Man in Black Johnny Cash
Man in Black 4/4 Johnny Cash
Standard Tuning Capo 2
Well, you / won[/]de[C]r why I always dress in / black.[/]
Why you / neve[/]r [C]see bright colors on my / back, and[/] [D]
[F]Why does my ap [-]- pearance, [C]seem to / have a sombre ton[/]e,[F] [-] [C]
Well, there's a / reas[/]on[D] for the things that I have / on.[/] [G7]
I wear the / b[/]la[C]ck for the poor and the beaten / down,[/]
[C]Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of / town.[/] [D]
I [/]/ [F]wear it fo[-]r the pri[C]soner, who has / long pai[/]d [F]for his crim[-]e.[C]
But is / t[/]he[D]re because he's a victim of the / times.[/] [G7]
I [/]/ [C]wear the black for those, who've never / read,[/]
Or / [/]li[C]stened to the words, that Jesus / said,[/] [D]
A - / [/]bo[F]ut the road t[-]o happi - ness, thro[C]ugh / love and char[/]i [F]- ty,[-] [C]
Why, you'd / think[/] H[C]e's talking straight to you and / me.[/] [G7]
Well, we're / doi[/]n'[C] mighty fine, I do sup - / pose,[/]
In our / [/]st[C]reak-of-lightnin' cars and fancy / clothes,[/] [D]
But / [/]ju[F]st so we're[-] re -minded[C], of, the / ones who a[/]re[F] held back,[-] [C]
Up / [/]fr[C]ont there oughta be a man in / black.[/] [G7]
I [/]/ [C]wear it for the sick and lonely / old,[/]
For the / r[/]ec[C]kless ones, whose bad trip left them / cold,[/] [D]
I [/]/ [F]wear the black[-] in mournin[C]', for the / lives tha[/]t [F]could have bee[-]n,[C]
Each / w[/]ee[C]k we lose a hundred fine young / men. and[/] [G7]
I [/]/ [C]wear it for the thousands who have / died,[/]
Be - / [/]li[C]evin' that the Lord was on their / side,[/] [D]
I [/]/ [F]wear it for[-] another hundr[C]ed / thousan[/]d [F]who have die[-]d,[C]
Be - / [/]li[C]evin' that we all were on their / side.[/] [G7]
Well, there's / thi[/]ng[C]s that never will be right, I / know, and[/]
[C]Things need changin' ev'rywhere you / go,[/] [D]
But / [/]'t[F]il we start to m[-]ake a move, to [C]/ make a few[/] t[F]hings right,[-] [C]
You'll / [/]ne[C]ver see me wear a suit of / white.[/] [G7]
Aw! I'd / [/]lo[C]ve to wear a rainbow every / day, and[/]
Tell the world that ev'rything's / OK,[/] [D]
But I'll /[/] t[F]ry to ca[-]rry off [C]a little / d[/]ar[F]kness on my[-] back,[C]
'Til [/]/ [C]things are bri[-]ghter, I'm t[G7]he man in / black.[/] [C]
Enjoy!
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