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John Anderson - Long Black Veil
GTen years ago on a cold dark night 
A Dman was killed ‘neath the Ctown hall Glight 
GThere were few at the scene, but they all did agree 
That the Dman who ran looked Ca lot like Gme 
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’d been in the arms of my best friend’s wife 
Chorus
She Cwalks these Ghills in a Clong black Gveil 
And Cvisits my Ggrave when the Cnight winds Gwail 
Nobody knows, Cnobody Gsees
CNobody Dknows but Gme  
The scaffold was high and eternity near 
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 over my bones 
Chorus
She Cwalks these Ghills in a Clong black Gveil 
And Cvisits my Ggrave when the Cnight winds Gwail 
Nobody knows, Cnobody Gsees
CNobody Dknows but Gme

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Long Black Veil

by John Anderson

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John Anderson - Long Black Veil

Ten years ago on a cold dark night

D C G

A man was killed ‘neath the town hall light

There were few at the scene, but they all did agree

D C G

That the man 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’d 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

And visits my grave when the night winds wail

C G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

C D G

Nobody knows but me

The scaffold was high and eternity near

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 over my bones

Chorus

C G C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G C G

And visits my grave when the night winds wail

C G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

C D G

Nobody knows but me

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