Man In The Box

Intro
C     G  C   F  Dm    F

Verse 1
Two CChemical Lovers
CMet Under Moonlight
They Ain’t GHooked On Each Other
GBut Pretend For The Night
After DmAll It’s Just Nature
DmWhatever Feels Right
Then FHere Comes Little Ole Me

Verse 2
I CHit The Ground Running
COn The Heels Of My Mother
The GYoung Buck With Nothing
GWho’s Old Man’s A Goner
I DmGrew Like A Willow
DmBy The End Of That Summer
I’d FBeen Set Free

Bridge
C What A Wonderful GWorld
A# What A High Of All HFighs
Drunk On The CPure Ecstasy Of My GYouth
Well Damn Would You A#Look At That Pretty SunrFise
C Hell I Made It This GFar
A# With The Hand I’ve Been DFealt
Might As Well CGo Make The Best Of My GYears
Might As Well A#Go Make A Name For MysFelf
OoCoh

Interlude
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Verse 3
COh It’s Been A Long December But The Wind Says Winter Is AmRolling Down The FRoad
CPatiently I’ve Been Waiting In Line, I’m Thinking It’s Time I Get To AmHolding Down Them FRows
The Mirror In The CWater Says Heaven Knows I Owe That Favor To The
AmArchitect Making FMe A Grown Ass Baker’s Dozen CMan
With A EmPlan To Put AAm Stamp On TheG Land Of JustDm Goin’ With TheF Flow
FSomebody Say

Chorus 1
CHow You Gonna AmLive (Woo)
You DmGrow Up In A HurFry Even When You Don’t Even CTry
Whatcha Gonna AmGive (Yeah)
You’re GmRolling In The Dirt FNext Thing You Know There’s Years Gone CBy
To The World To The AmWorld To The World
As DmFar As I’m Concerned FBy God You Only Get One CLife
EmDamnAm ItG FeelsF Good To Be CAlive
EmDamnAm ItG FeelsF Good To Be CAlive

Interlude
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Verse 4
The CMan In The Box
CHis Legend’s In The Air
CI’ve Had My Reservations
CBut Damn If He Ain’t There
He FBlends In With The Background
FWith A Red Tail Kinda Stare
CI’ll Never Know How But
CHe’s Everywhere
CYeah The Man In The Box
CHe’s Up Before The Sun
He D#Looks Out Of The Window At Everything He’s Done
FGroceries For The Hungry Shelter For The Young
Still CMy Premonition Tells Me I Should Run

Chorus 2
CHonestly
What Do You What Do You AmWant From Me
I’m Just A Guy With A A#Strong Determination
To FCruise And Keep A D#Chasing These TCails Until
CThe New Crew In Town Takes My Spot
CShould I Listen
To My County Line InAmtuition
AmWill I Be The Hero
Or A#Killed On The Scene
Tell Me FThis
Does The D#King Of The CCountry Keep His
CCrown If He Locks
C(The Man In The)
C(The Man In The)
C(The Man In The)

Verse 5
CThe Man In The Box
CI Wonder If He Knows
When The D#Sun's Down And Moon’s Out
D#And He’s Slippin’ Through The Rows
With FSmoke Thick From His Oak Stick Like A Firefly On His Nose
That CI Can Put An End To Him
CBut Choose To Let Him Go
CHey Man In The Box
CI’ve Wondered All These Years
What D#Keeps Your On Your Rusty Throne
D#Is It Passion Is It Fear
Does DiDmvine Or Malign Define What’s FIn Between Those Ears
‘Cause Every CTime I Hear Thunder Someone Disappears

Chorus 2
CHonestly
What Do You What Do You AmWant From Me
I’m Just A Guy With A A#Strong Determination
To FCruise And Keep A D#Chasing These TCails Until
CThe New Crew In Town Takes My Spot
CShould I Listen
To My County Line InAmtuition
AmWill I Be The Hero
Or A#Killed On The Scene
Tell Me FThis
Does The D#King Of The CCountry Keep His
CCrown If He Locks
The Man In The C​
CThe Man In The C​
CThe Man In The Box C​
CThe Man In The

Interlude
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D#    F  C#  C

Verse 6
CThe Man In The Box
CHe’s Gotta Know I’m Starving
I’m D#Run Down But This Blood Hound Smells Pretty Girls At The Party
C#Not For You Little Number Two We’re CReally Doing This Aren’t We
CHonestly Fuck It I’m Fucking You Up You’re A Bitch And My Names On The Marquis

Chorus 3
CMan In The Box
CWhat The Hell Have You Done
D#Last Thing I Heard Was
Now There’s CBlood In My Lungs
CIs This Really How I Die
CDo You Do This For Fun
CMake Me A Statue
CLike Father Like Son Close My Eyes
CNow I See
CAfter All This Time
CMaybe The Man In The Box Is Me

Outro
CI Give Thanks To The Lord
CThat 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