Man In The Box

Intro
D     A  D   G  Em    G

Verse 1
Two DChemical Lovers
DMet Under Moonlight
They Ain’t AHooked On Each Other
ABut Pretend For The Night
After EmAll It’s Just Nature
EmWhatever Feels Right
Then GHere Comes Little Ole Me

Verse 2
I DHit The Ground Running
DOn The Heels Of My Mother
The AYoung Buck With Nothing
AWho’s Old Man’s A Goner
I EmGrew Like A Willow
EmBy The End Of That Summer
I’d GBeen Set Free

Bridge
D What A Wonderful AWorld
C What A High Of All GHighs
Drunk On The DPure Ecstasy Of My AYouth
Well Damn Would You CLook At That Pretty SunGrise
D Hell I Made It This AFar
C With The Hand I’ve Been GDealt
Might As Well DGo Make The Best Of My AYears
Might As Well CGo Make A Name For MyGself
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Interlude
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Verse 3
DOh It’s Been A Long December But The Wind Says Winter Is BmRolling Down The GRoad
DPatiently I’ve Been Waiting In Line, I’m Thinking It’s Time I Get To BmHolding Down Them GRows
The Mirror In The DWater Says Heaven Knows I Owe That Favor To The
BmArchitect Making GMe A Grown Ass Baker’s Dozen DMan
With A F#mPlan To Put A BmStamp On The ALand Of Just EmGoin’ With The GFlow
GSomebody Say

Chorus 1
DHow You Gonna BmLive (Woo)
You EmGrow Up In A HurGry Even When You Don’t Even DTry
Whatcha Gonna BmGive (Yeah)
You’re AmRolling In The Dirt GNext Thing You Know There’s Years Gone DBy
To The World To The BmWorld To The World
As EmFar As I’m Concerned GBy God You Only Get One DLife
F#mDamn BmIt AFeels GGood To Be ADlive
F#mDamn BmIt AFeels GGood To Be ADlive

Interlude
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Verse 4
The DMan In The Box
DHis Legend’s In The Air
DI’ve Had My Reservations
DBut Damn If He Ain’t There
He GBlends In With The Background
GWith A Red Tail Kinda Stare
DI’ll Never Know How But
DHe’s Everywhere
DYeah The Man In The Box
DHe’s Up Before The Sun
He FLooks Out Of The Window At Everything He’s Done
GGroceries For The Hungry Shelter For The Young
Still DMy Premonition Tells Me I Should Run

Chorus 2
DHonestly
What Do You What Do You BmWant From Me
I’m Just A Guy With A CStrong Determination
To GCruise And Keep A FChasing These DTails Until
DThe New Crew In Town Takes My Spot
DShould I Listen
To My County Line InBmtuition
BmWill I Be The Hero
Or CKilled On The Scene
Tell Me GThis
Does The FKing Of The DCountry Keep His
DCrown If He Locks
D(The Man In The)
D(The Man In The)
D(The Man In The)

Verse 5
DThe Man In The Box
DI Wonder If He Knows
When The FSun's Down And Moon’s Out
FAnd He’s Slippin’ Through The Rows
With GSmoke Thick From His Oak Stick Like A Firefly On His Nose
That DI Can Put An End To Him
DBut Choose To Let Him Go
DHey Man In The Box
DI’ve Wondered All These Years
What FKeeps Your On Your Rusty Throne
FIs It Passion Is It Fear
Does DiEmvine Or Malign Define What’s GIn Between Those Ears
‘Cause Every DTime I Hear Thunder Someone Disappears

Chorus 2
DHonestly
What Do You What Do You BmWant From Me
I’m Just A Guy With A CStrong Determination
To GCruise And Keep A FChasing These DTails Until
DThe New Crew In Town Takes My Spot
DShould I Listen
To My County Line InBmtuition
BmWill I Be The Hero
Or CKilled On The Scene
Tell Me GThis
Does The FKing Of The DCountry Keep His
DCrown If He Locks
The Man In The D​
DThe Man In The D​
DThe Man In The Box D​
DThe Man In The

Interlude
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Verse 6
DThe Man In The Box
DHe’s Gotta Know I’m Starving
I’m FRun Down But This Blood Hound Smells Pretty Girls At The Party
D#Not For You Little Number Two We’re DReally Doing This Aren’t We
DHonestly Fuck It I’m Fucking You Up You’re A Bitch And My Names On The Marquis

Chorus 3
DMan In The Box
DWhat The Hell Have You Done
FLast Thing I Heard Was
Now There’s DBlood In My Lungs
DIs This Really How I Die
DDo You Do This For Fun
DMake Me A Statue
DLike Father Like Son Close My Eyes
DNow I See
DAfter All This Time
DMaybe The Man In The Box Is Me

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