Man In The Box

Intro
E     B  E   A  F#m    A

Verse 1
Two EChemical Lovers
EMet Under Moonlight
They Ain’t BHooked On Each Other
BBut Pretend For The Night
After F#mAll It’s Just Nature
F#mWhatever Feels Right
Then AHere Comes Little Ole Me

Verse 2
I EHit The Ground Running
EOn The Heels Of My Mother
The BYoung Buck With Nothing
BWho’s Old Man’s A Goner
I F#mGrew Like A Willow
F#mBy The End Of That Summer
I’d ABeen Set Free

Bridge
E What A Wonderful BWorld
D What A High Of All AHighs
Drunk On The EPure Ecstasy Of My BYouth
Well Damn Would You DLook At That Pretty SunArise
E Hell I Made It This BFar
D With The Hand I’ve Been ADealt
Might As Well EGo Make The Best Of My BYears
Might As Well DGo Make A Name For MyAself
OoEoh

Interlude
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Verse 3
EOh It’s Been A Long December But The Wind Says Winter Is C#mRolling Down The RAoad
EPatiently I’ve Been Waiting In Line, I’m Thinking It’s Time I Get To C#mHolding Down Them RAows
The Mirror In The EWater Says Heaven Knows I Owe That Favor To The
C#mArchitect Making MAe A Grown Ass Baker’s Dozen MEan
With A G#mPlan To Put A C#mStamp On The LBand Of Just GF#moin’ With The FlAow
ASomebody Say

Chorus 1
EHow You Gonna C#mLive (Woo)
You F#mGrow Up In A HurrAy Even When You Don’t Even TEry
Whatcha Gonna C#mGive (Yeah)
You’re BmRolling In The Dirt ANext Thing You Know There’s Years Gone EBy
To The World To The C#mWorld To The World
As F#mFar As I’m Concerned BAy God You Only Get One LEife
G#mDamn C#mIt FBeels GAood To Be AlEive
G#mDamn C#mIt FBeels GAood To Be AlEive

Interlude
E     G    E  F

Verse 4
The EMan In The Box
EHis Legend’s In The Air
EI’ve Had My Reservations
EBut Damn If He Ain’t There
He ABlends In With The Background
AWith A Red Tail Kinda Stare
EI’ll Never Know How But
EHe’s Everywhere
EYeah The Man In The Box
EHe’s Up Before The Sun
He GLooks Out Of The Window At Everything He’s Done
AGroceries For The Hungry Shelter For The Young
Still EMy Premonition Tells Me I Should Run

Chorus 2
EHonestly
What Do You What Do You C#mWant From Me
I’m Just A Guy With A DStrong Determination
To ACruise And Keep A GChasing These ETails Until
EThe New Crew In Town Takes My Spot
EShould I Listen
To My County Line InC#mtuition
C#mWill I Be The Hero
Or DKilled On The Scene
Tell Me AThis
Does The GKing Of The ECountry Keep His
ECrown If He Locks
E(The Man In The)
E(The Man In The)
E(The Man In The)

Verse 5
EThe Man In The Box
EI Wonder If He Knows
When The GSun's Down And Moon’s Out
GAnd He’s Slippin’ Through The Rows
With ASmoke Thick From His Oak Stick Like A Firefly On His Nose
That EI Can Put An End To Him
EBut Choose To Let Him Go
EHey Man In The Box
EI’ve Wondered All These Years
What GKeeps Your On Your Rusty Throne
GIs It Passion Is It Fear
Does DiF#mvine Or Malign Define What’s IAn Between Those Ears
‘Cause Every ETime I Hear Thunder Someone Disappears

Chorus 2
EHonestly
What Do You What Do You C#mWant From Me
I’m Just A Guy With A DStrong Determination
To ACruise And Keep A GChasing These ETails Until
EThe New Crew In Town Takes My Spot
EShould I Listen
To My County Line InC#mtuition
C#mWill I Be The Hero
Or DKilled On The Scene
Tell Me AThis
Does The GKing Of The ECountry Keep His
ECrown If He Locks
The Man In The E​
EThe Man In The E​
EThe Man In The Box E​
EThe Man In The

Interlude
G    A  F  E
G    A  F  E

Verse 6
EThe Man In The Box
EHe’s Gotta Know I’m Starving
I’m GRun Down But This Blood Hound Smells Pretty Girls At The Party
FNot For You Little Number Two We’reE Really Doing This Aren’t We
EHonestly Fuck It I’m Fucking You Up You’re A Bitch And My Names On The Marquis

Chorus 3
EMan In The Box
EWhat The Hell Have You Done
GLast Thing I Heard Was
Now There’s EBlood In My Lungs
EIs This Really How I Die
EDo You Do This For Fun
EMake Me A Statue
ELike Father Like Son Close My Eyes
ENow I See
EAfter All This Time
EMaybe The Man In The Box Is Me

Outro
EI Give Thanks To The Lord
EThat Gave Its Life Today
N.c.
I Respect It In Death As I Respected In In Life
N.c.
May Every Part That Be Used
N.c.
Be Put To Good Use
N.c.
And May Its Sacrifice Feed The Ones I Love
N.c.
Amen