Man in Black chords

byJohnny Cash
93.3 bpm
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Johnny Cash - Man in Black (The Best Of The Johnny Cash TV Show) chords
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To learn Johnny Cash - Man in Black chords with lyrics, anchor your practice on these foundational chords: B, E, A, B, D, A. Ease into the song by practicing at 46 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 93 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E.

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I looked around the other day, I talked with several of you, and we asked each other a lot of questions.
I asked you questions, you asked me questions, and an idea for a song started brewing then.
And since I saw you last Saturday, I wrote this song.
And I just finished writing this song, the fourth or fifth rewrite this morning,.
so that's why I've got to have the courage to remind myself of what A the words are of the last version I wrote.
This song is a very personal thing, I suppose you might say, but it's the way I feel about a lot of things.
This song is called The Man in Black.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ Well, you wonder why I always dress in black.
_ Why you never see bright colors on B my back.
D And why A does my appearance D always have a A somber B tone.
Well, there's a reason for the things that E I have on.
I _ A wear the black for the poor and the beaten down.
_ _ Living in the hopeless, B hungry side of town.
And I A wear it for the prisoner who has D long A paid for his crime.
B But still is there because he's a victim of E the times.
_ A I wear the black for those who've never read.
_ _ Or listened to the words that B Jesus said.
_ Bm About A the road to happiness D through love and A charity.
Why B you'd think he's talking straight to E you and me.
Well, A we're doing mighty fine, I do suppose.
_ In our streak of lightning, cars and B fancy clothes.
_ D But just A so we're reminded D of the A ones who are held back.
B Up front there ought to be a E man in black.
_ _ A I wear it for the sick and lonely old.
For the reckless one whose bad B trip left him cold.
I Bm A wear the black in mourning D for the lives A it could have been.
B Each week we lose a hundred E fine young men.
And A yes, I wear it for the thousands who have _ died.
Believing that the Lord was B on their side.
G And I A wear it for another D hundred thousand A who have died.
B Believing that we all were E on their A side.
E Well, _ _ A there's things that never will be right, I know.
_ And things need changing everywhere B you go.
But D till A we start to make a D move to make a few A things right.
B You'll never see me wear a E suit of white _ .
_ A I'd love to wear a rainbow every day.
To tell the world that B everything's okay _ .
But D maybe A I can carry off a D little A darkness on my back.
Till B things are brighter, _ E I'm the man A in black.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ N _ .
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Song BPM93.3 
Song KeyA 
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