




Man In the Long Black Coat
Joan Osborne
INTRO:
Dm Cm Bb (2 times)
Gm Bb C D
Crickets are chirpin' the water is high
Gm Bb F Gm
There's a soft cotton dress on the line hangin' dry
Gm Bb C D
Window's wide open African trees
Gm Bb F Gm
Bent over backwards in a hurricane breeze
F VIII
Not a word, a goodbye, not even a note
Gm Bb F Gm
She's gone with the man in the long black coat
Gm Bb C D
Somebody seem him hangin' around
Gm Bb F Gm
At the old dance hall on the outskirts of town
Gm Bb C D
He looked into her eyes when she stopped him to ask
Gm Bb F Gm
If he wanted to dance he had a face like a mask
F VIII
Somebody said, from the Bible he quote
Gm Bb F Gm
There was dust on the man in the long black coat
Gm Bb C D
Preacher was talkin' there's a sermon he gave
Gm Bb F Gm
He said every man's conscience is vile and depraved
Gm Bb C D
You cannot depend on it to be your guide
Gm Bb F Gm
When it's you who must keep it satisfied
F VIII
It ain't easy to swallow, it sticks in the throat
Gm Bb F Gm
She give her heart to the man in the long black coat
One, two...
D#m Bb
There are no mistakes in life some people say
G5 X F VIII G5 X
It's true sometimes you can see it that way
D#m Bb
People don't live or die, people just float
Gm Bb F Gm
She give her heart to the man in the long black coat
GUITAR SOLO
Gm Bb C D
There's smoke on the water, it's been there since June
Gm Bb F Gm
Tree trunks uprooted in the high crescent moon
Gm Bb C D
Hear the pulse and vibrations and the rumblin' force
Gm Bb F Gm
Somebody's out there beating on a dead horse
F VIII
She never said nothin', there was nothin' she wrote
Gm Bb F Gm
She's gone with the man in the long black coat
Gm Bb F Gm
She's gone with the man in the long black
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Joan Osborne Man In The Long Black Coat
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