Man in Black Chords by Johnny Cash

[Start]

[Verse]
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■  Well you wonder why I always dress in black
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Why you never see bright colors on my back
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And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone
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Well there's a reason for the things that I have on
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I wear the black for the poor and the beaten 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 long paid for his crime
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But is there because he's a victim of the times
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I wear the black 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 love and charity
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Why you'd think He's talking straight to you and me
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Well we're doin' mighty fine I do suppose
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In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes
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But just so we're reminded 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 old
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For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold


[Chorus]
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I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been
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Each week we lose a hundred fine young men
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And I wear it for the 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 hundredthousand who have died
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Believin' that we all were on their side
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Well there's things that never will be right I know
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And things need changin' everywhere you go
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But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right
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You'll never see me wear a suit of white
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Ah I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
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And tell the world that everything's okay
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But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
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'Til things are brighter I'm the man in black


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