The Long Black Veil Dave Gunning (Em G Em D G) Ten years ago, on a cold dark night There was (D)someone killed, 'neath the (C)town hall (G)lights Just a few at the scene, but they all did agree That the (D)man who ran looked a (C)lot like (G)me The judge said son, what is your alibi If you were (D)somewhere else, then you (C)won't have to (G)die Well I spoke not a word, although it meant my life I'd (D)been in the arms of my (C)best friend's (G)wife (Chorus 1) She (C)walks these (G)hills, in a (C)long black (G)veil She (C)visits my (G)grave, when the (C)night winds (G)wail Nobody knows, lord, (C)nobody (G)sees, (C)nobody (D)knows but (Em)me Well the (G)scaffold was high, and eternity near She (D)stood in the crowd, and (C)shed not a (G)tear But sometimes at night, when the cold wind moans In a (D)long black veil, she (C)cries all over my (G)bones (Chorus 2) She (C)walks these (G)hills, in a (C)long black (G)veil She (C)visits my (G)grave, when (C)the night winds (G)wail Nobody knows, (C)nobody (G)sees, (C)nobody (D)knows but (Em)me (G)Nobody knows, (C)nobody (G)sees, (C)nobody (D)knows but (Em)me The Long Black Veil Dave Gunning (Em G Em D G) Ten years ago, on a cold dark night There was (D)someone killed, 'neath the (C)town hall (G)lights Just a few at the scene, but they all did agree That the (D)man who ran looked a (C)lot like (G)me
The judge said son, what is your alibi If you were (D)somewhere else, then you (C)won't have to (G)die Well I spoke not a word, although it meant my life I'd (D)been in the arms of my (C)best friend's (G)wife (Chorus 1) She (C)walks these (G)hills, in a (C)long black (G)veil She (C)visits my (G)grave, when the (C)night winds (G)wail Nobody knows, lord, (C)nobody (G)sees, (C)nobody (D)knows but (Em)me Well the (G)scaffold was high, and eternity near She (D)stood in the crowd, and (C)shed not a (G)tear But sometimes at night, when the cold wind moans In a (D)long black veil, she (C)cries all over my (G)bones (Chorus 2) She (C)walks these (G)hills, in a (C)long black (G)veil She (C)visits my (G)grave, when (C)the night winds (G)wail Nobody knows, (C)nobody (G)sees, (C)nobody (D)knows but (Em)me (G)Nobody knows, (C)nobody (G)sees, (C)nobody (D)knows but (Em)me