Cody Jinks – The Long Black Veil (Guitar)

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THE LONG BLLACK VEIL As recorded by Cody Jinks (From the 2024 Album CODY JINKS SINGS LEFTY FRIZZELL) [Intro] E [Verse 1]
E
Ten years ago, on a cold, dark night

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There was someone killed 'neath the town hall light

E
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed

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That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me
[Verse 2]
E
The judge said, "Son what is your alibi?

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If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die"

E
I spoke not a word, though it meant my life

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For I had been in the arms of my best friend's wife
[Chorus]
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She walks these hills in a long black veil

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She visits my grave when the night winds wail

              A      E
Nobody knows, nobody sees

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Nobody knows but me
[Verse 3]
E
The scaffold was high and eternity nears

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She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear

E
But sometimes at night when the cold wind moans

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In a long black veil, she cries over my bones
[Out-Chorus]
    A           E          A          E
She walks these hills in a long black veil

    A         E              A           E
She visits my grave when the night winds wail

              A      E
Nobody knows, nobody sees

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Nobody knows but me

A      B7        E
Nobody knows but me

A      B7        E
Nobody knows but me