Man in Black Johnny Cash
Well, you wonder why I always dress in black.
Why you never see bright colors on my ba[C]ck, and
W[Eb]hy does my ap - p[Bb]earance, seem to ha[Eb]ve a sombre t[Bb]one,
Well, there's a r[Cm]eason for the things that I have on[F7].
I w[Bb]ear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of to[C]wn.
I we[Eb]ar it for the p[Bb]risoner, who has lo[Eb]ng paid for his crim[Bb]e.
But is ther[Cm]e because he's a victim of the cr[F7]ime.
I we[Bb]ar the black for those, who've never read,
Or listened to the words, that Jesus sai[C]d,
Abo[Eb]ut the road to happi - ne[Bb]ss, through l[Eb]ove and chari - t[Bb]y,
Why, you'd [Cm]think He's talking straight to you and m[F7]e.
Well, we're d[Bb]oin' mighty fine, I do sup - pose,
In our streak-of-lightnin' cars and fancy c[C]lothes,
But j[Eb]ust so we're re -mi[Bb]nded, of, the on[Eb]es who are held ba[Bb]ck,
Up [Cm]front there oughta be a man in blac[F7]k.
I w[Bb]ear it for the sick and lonely old,
For the reckless ones, whose bad trip left them c[C]old,
I we[Eb]ar the black in mourn[Bb]in', for the li[Eb]ves that could have be[Bb]en,
Each w[Cm]eek we lose a hundred fine young m[F7]en.
And[Bb] I wear it for the thousands who have died,
believen' that the Lord was on their side,[C]
I we[Eb]ar it for another hun[Bb]dred thousand w[Eb]ho have died,[Bb]
Believ[Cm]en' that we all were on their side[F7].
Wel[Bb]l, there's things that never will be right I know,
and things need changing everywhere you go,[C]
but [Eb]'til we start to make[Bb] a move, to mak[Eb]e a few things right,[Bb]
you'll[Cm] never see me wear a suit of white[F7].
Oh [Bb]I'd love to wear a rainbow every day,
and tell the world that everything's OK,[C]
but [Eb]I'll try to carry off[Bb] a little darkn[Eb]ess on my back,[Bb]
'till [Cm]things are brighter, I'm the man i[F7]n black.
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