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Long Black Veil

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[Intro]
A  G  D
[Verse 1]
DTen years ago on a cold dark night,
A7Someone was killed 'neath the GTown Hall Dlight
The Dpeople who saw they all agreed
That the A7slayer who ran looked a Glot like Dme.
[Verse 2]
The Djudge said, "son, what is your alibi?
If you were A7somewheres else, then you Gwon't have to Ddie".
I Dspoke not a word, though it meant my life,
For I'd A7been in the arms of my Gbest friend's Dwife.
[Chorus]
She Gwalks these Dhills in a Glong black Dveil,
GVisits my Dgrave when the Gnight winds Dwail,
DNobody knows, nobody sees,
GNobody A7knows, but Dme.
[Verse 4]
The Dscaffold is high, eternity near,
She A7stands in the crowd, she Gsheds not a Dtear,
But Dsometimes at night, when the cold winds moan,
In a loA7ng black veil she cries Go'er my Dbones.
[Chorus]
She Gwalks these Dhills in a Glong black Dveil,
GVisits my Dgrave when the Gnight winds Dwail,
DNobody knows, nobody sees,
GNobody A7knows, but Dme.

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Long Black Veil

by Joan Baez

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A G D

[Verse 1]

Ten years ago on a cold dark night,

A7 G D

Someone was killed 'neath the Town Hall light

The people who saw they all agreed

A7 G D

That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me.

[Verse 2]

The judge said, "son, what is your alibi?

A7 G D

If you were somewheres else, then you won't have to die".

I spoke not a word, though it meant my life,

A7 G D

For I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wife.

[Chorus]

G D G D

She walks these hills in a long black veil,

G D G D

Visits my grave when the night winds wail,

Nobody knows, nobody sees,

G A7 D

Nobody knows, but me.

[Verse 4]

The scaffold is high, eternity near,

A7 G D

She stands in the crowd, she sheds not a tear,

But sometimes at night, when the cold winds moan,

A7 G D

In a long black veil she cries o'er my bones.

[Chorus]

G D G D

She walks these hills in a long black veil,

G D G D

Visits my grave when the night winds wail,

Nobody knows, nobody sees,

G A7 D

Nobody knows, but me.

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