Man In Black chords by
Johnny Cash
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Key: Bb major

Intro 1

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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 seem
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to have a somber tone
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Well, there's a reason
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for the things that I have on
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I wear the black for the poor and the beaten

Verse 2
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down
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Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town
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I wear it for the prisoner who is
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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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I wear the black

Verse 3
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'
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cars and fancy clothes
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But just so we're reminded
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of the ones who are held back
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Up front there ought to be a man in black
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I wear it for the sick and lonely

Verse 5
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
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And I wear it for the

Verse 6
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
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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
And tell the world
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that everything's okay
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But I'll try to carry off a little dark
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ness on my back
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'Til things are brighter, I'm the man in black

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