The Band - Long black veil

#research. Remember to view this file in Courier, or other monospaced font. # #See http://www.olga.net/faq/ for more information. # Subject: b/band/long_black_veil.crd Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 14:30:29 -0400 From: Lee J Campbell <lee@gopherlynx.dyn.ml.org> Title: "Long Black Veil" Artist: the Band Album: Music from Big Pink I'm pretty sure that this isn't in the same key as the one on the record, but it's easier for me to sing with this key for some reason. I think this is a folk song; it was written by Marijohn Wilkin and Danny An Irish band called the Cheftains do a really great version of this same song with Mick Jagger doing the lead vocals. "Long Black Veil" by the Band

^ETen years ago on a cold dark night There was ^Bsomeone killed 'neath the ^Amtown hall ^Elight

^EThere were few at the scene and they all did agree Tha^Bt the man who ran loo^Amked a lot^E like me.

^EThe judge said, "Son, what is your alibi? If you^B were somewhere else^Am then you won't ha^Eve to die."

^EI said not a word though it meant my life, I had ^Bbeen in the arms of my ^Ambest friend's ^Ewife.

^AmShe walks these ^Ehills ^Amin a long black ^Eveil. ^AmShe visits my gr^Eave ^Amwhen the night winds ^Ewail.

^ENobody knows, no, and ^Amnobody ^Esees; ^Enobody ^Bknows but ^Amme.

^EThe scaffold was high and eternity near She ^Bstood in th^Ame crowd an^Ed shed not a tear

^EBut sometimes at night when the cold wind moans In a ^Blong black veil she ^Amcries over my ^Ebones.

She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave where the night winds wail. Nobody knows, no, and nobody sees; nobody knows but me. submitted by Kyle Still