Man In Black Ukulele chords by Johnny Cash

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

G
Well, you wonder why I always dress in black
                                      A
Why you never see bright colors on my back
    C            G                 C              G
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone
                A                                 D
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on



  G
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
                                        A
Living in the hopeless, hungry side of town
   C              G                 C                 G
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime
        A                                  D
But is there because he's a victim of the time

   G
I wear the black for those who've never read
                                     A
Or listened to the words that Jesus said
   C                G                C             G
About the road to happiness through love and charity
            A                                     D
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me

             G
Well, we're doing mighty fine, I do suppose
                                            A
In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes
      C               G              C                G
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back
      A                               D
Up front there ought to be a man in black

   G
I wear it for the sick and lonely old
                                                A
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold
    C                   G               C                    G
I wear the black in mourning for the lives that could have been
        A                               D
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men

        G
And I wear it for the thousands who have died
                                       A
Believing that the Lord was on their side
     C            G                C              G
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died
     A                                D
Believing that we all were on their side

                 G
Well, there's things that never will be right I know
                                         A
And things need changing everywhere you go
       C                G              C                 G
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right
         A                            D
You'll never see me wear a suit of white

          G
Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
                                       A
And tell the world that everything's okay
           C           G               C
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
                      A       D            G
Until things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black