WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Johnny Cash - Man In Black Chords | Ver. 2
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Well, you wonder why I always dress in
black
A7
Why you never see bright colors on my
back
C G
And why does my appearance seem to have
a somber tone
A7
Well, there's a reason for the things
D7
that I have on
G
I wear the black for the poor and the
beaten down
Living in the hopeless, hungry side of
A7
town
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I wear it for the prisoner who has long
G
paid for his crime
A7
But is there because he's a victim of
D7
the times
G
I wear the black for those who've never
read
Or listened to the words that Jesus
A7
said
C G
About the road to happiness through
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love and charity
A7
Why, you'd think He's talking straight
D7
to you and me
G
Well, we're doin’ mighty fine, I do
suppose
In our streak of lightning cars and
A7
fancy clothes
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But just so we're reminded of the ones
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who are held back
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Up front there ought to be a man in
black
G
I wear it for the sick and lonely old
For the reckless ones whose bad trip
A7
left them cold
C G
I wear the black in mourning for the
C G
lives that could have been
A7 D7
Each week we lose a hundred fine young
men
G
And, I wear it for the thousands who
have died
A7
Believing that the Lord was on their
side
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I wear it for another hundred thousand
G
who have died
A7 D7
Believing that we all were on their
side
G
Well, there's things that never will be
right I know
And things need changing everywhere you
A7
go
C G
But 'til we start to make a move to
C
make a few things right
A7
You'll never see me wear a suit of
D7
white
G
Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every
day
And tell the world that everything's
A7
OK
C G
But I'll try to carry off a little
C G
darkness on my back
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Till things are brighter, I'm the Man
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In Black