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Intro 1
(B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major)
Verse 1
Well, you (B flat major) wonder why I always dress in black
Why you never see bright colors
on my (C major) back
And (E flat major) why does my ap (B flat major) pearance
seem to (E flat major) have a somber tone (B flat major)
Well, there's a (C major) reason
for the things that I have (F major) on
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Verse 2
I (B flat major) wear the black for the poor
and the beaten down
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of (C major) town
I (E flat major) wear it for the (B flat major) prisoner
who is (E flat major) long paid for his (B flat major) crime
But is (C major) there because he's a victim of the times (F major)
Verse 3
I (B flat major) wear the black for those who've never read
Or listened to the words that Jesus (C major) said
A (E flat major) bout the road to (B flat major) happiness
through (E flat major) love and chari (B flat major) ty
Why, you'd (C major) think He's talking
straight to you and (F major) me
Verse 4
Well, we're (B flat major) doin' mighty fine, I do suppose
In our streak of lightnin' cars
and fancy (C major) clothes
But (E flat major) just so we're re (B flat major) minded of
the ones (E flat major) who are held (B flat major) back
Up (C major) front there ought to be a Man In (F major) Black
Verse 5
I (B flat major) wear it for the sick and lonely old
For the reckless ones
whose bad trip left them (C major) cold
I (E flat major) wear the black in (B flat major) mournin'
for the (E flat major) lives that could have (B flat major) been
Each (C major) week we lose a hundred fine young (F major) men
Verse 6
And I (B flat major) wear wear it
for the thousands who have died
Believin' that Lord was on their (C major) side
I (E flat major) wear it for an (B flat major) other hundred (E flat major) thousand
who have died (B flat major)
Believing (C major) that we all were on their (F major) side
Verse 7
Well, there's (B flat major) things
that never will be right I know
And things need changin' everywhere you (C major) go
But (E flat major) 'til we start to (B flat major) make a move
to (E flat major) make a few things (B flat major) right
You'll (C major) never see me wear a suit of white (F major)
Interlude 1
Ah, I'd (B flat major) love to wear a rainbow every day
And tell the world that everything's o (C major) kay
But I'll (E flat major) try to carry off (B flat major)
a little (E flat major) darkness on my back (B flat major)
'Til things are (C major) brighter, (F major) I'm the Man In (B flat major) Black
Man In Black
Johnny Cash
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