Man In Black Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

AWell you wonder why I always dress in black

 Why you never see bright colors on my Bback

 And wDhy does my appAearance seem to hDave a sombre tAone

 Well there's a reBason for the things that I have E7on

AI wear the black for the poor and the beaten down

 Living in the hopeless hungry side of Btown

 I wDear it for the prisoAner who has lDong paid for his Acrime

 But who is Bstill in there as a victim of the E7time

AI wear the black for those who've never read

 Or listened to the words that Jesus Bsaid

 About tDhe road to Ahappiness through Dlove and chariAty

 Why you'd think BHe's talking straight to you and E7me

AWell we're doing mighty fine I do suppose

 In our streak of lightning cars and fancy Bclothes

 But Djust so we're reAminded of the Dones who are held Aback

 Up front there Bought to be a man in E7black

AI wear it for the sick and the lonely old

 For the reckless ones whose bad trips left them Bcold

 I Dwear the black in Amourning for the Dlives that could have Abeen

 Each week we Blose a hundred fine young E7men

AAnd I wear it for the thousands who have died

 Believing that the Lord was on their Bside

 I Dwear it for aAnother hundred Dthousand who have Adied

 Believing Bthat we all were on their E7side

AWell, there're things that never will be right I know

 And things need changing everywhere you Bgo

 But D'till we start to Amake a move to Dmake a few things Aright

 You'll never Bsee me wear a suit of Awhite

AAnd I'd love to wear a rainbow everyday

 And tell the world that everything's Bokay

 But DI'll try to carry Aoff a little Ddarkness on my Aback

 Till things are brBighter IE7'm the man in Ablack