A Man In Black chords by
Dolly Parton
Johnny Cash

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

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

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

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

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

Verse 6
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And I wear it for the thousands
who have died
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Believin' that the Lord was on their side
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I wear it for another hundred-
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thousand who have died
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Believin' that we all were on their side

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

Verse 8
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Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
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And tell the world that everything's okay
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But I'll try to carry off a little
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darkness on my back
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'Til things are brighter, I'm the man in black

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