Man In The Box

Intro
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Verse 1
Two AChemical Lovers
AMet Under Moonlight
They Ain’t EHooked On Each Other
EBut Pretend For The Night
After BmAll It’s Just Nature
BmWhatever Feels Right
Then DHere Comes Little Ole Me

Verse 2
I AHit The Ground Running
AOn The Heels Of My Mother
The EYoung Buck With Nothing
EWho’s Old Man’s A Goner
I BmGrew Like A Willow
BmBy The End Of That Summer
I’d DBeen Set Free

Bridge
A What A Wonderful EWorld
G What A High Of All DHighs
Drunk On The APure Ecstasy Of My EYouth
Well Damn Would You GLook At That Pretty SunDrise
A Hell I Made It This EFar
G With The Hand I’ve Been DDealt
Might As Well AGo Make The Best Of My EYears
Might As Well GGo Make A Name For MyDself
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Interlude
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Verse 3
AOh It’s Been A Long December But The Wind Says Winter Is F#mRolling Down The RDoad
APatiently I’ve Been Waiting In Line, I’m Thinking It’s Time I Get To F#mHolding Down Them RDows
The Mirror In The AWater Says Heaven Knows I Owe That Favor To The
F#mArchitect Making MDe A Grown Ass Baker’s Dozen MAan
With A C#mPlan To Put A F#mStamp On The LEand Of Just GBmoin’ With The FDlow
DSomebody Say

Chorus 1
AHow You Gonna F#mLive (Woo)
You BmGrow Up In A HurDry Even When You Don’t Even ATry
Whatcha Gonna F#mGive (Yeah)
You’re EmRolling In The Dirt DNext Thing You Know There’s Years Gone ABy
To The World To The F#mWorld To The World
As BmFar As I’m Concerned DBy God You Only Get One ALife
C#mDamn F#mIt FEeels GDood To Be AlAive
C#mDamn F#mIt FEeels GDood To Be AlAive

Interlude
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Verse 4
The AMan In The Box
AHis Legend’s In The Air
AI’ve Had My Reservations
ABut Damn If He Ain’t There
He DBlends In With The Background
DWith A Red Tail Kinda Stare
AI’ll Never Know How But
AHe’s Everywhere
AYeah The Man In The Box
AHe’s Up Before The Sun
He CLooks Out Of The Window At Everything He’s Done
DGroceries For The Hungry Shelter For The Young
Still AMy Premonition Tells Me I Should Run

Chorus 2
AHonestly
What Do You What Do You F#mWant From Me
I’m Just A Guy With A GStrong Determination
To DCruise And Keep A CChasing These ATails Until
AThe New Crew In Town Takes My Spot
AShould I Listen
To My County Line InF#mtuition
F#mWill I Be The Hero
Or GKilled On The Scene
Tell Me DThis
Does The CKing Of The ACountry Keep His
ACrown If He Locks
A(The Man In The)
A(The Man In The)
A(The Man In The)

Verse 5
AThe Man In The Box
AI Wonder If He Knows
When The CSun's Down And Moon’s Out
CAnd He’s Slippin’ Through The Rows
With DSmoke Thick From His Oak Stick Like A Firefly On His Nose
That AI Can Put An End To Him
ABut Choose To Let Him Go
AHey Man In The Box
AI’ve Wondered All These Years
What CKeeps Your On Your Rusty Throne
CIs It Passion Is It Fear
Does DiBmvine Or Malign Define What’s DIn Between Those Ears
‘Cause Every ATime I Hear Thunder Someone Disappears

Chorus 2
AHonestly
What Do You What Do You F#mWant From Me
I’m Just A Guy With A GStrong Determination
To DCruise And Keep A CChasing These ATails Until
AThe New Crew In Town Takes My Spot
AShould I Listen
To My County Line InF#mtuition
F#mWill I Be The Hero
Or GKilled On The Scene
Tell Me DThis
Does The CKing Of The ACountry Keep His
ACrown If He Locks
The Man In The A​
AThe Man In The A​
AThe Man In The Box A​
AThe Man In The

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Verse 6
AThe Man In The Box
AHe’s Gotta Know I’m Starving
I’m CRun Down But This Blood Hound Smells Pretty Girls At The Party
A#Not For You Little Number Two We’re AReally Doing This Aren’t We
AHonestly Fuck It I’m Fucking You Up You’re A Bitch And My Names On The Marquis

Chorus 3
AMan In The Box
AWhat The Hell Have You Done
CLast Thing I Heard Was
Now There’s ABlood In My Lungs
AIs This Really How I Die
ADo You Do This For Fun
AMake Me A Statue
ALike Father Like Son Close My Eyes
ANow I See
AAfter All This Time
AMaybe The Man In The Box Is Me

Outro
AI Give Thanks To The Lord
AThat 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