Johnny Cash - Man in black

^BbWell, you wonder why I always dress in black. Why you never see bright colors on my ba^Cck, and W^Ebhy does my ap - p^Bbearance, seem to ha^Ebve a sombre t^Bbone, Well, there's a r^Cmeason for the things that I have on^F7.

I w^Bbear the black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of to^Cwn. I we^Ebar it for the p^Bbrisoner, who has lo^Ebng paid for his crim^Bbe. But is ther^Cme because he's a victim of the cr^F7ime.

I we^Bbar the black for those, who've never read, Or listened to the words, that Jesus sai^Cd, Abo^Ebut the road to happi - ne^Bbss, through l^Ebove and chari - t^Bby, Why, you'd ^Cmthink He's talking straight to you and m^F7e.

Well, we're d^Bboin' mighty fine, I do sup - pose, In our streak-of-lightnin' cars and fancy c^Clothes, But j^Ebust so we're re -mi^Bbnded, of, the on^Ebes who are held ba^Bbck, Up ^Cmfront there oughta be a man in blac^F7k.

I w^Bbear it for the sick and lonely old, For the reckless ones, whose bad trip left them c^Cold, I we^Ebar the black in mourn^Bbin', for the li^Ebves that could have be^Bben, Each w^Cmeek we lose a hundred fine young m^F7en.

And^Bb I wear it for the thousands who have died, believen' that the Lord was on their side, ^C I we^Ebar it for another hun^Bbdred thousand w^Ebho have died, ^Bb Believ^Cmen' that we all were on their side^F7.

Wel^Bbl, there's things that never will be right I know, and things need changing everywhere you go, ^C but ^Eb'til we start to make^Bb a move, to mak^Ebe a few things right, ^Bb you'll^Cm never see me wear a suit of white^F7.

Oh ^BbI'd love to wear a rainbow every day, and tell the world that everything's OK, ^C but ^EbI'll try to carry off^Bb a little darkn^Ebess on my back, ^Bb 'till ^Cmthings are brighter, I'm the man i^F7n black.