Lefty Frizzell - Long black veil

^CTen years ago, on a cold dark night, there was ^Gsomeone killed 'neath the ^Ftown hall ^Clight. ^CThere were few were at the scene, but they all agreed, that the ^Gslayer who ran looked a ^Flot like ^Cme.

^CThe judge said, 'Son, what is your alibi? If you were ^Gsomewhere else then you ^Fwon't have to ^Cdie.' ^CI spoke not a word though it meant my life, for I had ^Gbeen in the arms of my ^Fbest friend's ^Cwife.

She ^Fwalks these ^Chills, in a ^Flong black ^Cveil. She ^Fvisits my ^Cgrave, when the ^Fnight winds ^Cwail. ^CNobody knows, ^Fnobody ^Csees..^Fnobody ^Gknows, but ^Cme.

^CThe scaffold is high, and eternity nears.. she ^Gstood in the crowd and ^Fshed not a ^Ctear. ^CBut sometimes at night when the cold wind blows, in a ^Glong black veil, she ^Fcries o'er my ^Cbones.

She ^Fwalks these ^Chills, in a ^Flong black ^Cveil. She ^Fvisits my ^Cgrave, when the ^Fnight winds ^Cwail. ^CNobody knows, ^Fnobody ^Csees..^Fnobody ^Gknows, but ^Cme.

^FNobody ^Gknows but ^Cme...^Fnobody ^Gknows but ^Cme. (Fade.)