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Man In The Long Black Coat

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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,
there's a Emsoft cotton Gdress on the Dline hangin' Emdry
EmWindows wide Gopen. DAfrican Bmtrees,
Embent over Gbackwards in a Dhurricane Embreeze.
Not a Dword of goodbye, 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]
There Care no mistakes in life Gsome people say,
And it's Emtrue sometimes, 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 on a dead horse.
She never said nothing there was nothing she wrote,
She gone with the man
In the long black coat.
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The story behind the song

Bob Dylan is renowned for infusing folk music with sophisticated lyrical techniques, drawing from classic literature and poetry to create songs that resonate with political, social, and philosophical depth. While the specifics of "Man In The Long Black Coat" are not detailed, it emerges from the work of an artist whose lyrics consistently challenged pop music conventions and spoke to a burgeoning counterculture. Playing this song connects you to a legacy of profound songwriting that seeks to explore deeper meanings.

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