The Man In The Long Chords

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 CF♯mrickets are chAirpin' the watEer is highC♯m

 TF♯mhere's a softA cotton dress? Eon the line haF♯mngin' dry

 WF♯mindows wide opAen AfrEican treeC♯ms

 BF♯ment over baAckwards from a hurEricane breeF♯mze

 NEot a word, a goodbye, not even a note

 SF♯mhe gone with thAe man in theE long black F♯mcoat

Somebody singing hangin' around

At the old dance hall on the outskirts of town

He looked into her eyes when she stopped him to ask

If he wanted to dance he had a face like a mask

Somebody said, from the Bible he quote

There was dust on the man in the long black coat

Preacher was talkin' there's a sermon he gave

He said every man's conscience is vile and depraved

You cannot depend on him to be your guide

And it's you who must keep it satisfied

It ain't easy to swallow, it sticks in the throat

To give her heart to the man in the long black coat

 TDhere are no mistakes in life soAme people say

 AF♯mnd it's true sometimes yEou can see itF♯m that way

 PDeople don't live or die, peAople just float

 SF♯mhe went with the man in thEe long blackF♯m coat

There's smoke on the water its been there since June

Tree trunks uprooted neath the high passing moon

Feel the pulse and vibrations and the rumblin' force

Somebody is out there beating on a dead horse

She never said nothin', there was nothin' she wrote

She went with the man in the long black coat