WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Johnny Cash - Man In Black Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
G G G G
[Verse 1]
G G
Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,
G A
Why you never see bright colors on my back,
C G C G
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.
A7 D7
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.
[Verse 2]
G G
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
G A
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,
C G C G
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,
A7 D7
But is there because he's a victim of the times.
[Verse 3]
G G
I wear the black for those who never read,
G A
Or listened to the words that Jesus said,
C G C G
About the road to happiness through love and charity,
A7 D7
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.
[Verse 4]
G G
Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose,
G A
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,
C G C G
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back,
A7 D7
Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black.
[Verse 5]
G G
I wear it for the sick and lonely old,
G A
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold,
C G C G
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been,
A7 D7
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.
[Chorus]
G G
And, I wear it for the thousands who have died,
G A
Believen' that the Lord is on their side,
C G C G
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,
A7 D7
Believen' that we all were on their side.
[Verse 6]
G G
Well, there's things that never will be right I know,
G A
And things need changin' everywhere you go,
C G C G
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right,
A7 D7
You'll never see me wear a suit of white.
[Verse 7]
G G
Oh, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day,
G A
And tell the world that everything's ok,
C G C G
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,
A7 D7
Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black
[Outro]
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