Long Black Veil . . . The Band

G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . . . . . . . G
Ten years ago on a cool dark night There was someone killed 'neath the town hall light
There were few at the scene and they all did agree 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 although it meant my life . . . I had been in the arms of my best friend's wife
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She walks these hills in a long black veil . . . She visits my grave where the night winds wail
G . . . . . . . 7. . . . . . C . . . . . . . . . . . . G . . . C . . . . . . . . . . .D . . . . . . .C . G
Nobody knows, . . . .and nobody sees . . . . . Nobody knows but me
The scaffold was high and eternity neared She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear
But sometimes at night when the cold wind moans In a long black veil she cries over my bones
She walks these hills in a long black veil . . . She visits my grave where the night winds wail
Nobody knows, no, and nobody sees . . . . . Nobody knows but me

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*The above file is this author's own work and
represents his interpretation of this well-known
song. This file may only be used for private study,
scholarship, or research.