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
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}
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Ten years ago on a cold dark night
There was
[
A7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
someone killed ‘neath the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
town hall
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
light
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
There were few at the scene but they all agreed
That the
[
A7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
slayer who ran looked a
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
lot like
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
Verse 2
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
The judge said son what is your alibi
If you were
[
A7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
somewhere else then
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
you won’t have to
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
die
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I spoke not a word though it meant my life
For I had
[
A7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
been in the arms of my
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
best friend’s
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
wife
Chorus
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
She
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
walks these
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
hills in a
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
long black
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
veil
She
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
visits my
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
grave when the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
night winds
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
wail
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Nobody knows
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
nobody
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
sees
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Nobody
[
A7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
knows but
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
Verse 3
The
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
scaffold’s high and eternity near
She
[
A7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
stood in the crowd and
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
shed not a
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
tear
But
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
sometimes at night when the cold wind blows
In a
[
A7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
long black veil she
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
cries o’er my
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
bones
Repeat Chorus
Outro
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Nobody
[
A7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
knows but
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Nobody
[
A7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
knows but
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
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