Man In Black

Capo 3rd fret

G
Well, you wonder why I always dress in black.
                                      A
Why you never see bright colors on my back, and
C                G             C               G
Why does my appearance, seem to have a sombre tone,
                A                                 D
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.

G
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
                                        A
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town.
   C                G                C                 G
I wear it for the prisoner, who has long paid for his crime.
          A                                D
But is there because he's a victim of the times.

  G
I wear the black for those, who've never read,
                                       A
Or listened to the words, that Jesus said,
     C                G               C         G
About the road to happiness, through love and charity,
             A                                    D
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.

  G
Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose,
                                           A
In our streak-of-lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,
      C               G               C               G
But just so we're reminded, of, the ones who are held back,
     A                             D
Up front there oughta be a man in black.

  G
I wear it for the sick and lonely old,
                                                 A
For the reckless ones, whose bad trip left them cold,
  C                  G                 C                     G
I wear the black in mournin', for the lives that could have been,
     A                                  D
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men. and

  G
I wear it for the thousands who have died,
                                      A
Believin' that the Lord was on their side,
  C             G               C                G
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,
   A                                 D
Believin' that we all were on their side.

   G
Well, there's things that never will be right, I know
                                        A
and things need changin' everywhere you go,
     C                G                C                 G
But 'til we start to make a move, to make a few things right,
         A                          D
You'll never see me wear a suit of white.

   G
Aw! I'd love to wear a rainbow every day, and
                                 A
Tell the world that ev'rything's OK
      C                G            C               G
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,
      A                    D             G
'Til things are brighter, I'm the man in black.

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