Country, Folk

Long Black Veil Chords

Lefty Frizzell Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 2 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A haunting country ballad made famous by Lefty Frizzell about a man who dies for a secret. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Waltz Strum (3/4 Time)

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Tip: This song is in 3/4 time (waltz time), so feel the “1-2-3” pulse with your strum.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G D7

Ten years ago on a cold dark night

G D7

Someone was killed ‘neath the town hall light

G C

There were few at the scene and they all did agree

G D7 G

That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me

Chorus

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

Verse 2

G D7

The judge said, “Son, what is your alibi?

G D7

If you were somewhere else, then you won’t have to die”

G C

I spoke not a word, though it meant my life

G D7 G

For I had been in the arms of my best friend’s wife

Chorus

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

/verse

verse label="Verse 3"

G D7

The scaffold is high and the end is near

G D7

She stood in the crowd and she shed not a tear

G C

But some-times at night when the cold wind moans

G D7 G

In a long black veil she cries o’er my bones

/verse

chorus label="Chorus"

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

Practice tip: The D7 chord leads strongly back to G. Practice the G to D7 change, especially in the waltz rhythm.

Gtap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A haunting country ballad made famous by Lefty Frizzell about a man who dies for a secret. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Waltz Strum (3/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: This song is in 3/4 time (waltz time), so feel the “1-2-3” pulse with your strum.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G D7

Ten years ago on a cold dark night

G D7

Someone was killed ‘neath the town hall light

G C

There were few at the scene and they all did agree

G D7 G

That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me

Chorus

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

Verse 2

G D7

The judge said, “Son, what is your alibi?

G D7

If you were somewhere else, then you won’t have to die”

G C

I spoke not a word, though it meant my life

G D7 G

For I had been in the arms of my best friend’s wife

Chorus

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

/verse

verse label="Verse 3"

G D7

The scaffold is high and the end is near

G D7

She stood in the crowd and she shed not a tear

G C

But some-times at night when the cold wind moans

G D7 G

In a long black veil she cries o’er my bones

/verse

chorus label="Chorus"

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

Practice tip: The D7 chord leads strongly back to G. Practice the G to D7 change, especially in the waltz rhythm.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A haunting country ballad made famous by Lefty Frizzell about a man who dies for a secret. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Waltz Strum (3/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: This song is in 3/4 time (waltz time), so feel the “1-2-3” pulse with your strum.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G D7

Ten years ago on a cold dark night

G D7

Someone was killed ‘neath the town hall light

G C

There were few at the scene and they all did agree

G D7 G

That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me

Chorus

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

Verse 2

G D7

The judge said, “Son, what is your alibi?

G D7

If you were somewhere else, then you won’t have to die”

G C

I spoke not a word, though it meant my life

G D7 G

For I had been in the arms of my best friend’s wife

Chorus

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

/verse

verse label="Verse 3"

G D7

The scaffold is high and the end is near

G D7

She stood in the crowd and she shed not a tear

G C

But some-times at night when the cold wind moans

G D7 G

In a long black veil she cries o’er my bones

/verse

chorus label="Chorus"

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

Practice tip: The D7 chord leads strongly back to G. Practice the G to D7 change, especially in the waltz rhythm.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A haunting country ballad made famous by Lefty Frizzell about a man who dies for a secret. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Waltz Strum (3/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: This song is in 3/4 time (waltz time), so feel the “1-2-3” pulse with your strum.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G D7

Ten years ago on a cold dark night

G D7

Someone was killed ‘neath the town hall light

G C

There were few at the scene and they all did agree

G D7 G

That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me

Chorus

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

Verse 2

G D7

The judge said, “Son, what is your alibi?

G D7

If you were somewhere else, then you won’t have to die”

G C

I spoke not a word, though it meant my life

G D7 G

For I had been in the arms of my best friend’s wife

Chorus

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

/verse

verse label="Verse 3"

G D7

The scaffold is high and the end is near

G D7

She stood in the crowd and she shed not a tear

G C

But some-times at night when the cold wind moans

G D7 G

In a long black veil she cries o’er my bones

/verse

chorus label="Chorus"

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

Practice tip: The D7 chord leads strongly back to G. Practice the G to D7 change, especially in the waltz rhythm.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A haunting country ballad made famous by Lefty Frizzell about a man who dies for a secret. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Waltz Strum (3/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: This song is in 3/4 time (waltz time), so feel the “1-2-3” pulse with your strum.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G D7

Ten years ago on a cold dark night

G D7

Someone was killed ‘neath the town hall light

G C

There were few at the scene and they all did agree

G D7 G

That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me

Chorus

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

Verse 2

G D7

The judge said, “Son, what is your alibi?

G D7

If you were somewhere else, then you won’t have to die”

G C

I spoke not a word, though it meant my life

G D7 G

For I had been in the arms of my best friend’s wife

Chorus

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

/verse

verse label="Verse 3"

G D7

The scaffold is high and the end is near

G D7

She stood in the crowd and she shed not a tear

G C

But some-times at night when the cold wind moans

G D7 G

In a long black veil she cries o’er my bones

/verse

chorus label="Chorus"

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

Practice tip: The D7 chord leads strongly back to G. Practice the G to D7 change, especially in the waltz rhythm.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A haunting country ballad made famous by Lefty Frizzell about a man who dies for a secret. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Waltz Strum (3/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: This song is in 3/4 time (waltz time), so feel the “1-2-3” pulse with your strum.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G D7

Ten years ago on a cold dark night

G D7

Someone was killed ‘neath the town hall light

G C

There were few at the scene and they all did agree

G D7 G

That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me

Chorus

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

Verse 2

G D7

The judge said, “Son, what is your alibi?

G D7

If you were somewhere else, then you won’t have to die”

G C

I spoke not a word, though it meant my life

G D7 G

For I had been in the arms of my best friend’s wife

Chorus

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

/verse

verse label="Verse 3"

G D7

The scaffold is high and the end is near

G D7

She stood in the crowd and she shed not a tear

G C

But some-times at night when the cold wind moans

G D7 G

In a long black veil she cries o’er my bones

/verse

chorus label="Chorus"

C G

She walks these hills in a long black veil

C G

She visits my grave when the night winds wail

D7 G

Nobody knows, nobody sees

D7 G

Nobody knows but me

Practice tip: The D7 chord leads strongly back to G. Practice the G to D7 change, especially in the waltz rhythm.