Long Black Veil — Lefty Frizzell
Chords and lyrics for Long Black Veil by Lefty Frizzell (key of G).
Intro
[G]
Verse
[G]Ten years ago, on a cold, dark night, there was
[D]someone killed 'neath the [C]Town Hall [G]light. There were
few at the scene, but they all agreed that the
[D]slayer who ran looked a [C]lot like [G]me.
Verse
The [G]judge said: Son, what is your alibi
If you were [D]somewhere else, then [C]you won't have to [G]die.
I spoke not a word, though it meant my life
For I'd [D]been in the arms of my [C]best friend's [G]wife.
Chorus
She [C]walks these [G]hills in a [C]long black [G]veil.
She [C]visits my [G]grave while the [C]night winds [G]wail.
Nobody knows, [C] nobody sees,
[C]Nobody [D]knows but [G]me.
Verse
The [G]scaffold was high and eternity near
She [D]stood in the crowd and [C]shed not a [G]tear.
But [G]sometimes at night, when the cold wind moans
In a [D]long black veil, she [C]cries over my [G]bones.
Chorus
She [C]walks these [G]hills in a [C]long black [G]veil.
She [C]visits my [G]grave while the [C]night winds [G]wail.
Nobody knows, [C] nobody sees,
[C]Nobody [D]knows but [G]me
[C]Nobody [D]knows but [G]me
[C]Nobody [D]knows but [G]me
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