B]somewhere else then you [A]won't have to [E]die.' [E]I spoke not a word though it meant my life, for I had [B]been in the arms of my [A]best friend's [E]wife. She [A]walks these [E]hills, in a [A]long black [E]veil. She [A]visits my [E]grave, when the [A]night winds [E]wail. [E]Nobody knows, [A]nobody [E]sees..[A]nobody [B]knows, but [E]me. [E]The scaffold is high, and eternity nears.. she [B]stood in the crowd and [A]shed not a [E]tear. [E]But sometimes at night when the cold wind blows, in a [B]long black veil, she [A]cries o'er my [E]bones. She [A]walks these [E]hills, in a [A]long black [E]veil. She [A]visits my [E]grave, when the [A]night winds [E]wail. [E]Nobody knows, [A]nobody [E]sees..[A]nobody [B]knows, but [E]me. [A]Nobody [B]knows but [E]me...[A]nobody [B]knows but [E]me. (Fade.) A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.