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Long Black Veil:Lefty Frizzell.
#6 in 1959. (A crossover hit.)
#1.
ETen years ago, on a cold dark night,
there was Bsomeone killed 'neath the Atown hall Elight.
EThere were few were at the scene, but they all agreed,
that the Bslayer who ran looked a Alot like Eme.
#2.
EThe judge said, 'Son, what is your alibi?
If you were Bsomewhere else then you Awon't have to Edie.'
EI spoke not a word though it meant my life,
for I had Bbeen in the arms of my Abest friend's Ewife.
CHORUS:
She Awalks these Ehills, in a Along black Eveil.
She Avisits my Egrave, when the Anight winds Ewail.
ENobody knows, Anobody Esees..Anobody Bknows, but Eme.
#3.
EThe scaffold is high, and eternity nears..
she Bstood in the crowd and Ashed not a Etear.
EBut sometimes at night when the cold wind blows,
in a Blong black veil, she Acries o'er my Ebones.
CHORUS:
She Awalks these Ehills, in a Along black Eveil.
She Avisits my Egrave, when the Anight winds Ewail.
ENobody knows, Anobody Esees..Anobody Bknows, but Eme.
OUTRO:
ANobody Bknows but Eme...Anobody Bknows but Eme. (Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The story behind the song

"Long Black Veil," originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell in 1959, tells the haunting story of a man who chooses death over revealing a secret affair. Falsely accused of murder, he refuses to provide an alibi, preferring to take the truth of his illicit love to the grave. The song paints a poignant picture of his lover, who, in her grief, walks the hills in a long black veil, her visits to his grave a silent testament to their hidden bond. Inspired by diverse sources including a mysterious veiled woman and an unsolved murder, it plays like a tragic folk ballad of loyalty and sacrifice.

AI-written from these sources:Long Black Veil — Wikipedia ↗Lefty Frizzell — Wikipedia ↗

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Long Black Veil

by Lefty Frizzell

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Long Black Veil:Lefty Frizzell.

#6 in 1959. (A crossover hit.)

#1.

Ten years ago, on a cold dark night,

B A E

there was someone killed 'neath the town hall light.

There were few were at the scene, but they all agreed,

B A E

that the slayer who ran looked a lot like me.

#2.

The judge said, 'Son, what is your alibi?

B A E

If you were somewhere else then you won't have to die.'

I spoke not a word though it meant my life,

B A E

for I had been in the arms of my best friend's wife.

CHORUS:

A E A E

She walks these hills, in a long black veil.

A E A E

She visits my grave, when the night winds wail.

E A E A B E

Nobody knows, nobody sees..nobody knows, but me.

#3.

The scaffold is high, and eternity nears..

B A E

she stood in the crowd and shed not a tear.

But sometimes at night when the cold wind blows,

B A E

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

CHORUS:

A E A E

She walks these hills, in a long black veil.

A E A E

She visits my grave, when the night winds wail.

E A E A B E

Nobody knows, nobody sees..nobody knows, but me.

OUTRO:

A B E A B E

Nobody knows but me...nobody knows but me. (Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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