Long Black Veil

Intro

C          sus2
E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----9--(9)--------9---| 
D|---10--10---12---10---| 
A|----------------------| 
E|-8-------(8)---8------| 

play this bar 8 times - w/slight 
variations


Verse

"Ten Years Ago......

Figure 1                                 (2/4 bar)
E|----------------| ------------
B|----------------| ------------
G|---9---------9--| ---9--------
D|--10--10-12-10--| --10--10-12-
A|----------------| ------------
E|-8------8--8----| -8------8--8

E|-
B|-
G|-
D|1
A|-
E|-

E|--- ------ ------- 
B|--- ------ ------- 
G|9-- --7--- --9---- 
D|0-- --9--- -10---- 
A|--- -10--- --8---- 
E|--- ------ ------- 

E|----------------| ------------
B|----------------| ------------
G|---9---------9--| ---9--------
D|--10--10-12-10--| --10--10-12-
A|----------------| ------------
E|-8------8--8----| -8------8--8

E|-
B|-
G|-
D|1
A|-
E|-

E|---             
B|---  end Fig. 1 
G|9--             
D|0--             
A|---             
E|---             


"There were few at the scene......

repeat Figure 1


Chorus

"She walks these hills.....in a long
 black veil....

[Figure 2                           
]
          (2/4 bar)
E|-1-------| -1------- ----- -----
B|-1---1---| -1------- -1--- -1---
G|-2---0---| -2------- -0--- -0---
D|-3---2---| -3------- -2--- -2---
A|-3---3---| -3------- -3--- -3---
E|-1-------| -1------- ----- -----

"She visits my grave....

repeat Figure 2
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"Nobody knows, nobody sees......
E|------| -1------- -1---3-- 
B|-1----| -1---1--- -1---0-- 
G|-0----| -2---0--- -2---0-- 
D|-2----| -3---2--- -3---0-- 
A|-3----| -3---3--- -3---2-- 
E|------| -1------- -1---3-- 

E|----------------------|        
B|----------------------|        
G|----9--(9)--------9---| repeat 
D|---10--10---12---10---|        
A|----------------------|        
E|-8--------8----8------|        

E|         
B|         
G|this bar 
D|         
A|         
E|         


Verse 2

"The judge said son....

play like previous verse


Chorus

"She walks these hills.....

play like previous Chorus


Verse 3

"Well, the scaffold is high and 
eternity is near....

play like previous verse


Chorus

"She walks these hills.....

play like previous chorus


Piano Solo - Butch Taylor

Figure 1 - 8 times (with slight 
variations)

(these are examples for voicings)
E|-------------------------|      
B|-------------------------|      
G|--9-------7-------9-(10)-| <~~~ 
D|-10-(12)--9-(12)-10-(12)-| <~~~ 
A|---------10-------8------|      
E|--8----------------------|      

E|           
B|           
G|not at the 
D|same time  
A|           
E|           

Chorus (2 times)

"She walks these hills......

play like previous chorus


Outro - w/ Lovely Ladies

"Nobody knows but me.......

vamp on these chords

Csus2     Csus4
E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|---9--------9-(10)-| 
D|--10-(12)--10------| 
A|-------------------| 
E|---8--------8------| 





Scott Taylor
School of Music
The Florida State University
AOL IM: tromba1B
"Eat, drink, and be merry, for 
tomorrow we shall die." - Epicurus