Man In Black Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Dm][G]
[F][Eb][C][Gsus4]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[G]Well,
you wonder why I always dress in black
Why you never see bright
colors on my [A]back
And [C]why does my appear[G]ance seem
to [C]have a somber [G]tone
Well, there's a [A]reason
for the things that I have [D]on
I [G]wear the black for the poor and the beaten

[Verse 2]
[G]
down
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of [A]town
I [C]wear it for the [G]prisoner who is
[C]long paid for his [G]crime
But is [A]there because he's
a victim of the [D]times
I [G]wear the black

[Verse 3]
for those
who've never read
Or listened to the words that [A]Jesus said
About [C]the road to hap[G]piness through
[C]love and char[G]ity
Why, you'd [A]think He's talking
straight to you and [D]me

[Verse 4]
Well, we're [G]doin' mighty
fine, I do suppose
In our streak of lightnin'
cars and fancy [A]clothes
But [C]just so we're re[G]minded
of the [C]ones who are held [G]back
Up [A]front there ought to be a man in [D]black
I [G]wear it for the sick and lonely

[Verse 5]
old
For the reckless ones whose
bad trip left them [A]cold
I [C]wear the black in [G]mournin' for
the [C]lives that could have [G]been
Each [A]week we lose a hundred
fine young [D]men
And I [G]wear it for the

[Verse 6]
thousands
who have died
Believin' that the Lord was on their [A]side
I [C]wear it for an[G]other hundred-
[C]thousand who have [G]died
Believ[A]in' that we all were
on their [D]side

[Verse 7]
Well, there's [G]things that never
will be right, I know
And things need changin'
everywhere you [A]go
But [C]'til we start to [G]make a move
to [C]make a few things [G]right
You'll [A]never see me wear a suit of [D]white

[Verse 8]
Ah, I'd [G]love to wear a rainbow every day
And tell the world
that everything's [A]okay
But I'll [C]try to carry [G]off a little [C]dark
ness on my [G]back
'Til things are [A]brighter, [D]I'm the man in [G]black