Long Black Veil

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Long Black Veil chords
Dill / Wilkin performed by The Band (also The Chieftains, Johnny Cash, Joan Baez, The Byrds etc.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Black_Veil
[Verse 1] *
G
Ten years ago on a cool dark night
D C G
There was someone killed beneath the town hall light
G
There were few at the scene and they all did agree
D C G
That the man who ran looked a lot like me
[Verse 2]
G
The judge said, "Son, what is your alibi?
D C G
If you were somewhere else then you won't have to die"
G
I spoke not a word although it meant my life
D C G
I had been in the arms of my best friend's wife
[Chorus]
C G C G
She walks these hills in a long black veil
C G C G
She visits my grave where the night winds wail
G C G
Nobody knows, no, and nobody sees
C D C G
Nobody knows but me
[Verse 3]
G
The scaffold was high and eternity neared
D C G
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear
G
But sometimes at night when the cold wind moans
D C G
In a long black veil she cries over my bones
[Chorus]
C G C G
She walks these hills in a long black veil
C G C G
She visits my grave where the night winds wail
G C G
Nobody knows, no, and nobody sees
C D C G
Nobody knows but me
Alternates:
Capo II
G F
=
D C
=
C Bb
=
Capo V
G D
=
D A
=
C G
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Long Black Veil chords and lyrics

Free chords for Long Black Veil by The Band. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Long Black Veil chords
Dill / Wilkin performed by The Band (also The Chieftains, Johnny Cash, Joan Baez, The Byrds etc.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Black_Veil
[Verse 1] *
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
Alternates:
Capo II
G = F
D = C
C = Bb
Capo V
G = D
D = A
C = G
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Long Black Veil Chords by The Band

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