Man In Black
Andy Allo
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Am G 2x [Verse 1]Am G Well, you wonder why I always dress in blackAm Why you never see bright colors onG my backAm G And why does my appearance seem to have a sombre toneAm Well, there's a reason for theG things that I have on [Verse 2]Am I wear the black for the poor andG the beaten downAm Living in the hopeless hungry sideG of townAm I wear it for the prisoner who hasG long paid for his crimeAm But is there because he's a victimG of the times [Verse 3]Am I wear the black for those who'veG never readAm Or listened to the words thatG Jesus saidContinues after the adAm About the road to happiness throughG love and charityAm Why, you'd think He's talkingG straight to you and me [Verse 4]F Well, we're doing mighty fine I doAm supposeAm In our streak of lightning carsG and fancy clothesF But just so we're reminded of theAm ones who are held backG Up front there ought to be a man inAm black [Verse 5]Am I wear it for the sick and lonelyG oldAm For the reckless ones whose badG trip left them coldAm I wear the black in mourning forG the lives that could have beenAm Each week we lose a hundred fineG young men [Verse 6]Am And I wear it for the thousands whoG have diedAm Believing that the Lord was onG their sideAm I wear it for another hundredG thousand who have diedAm Believing that we all were on theirG side [Verse 7]Am Well, there's things that neverG will be right I knowAm And things need changingG everywhere you goAm But till we start to make a move toG make a few things rightAm You'll never see me wear a suit ofG white [Verse 8]Am G Oh, I'd love to wear a rainbow every dayAm And tell the world thatG everything's o-kayAm But I'll try to carry off a littleG darkness on my backAm G Till things are brighter, I'm theAm man in black