Man In Black

A

I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down

B

Living in the hopeless hungry side of town

D A D A

I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime

B E7

But who is still in there as a victim of the time

A

I wear the black for those who've never read

B

Or listened to the words that Jesus said

D A D A

About the road to happiness through love and charity

B E7

Why you'd think He's talking straight to you and me

A

Well we're doing mighty fine I do suppose

B

In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes

D A D A

But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back

B E7

Up front there ought to be a man in black

A

I wear it for the sick and the lonely old

B

For the reckless ones whose bad trips left them cold

D A D A

I wear the black in mourning for the lives that could have been

B E7

Each week we lose a hundred fine young men

A

And I wear it for the thousands who have died

B

Believing that the Lord was on their side

D A D A

I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died

B E7

Believing that we all were on their side

A

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

B

And things need changing everywhere you go

D A D A

But 'till we start to make a move to make a few things right

B A

You'll never see me wear a suit of white