Man In Black
Man In Black

Man In Black chords by Johnny Cash

1971•Country
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

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    • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    Well, 
    you 
    wonder 
    why 
    I 
    always 
    dress 
    in 
    black 

    Why 
    you 
    never 
    see 
    bright 
    colors 

    on 
    my 
    back 

    And 
    why 
    does 
    my 
    ap
    pearance 

    seem 
    to 
    have 
    a 
    somber 
    tone 

    Well, 
    there's 
    a 
    reason 

    for 
    the 
    things 
    that 
    I 
    have 
    on 

    Verse 2
    I 
    wear 
    the 
    black 
    for 
    the 
    poor 

    and 
    the 
    beaten 
    down 

    Livin' 
    in 
    the 
    hopeless, 
    hungry 
    side 
    of 
    town 

    I 
    wear 
    it 
    for 
    the 
    prisoner 

    who 
    is 
    long 
    paid 
    for 
    his 
    crime 

    But 
    is 
    there 
    because 
    he's 
    a 
    victim 
    of 
    the 
    times 

    Verse 3
    I 
    wear 
    the 
    black 
    for 
    those 
    who've 
    never 
    read 

    Or 
    listened 
    to 
    the 
    words 
    that 
    Jesus 
    said 

    A
    bout 
    the 
    road 
    to 
    happiness 

    through 
    love 
    and 
    chari
    ty 

    Why, 
    you'd 
    think 
    He's 
    talking 

    straight 
    to 
    you 
    and 
    me 

    Verse 4
    Well, 
    we're 
    doin' 
    mighty 
    fine, 
    I 
    do 
    suppose 

    In 
    our 
    streak 
    of 
    lightnin' 
    cars 

    and 
    fan
    cy 
    clothes 

    But 
    just 
    so 
    we're 
    re
    minded 
    of 

    the 
    ones 
    who 
    are 
    held 
    back 

    Up 
    front 
    there 
    ought 
    to 
    be 
    a 
    Man 
    In 
    Black 

    Verse 5
    I 
    wear 
    it 
    for 
    the 
    sick 
    and 
    lonely 
    old 

    For 
    the 
    reckless 
    ones 

    whose 
    bad 
    trip 
    left 
    them 
    cold 

    I 
    wear 
    the 
    black 
    in 
    mournin' 

    for 
    the 
    lives 
    that 
    could 
    have 
    been 

    Each 
    week 
    we 
    lose 
    a 
    hundred 
    fine 
    young 
    men 

    Verse 6
    And 
    I 
    wear 
    wear 
    it 

    for 
    the 
    thousands 
    who 
    have 
    died 

    Believin' 
    that 
    Lord 
    was 
    on 
    their 
    side 

    I 
    wear 
    it 
    for 
    an
    other 
    hundred 
    thousand 

    who 
    have 
    died 

    Be
    lieving 
    that 
    we 
    all 
    were 
    on 
    their 
    side 

    Verse 7
    Well, 
    there's 
    things 

    that 
    never 
    will 
    be 
    right 
    I 
    know 

    And 
    things 
    need 
    changin' 
    everywhere 
    you 
    go 

    But 
    'til 
    we 
    start 
    to 
    make 
    a 
    move 

    to 
    make 
    a 
    few 
    things 
    right 

    You'll 
    never 
    see 
    me 
    wear 
    a 
    suit 
    of 
    white 

    Interlude 1
    Ah, 
    I'd 
    love 
    to 
    wear 
    a 
    rainbow 
    every 
    day 

    And 
    tell 
    the 
    world 
    that 
    everything's 
    o
    kay 

    But 
    I'll 
    try 
    to 
    carry 
    off 

    a 
    little 
    darkness 
    on 
    my 
    back 

    'Til 
    things 
    are 
    brighter, 
    I'm 
    the 
    Man 
    In 
    Black 
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