Man In Black

Capo 3rd fret

G
Well, you wonder why I always dress 
in black.
Why you never see bright colors on 
   A
my back, and
C                G             C
Why does my appearance, seem to 
               G
have a sombre tone,
                A             
Well, there's a reason for the 
                    D
things that I have on.

G
I wear the black for the poor and 
the beaten down,
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side 
    A
of town.
   C                G             
I wear it for the prisoner, who 
   C                 G
has long paid for his crime.
          A                        
But is there because he's a victim 
        D
of the times.

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

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  G
Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do 
suppose,
In our streak-of-lightnin' cars and 
       A
fancy clothes,
      C               G           
But just so we're reminded, of, 
    C               G
the ones who are held back,
     A                           
Up front there oughta be a man in 
  D
black.

  G
I wear it for the sick and lonely 
old,
For the reckless ones, whose bad 
                A
trip left them cold,
  C                  G            
I wear the black in mournin', for 
     C                     G
the lives that could have been,
     A                          
Each week we lose a hundred fine 
        D
young men. and

  G
I wear it for the thousands who have
 died,
Believin' that the Lord was on their
  A
 side,
  C             G           
I wear it for another hundred 
    C                G
thousand who have died,
   A                               
Believin' that we all were on their
  D
 side.

   G
Well, there's things that never will
 be right, I know
and things need changin' everywhere 
    A
you go,
     C                G           
But 'til we start to make a move, 
     C                 G
to make a few things right,
         A                         
You'll never see me wear a suit of 
 D
white.

   G
Aw! I'd love to wear a rainbow every
 day, and
                                 A
Tell the world that ev'rything's OK
      C                G          
But I'll try to carry off a little
  C               G
 darkness on my back,
      A                    D      
'Til things are brighter, I'm the 
       G
man in black.

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| D - X X 0 2 3 2           |
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