Long Black Veil

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # long black veil chords dill / wilkin ( performed by the band , the chieftains , johnny cash , joan baez , the byrds dave matthews band etc . ) G ten years ago on a cool dark night , D C G there was someone killed beneath the town hall light there were few at the scene and they all did agree , D C G that the one who ran looked a lot like me G the judge said "son , what is your alibi? D C G if you were somewhere else then you won’t have to die" i spoke not a word although it meant my life , D C G i had been in the arms of my best friend’s wife C G C G she walks these hills in a long black veil; C G C G she visits my grave where the night winds wail C G nobody knows , no , and nobody sees , D C G nobody knows but me G the scaffold was high and eternity neared , D C G she stood in the crowd and shed not a tear but sometimes at night when the cold wind moans , D C G in a long black veil she cries over my bones C G C G she walks these hills in a long black veil; C G C G she visits my grave where the night winds wail C G nobody knows , no , and nobody sees , D C G nobody knows but me D C G nobody knows but me set8