Long Black Veil Chords by Joan Baez

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118.95 bpm

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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Ten years ago, on a cold dark night, [A] someone was killed [G] beneath the town [D] hall light.
The people who saw, they all agreed, [A] the slayer who ran [G] of the lot like [D]
me.
The judge said, son, what is your alibi?
[A] If you were somewhere else, [G] then you won't [D] have to die.
My scope not a word, though it meant my life, [A] for I'd been in the arms of [G] my best [D] friend's wife.
She [G] walks [D] these hills [G] in a long [D] black veil, [G] visits [D] my granny [G] when the night winds [D] wail.
Nobody
[G] [D] sees, [G] nobody
[A] knows [D] but me.
[G] [A]
[D]
Scaffold is hard, eternity near.
[A] She stands in the crowd, [G] she sheds not [D] a tear.
Sometimes at night, when the cold winds moan, [A] in a long black veil, she [G]
cries on [D] my bone.
She [G]
walks [D] these hills [G] in a long [D] black veil, [G] visits [D] my granny [G] when the night [D] winds wail.
Nobody
[G]
[D] sees,
[G] nobody [A]
knows [D] but me.

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To learn Joan Baez - (Live) Long Black Veil chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, D, G, D and A. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Ten _ years ago, _ on a cold dark _ night, [A] someone _ was killed [G] beneath the _ town [D] hall _ _ light. _ _
The people _ who saw, _ they _ all agreed, _ [A] the slayer who ran [G] of the lot like [D] _
me. _ _ _
The judge said, son, what is your _ _ _ alibi?
_ [A] If you were somewhere _ else, [G] then you won't [D] have to _ _ die. _
My scope _ not a word, though it meant my life, [A] for I'd been in the arms of [G] my _ best [D] friend's wife.
_ _ _ She [G] _ walks [D] these hills [G] in a long [D] black _ _ _ veil, _ _ [G] _ visits [D] my granny [G] when the _ night winds [D] _ wail.
_ _ _ _ _
Nobody _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] sees, _ _ [G] _ nobody _
[A] _ _ knows [D] but _ _ _ _ me. _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Scaffold is hard, _ _ _ eternity _ near.
[A] She stands in the crowd, _ [G] she sheds not [D] a _ tear.
_ _ _ _ Sometimes _ at night, when the cold winds _ moan, [A] in a long black _ veil, she [G] _
cries on [D] my bone. _ _
_ She _ [G] _
walks [D] these hills [G] in a long [D] black _ _ _ _ _ veil, [G] visits _ [D] my granny [G] when the _ night [D] winds wail. _ _ _
_ _ Nobody _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] sees, _ _
[G] _ _ nobody [A] _
knows [D] but me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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