Man in Black Johnny Cash
Man in black ? Johnny Cash
I?ve based this tab on one I found on Ultimate Guitar, but that sounded a little bit too
Normally, it is played with a capo on the second fret (in A), but I've always played it
this (in G). This is the way I play it:
Chords:
eadgbe
G: 320003
C: x32010
Am: x02210
D7: xx021
Well you [Eb]wonder why I [Ab]always dress in [Eb]black
Why you never see bright colors on[Ab] my back[Fm]
And [Ab]why does my app[Eb]earance seem to [Ab]have that sombe [Eb]tone
Well there?s a [Fm]reason for the things that I have [Bb7]on
I [Eb]wear the black for the [Ab]poor and the beaten-[Eb]down
Living on the hopeless [Ab]hungry side of [Fm]town
I [Ab]wear it for the [Eb]prisoner who has [Ab]long paid for his [Eb]crime
But is still [Fm]in there as a victim of the [Bb7]time
I [Eb]wear the black for [Ab]those who?ve never [Eb]read
Or listened to the [Ab]words that Jesus [Fm]said
A[Ab]bout the road to [Eb]hapinnes, through [Ab]love and chari[Eb]ty
Why you would [Fm]think he?s talking straight to you and [Bb7]me
Well we?re [Eb]doing mighty [Ab]fine, I do supp[Eb]ose
In our streak-of-lightning-[Ab]cars and fancy [Fm]clothes
But [Ab]just so we?re rem[Eb]inded of the [Ab]ones who are held [Eb]back
Up [Fm]front there ought to be a man in [Bb7]black
I [Eb]wear it for the [Ab]sick and lonely [Eb]old
For the reckless ones whose [Ab]bad trips left them [Fm]cold
I [Ab]wear the black in [Eb]mourning for the [Ab]lives that could have [Eb]been
Each [Fm]week we lose a hundred fine young [Bb7]men
And I [Eb]wear it for the [Ab]thousands who have [Eb]died
Believing that the [Ab]Lord was on their [Fm]side
I [Ab]wear it for an[Eb]other hundred [Ab]thousand who have [Eb]died
Bel[Fm]ieving that we all were on their [Bb7]side
Well, there?re [Eb]things that never [Ab]will be right I [Eb]know
And things need changing everywher[Ab]e you go[Fm]
But ?[Ab]till we start to [Eb]make a move to [Ab]make a few things [Eb]right
You?ll [Fm]never see me wear a suit of [Bb7]white
And I?d l[Eb]ove to wear a r[Ab]ainbow everyd[Eb]ay
And tell the world that [Ab]everything?s ok[Fm]ay
But I?ll t[Ab]ry to carry [Eb]off a little d[Ab]arkness on my b[Eb]ack
?till things are b[Fm]righter, [Bb7]I?m the man in [Eb]black
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