Am G 2x


[Verse 1]
Am                             G
Well, you wonder why I always dress in black
Am                                    G
Why you never see bright colors on my back
Am                          G
And why does my appearance seem to have a sombre tone
Am                                            G
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on


[Verse 2]
Am                                          G
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
 Am                                     G
Living in the hopeless hungry side of town
  Am                                                  G
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime
Am                                  G
But is there because he's a victim of the times


[Verse 3]
 Am                                      G
I wear the black for those who've never read
Am                                    G
Or listened to the words that Jesus said
  Am                               G
About the road to happiness through love and charity
Am                                                G
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me


[Verse 4]
 F                                  Am
Well, we're doing mighty fine I do suppose
Am                                          G
In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes
    F                             Am
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back
   G                                Am
Up front there ought to be a man in black


[Verse 5]
  Am                               G
I wear it for the sick and lonely old
Am                                               G
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold
  Am                                                   G
I wear the black in mourning for the lives that could have been
     Am                                G
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men


[Verse 6]
      Am                                  G
And I wear it for the thousands who have died
Am                                    G
Believing that the Lord was on their side
  Am                                        G
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died
  Am                                G
Believing that we all were on their side


[Verse 7]
 Am                                 G
Well, there's things that never will be right I know
Am                                     G
And things need changing everywhere you go
    Am                                          G
But till we start to make a move to make a few things right
       Am                            G
You'll never see me wear a suit of white


[Verse 8]
 Am                            G
Oh, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
   Am                                   G
And tell the world that everything's o-kay
         Am                           G
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
                Am         G             Am
Till things are brighter, I'm the man in black