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Long Black Veil (D Major)
Artist: Lefty Frizzell    Genre: Folk    Tempo: 4/4, slowly    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
A7
(A,C♯,E,G)
- A E G C♯ E


Verse 1
{D} [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ten years ago on a cold dark night
There was [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] someone killed ‘neath the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] town hall		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] light
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] There were few at the scene but they all agreed
That the [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] slayer who ran looked a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lot like		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me

Verse 2
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The judge said son what is your alibi
If you were [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] somewhere else then		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] you won’t have to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] die
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I spoke not a word though it meant my life
For I had [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] been in the arms of my		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] best friend’s		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wife

Chorus
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] She		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] walks these		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hills in a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] long black		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] veil
She [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] visits my		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] grave when the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] night winds		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wail
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Nobody knows		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] nobody		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sees
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Nobody		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] knows but		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me

Verse 3
The [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] scaffold’s high and eternity near
She [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] stood in the crowd and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] shed not a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tear
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] But sometimes at night when the cold wind blows
In a [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] long black veil she		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] cries o’er my		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bones
Repeat Chorus

Outro
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Nobody		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] knows but		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Nobody		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] knows but		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me
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