E
Ten years ago, on a cold, dark night,
B7 A E
Somebody was killed, 'neath the town hall lights.
E
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed,
B7 A E
That the slayer who ran, looked a lot like me.
[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,
B7 E
Nobody knows but me.
[Verse 2]
E
The judge said "Son, what is your alibi?",
B7 A E
"If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die".
E
And I spoke not a word, though it meant my life,
B7 A E
I'd been in the arms, of my best friend's wife.
[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,
B7 E
Nobody knows but me.
[Verse 3]
E
Now the scaffold is high, and eternity's near,
B7 A E
She stood in the crowd, and shed not a tear.
E
But sometimes at night, when a cold wind moans,
B7 A E
In a long black veil, she cries o'er my bones.
[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,
B7 E
Nobody knows but me.
