^GTen years ago, on a ^Ccold dark night ^D7Someone was killed, 'neath the t^Cown hall ligh^Gt There were few at the scene, but they ^Call agreed That the sl^D7ayer who ran, looked a l^Cot like m^Ge The ju^Gdge said son, what is ^Cyour alibi If you were s^D7omewhere else, then you w^Con't have to d^Gie I spoke not a word, al-tho' it ^Cmeant my life For I'd b^D7een in the arms of my b^Cest friend's w^Gife

She walks the^Cse hills in^G a long blac^Ck veil ^G She vi^Csits my gr^Gave when the ni^Cght winds w^Gail Nobody knows, n^Cobody s^Gees ^CNobody kn^D7ows but m^Ge ^{C G}

The sc^Gaffold is high and et^Cernity's near She st^D7ood in the crowd and sh^Ced not a t^Gear But sometimes at night, when the ^Ccold wind moans In a l^D7ong black veil, she cr^Cies o'er my bo^Gnes

She wa^Clks these h^Gills in a lo^Cng black ve^Gil She vi^Csits my gr^Gave when the ni^Cght winds w^Gail Nobody knows, n^Cobody s^Gees ^CNobody kn^D7ows but m^Ge ^{C G}