Long Black Vail, The Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

[C]Ten years ago, on a cold dark night,
[G]Someone was killed, 'neath the [F]town hall [C]light.
[C]There were few at the scene, but they all agreed,
[G]That the slayer who ran, looked a [F]lot like [C]me.

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[C]She [F]walks these [C]hills in a [F]long black [C]veil.
She [F]visits my [C]grave when the [F]night winds [C]wail.
[C]Nobody knows, [F]nobody [C]sees,
[G]Nobody knows but [C]me.

The judge said son, "what is your alibi?"
If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die.
I spoke not a word, thou it meant my life,
For I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wife.

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Oh, the scaffold is high and eternity's near,
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear.
But late at night, when the north wind blows,
In a long black veil, she cries ov're my bones.

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