Misc Traditional - Long black veil

^CTen years ago, on a cold dark night There was ^G7someone was killed, 'neath the ^Ftown hall ^Clight ^CThere were few at the scene, but they all agreed That the ^G7man who ran, looked a ^Flot like ^Cme The ju^Cdge said son, what is your alibi If you were s^G7omewhere else, then ^Fyou won't have to ^Cdie ^CI spoke not a word, al-tho' it meant my life For I'd ^G7been 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 kn^G7ows but m^Ce ^{F C}

^CThe scaffold is high and eternity's near She ^G7stood in the crowd and ^Fshed not a ^Ctear ^CBut sometimes at night, when the cold wind moans In a l^G7ong black veil, she ^Fcries o'er my ^Cbones

She wa^Flks these h^Cills in a lo^Fng black ^Cveil She ^Fvisits my ^Cgrave when the ^Fnight winds ^Cwail ^CNobody knows, ^Fnobody ^Csees ^FNobody kn^G7ows but ^Cme ^{F C}