G Ten years ago on a cool dark night D c g There was someone killed 'neath the town hall light G There were few at the scene and they all did agree D c g That the man who ran looked a lot like 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 although it meant my life I had been in the arms of my best friend's wife
C g c g She walks these hills in a long black veil C g c g She visits my grave where the night winds wail G c g Nobody knows, no, and nobody sees C g d c Nobody knows but me
The scaffold was high and eternity neared She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear But sometimes at night when the cold wind moans In a long black veil she cries over my bones
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