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

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Verse 3

I wear the black for those

who've never read

Or listened to the words that Jesus said

About the road to happiness through

love and charity

Why, you'd think He's talking

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