capo at second fret, all chords are relative to the capo. (Intro) Em G D Bm, Em G D Em D, Em G D Em (Verse 1)

^EmCrickets are ^Gchirping the ^Dwater is ^Bmhigh, ^Emthere's a soft ^Gcotton dress on the ^Dline hangin' ^Bmdry ^EmWindows wide ^Gopen. ^DAfrican ^Bmtrees, ^Embent over ^Gbackwards in a ^Dhurricane ^Embreeze.

^DShe gave no reply, not even a note She's ^Emgone with the ^Gman in the ^Dlong black ^Emcoat.

Repeat that chord progression for all the verses. The words are as follows: (Verse 2) Somebody seen him hanging around At the old dance hall on the outskirts of town, He looked into her eyes when she stopped to ask If he wanted to dance, he had a face like a mask. Somebody said from the Bible he'd quote There was dust on the man In the long black coat. (Verse 3) Preacher was a talkin' there's a sermon he gave, He said every man's conscience is vile and depraved, You cannot depend on it to be your guide When it's you who must keep it satisfied. It ain't easy to swallow, it sticks in the throat, She gave her heart to the man In the long black coat. (Bridge)

^CThere are no mistakes in life ^Gsome people say, And it's ^Emtrue sometimes^G, you can ^Dsee it that ^Emway. ^CPeople dont live or die, ^Gpeople just float. She gave her ^Emheart to the ^Gman in the ^Dlong Black ^Emcoat.

(Verse 4) There's smoke on the water, it's been there since June, Tree trunks uprooted, 'neath the high crescent moon Feel the pulse and vibration and the rumbling force Somebody is out there beating the dead horse. She never said nothing there was nothing she wrote, She gone with the man In the long black coat.

Bob Dylan - Man in the long black coat