Man in black ? Johnny Cash
I?ve based this tab on one I found on Ultimate Guitar, but that sounded a little bit too
Normally, it is played with a capo on the second fret (in A), but I've always played it
this (in G). This is the way I play it:
Chords:
eadgbe
G: 320003
C: x32010
Am: x02210
D7: xx021
Well you [G]wonder why I [C]always dress in [G]black
Why you never see bright colors on[C] my back[Am]
And [C]why does my app[G]earance seem to [C]have that sombe [G]tone
Well there?s a [Am]reason for the things that I have [D7]on
I [G]wear the black for the [C]poor and the beaten-[G]down
Living on the hopeless [C]hungry side of [Am]town
I [C]wear it for the [G]prisoner who has [C]long paid for his [G]crime
But is still [Am]in there as a victim of the [D7]time
I [G]wear the black for [C]those who?ve never [G]read
Or listened to the [C]words that Jesus [Am]said
A[C]bout the road to [G]hapinnes, through [C]love and chari[G]ty
Why you would [Am]think he?s talking straight to you and [D7]me
Well we?re [G]doing mighty [C]fine, I do supp[G]ose
In our streak-of-lightning-[C]cars and fancy [Am]clothes
But [C]just so we?re rem[G]inded of the [C]ones who are held [G]back
Up [Am]front there ought to be a man in [D7]black
I [G]wear it for the [C]sick and lonely [G]old
For the reckless ones whose [C]bad trips left them [Am]cold
I [C]wear the black in [G]mourning for the [C]lives that could have [G]been
Each [Am]week we lose a hundred fine young [D7]men
And I [G]wear it for the [C]thousands who have [G]died
Believing that the [C]Lord was on their [Am]side
I [C]wear it for an[G]other hundred [C]thousand who have [G]died
Bel[Am]ieving that we all were on their [D7]side
Well, there?re [G]things that never [C]will be right I [G]know
And things need changing everywher[C]e you go[Am]
But ?[C]till we start to [G]make a move to [C]make a few things [G]right
You?ll [Am]never see me wear a suit of [D7]white
And I?d l[G]ove to wear a r[C]ainbow everyd[G]ay
And tell the world that [C]everything?s ok[Am]ay
But I?ll t[C]ry to carry [G]off a little d[C]arkness on my b[G]ack
?till things are b[Am]righter, [D7]I?m the man in [G]black
Questions, comment, anything: tomspoelders@hotmail.com
I?ve based this tab on one I found on Ultimate Guitar, but that sounded a little bit too
Normally, it is played with a capo on the second fret (in A), but I've always played it
this (in G). This is the way I play it:
Chords:
eadgbe
G: 320003
C: x32010
Am: x02210
D7: xx021
Well you [G]wonder why I [C]always dress in [G]black
Why you never see bright colors on[C] my back[Am]
And [C]why does my app[G]earance seem to [C]have that sombe [G]tone
Well there?s a [Am]reason for the things that I have [D7]on
I [G]wear the black for the [C]poor and the beaten-[G]down
Living on the hopeless [C]hungry side of [Am]town
I [C]wear it for the [G]prisoner who has [C]long paid for his [G]crime
But is still [Am]in there as a victim of the [D7]time
I [G]wear the black for [C]those who?ve never [G]read
Or listened to the [C]words that Jesus [Am]said
A[C]bout the road to [G]hapinnes, through [C]love and chari[G]ty
Why you would [Am]think he?s talking straight to you and [D7]me
Well we?re [G]doing mighty [C]fine, I do supp[G]ose
In our streak-of-lightning-[C]cars and fancy [Am]clothes
But [C]just so we?re rem[G]inded of the [C]ones who are held [G]back
Up [Am]front there ought to be a man in [D7]black
I [G]wear it for the [C]sick and lonely [G]old
For the reckless ones whose [C]bad trips left them [Am]cold
I [C]wear the black in [G]mourning for the [C]lives that could have [G]been
Each [Am]week we lose a hundred fine young [D7]men
And I [G]wear it for the [C]thousands who have [G]died
Believing that the [C]Lord was on their [Am]side
I [C]wear it for an[G]other hundred [C]thousand who have [G]died
Bel[Am]ieving that we all were on their [D7]side
Well, there?re [G]things that never [C]will be right I [G]know
And things need changing everywher[C]e you go[Am]
But ?[C]till we start to [G]make a move to [C]make a few things [G]right
You?ll [Am]never see me wear a suit of [D7]white
And I?d l[G]ove to wear a r[C]ainbow everyd[G]ay
And tell the world that [C]everything?s ok[Am]ay
But I?ll t[C]ry to carry [G]off a little d[C]arkness on my b[G]ack
?till things are b[Am]righter, [D7]I?m the man in [G]black
Questions, comment, anything: tomspoelders@hotmail.com
