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John Anderson - Long Black Veil

^GTen years ago on a cold dark night A ^Dman was killed ‘neath the ^Ctown hall ^Glight ^GThere were few at the scene, but they all did agree That the ^Dman who ran looked ^Ca lot like ^Gme

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 though it meant my life For I’d been in the arms of my best friend’s wife Chorus

She ^Cwalks these ^Ghills in a ^Clong black ^Gveil And ^Cvisits my ^Ggrave when the ^Cnight winds ^Gwail Nobody knows, ^Cnobody ^Gsees ^CNobody ^Dknows but ^Gme

The scaffold was high and eternity near She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear But sometimes at night when the cold wind blows In a long black veil she cries over my bones Chorus

She ^Cwalks these ^Ghills in a ^Clong black ^Gveil And ^Cvisits my ^Ggrave when the ^Cnight winds ^Gwail Nobody knows, ^Cnobody ^Gsees ^CNobody ^Dknows but ^Gme

John Anderson - Long black veil