Johnny Cash - The Long Black Veil: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Long Black Veil" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Long Black Veil Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Johnny Cash

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Long Black Veil" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C
Ten years ago on a cold dark night
 G7                             F         C
Someone was killed beneath the town hall light
C
There were few at the scene but they all agreed
           G7                     F        C
That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me

Chorus:
     F           C
She walks these hills
      F          C
In a long black veil
     F          C
She visits my grave
          F           C
When the night winds wail
             F       C
Nobody knows nobody sees
F       G7        C
Nobody knows but me

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

Now the scaffold seemed high, and eternity was near
She stood in the crowd, but she shed not a tear
But some times at night when the cold wind calls
She comes to my grave and she moans o'er my bones

Chorus

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

Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G7

Guitar chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Long Black Veil" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Long Black Veil" by Johnny Cash.

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