Man In The Box

Intro
G     D  G   C  Am    C

Verse 1
Two GChemical Lovers
GMet Under Moonlight
They Ain’t DHooked On Each Other
DBut Pretend For The Night
After AmAll It’s Just Nature
AmWhatever Feels Right
Then CHere Comes Little Ole Me

Verse 2
I GHit The Ground Running
GOn The Heels Of My Mother
The DYoung Buck With Nothing
DWho’s Old Man’s A Goner
I AmGrew Like A Willow
AmBy The End Of That Summer
I’d CBeen Set Free

Bridge
G What A Wonderful DWorld
F What A High Of All CHighs
Drunk On The GPure Ecstasy Of My DYouth
Well Damn Would You FLook At That Pretty SunCrise
G Hell I Made It This DFar
F With The Hand I’ve Been CDealt
Might As Well GGo Make The Best Of My DYears
Might As Well FGo Make A Name For MyCself
OoGoh

Interlude
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Verse 3
GOh It’s Been A Long December But The Wind Says Winter Is EmRolling Down The CRoad
GPatiently I’ve Been Waiting In Line, I’m Thinking It’s Time I Get To EmHolding Down Them CRows
The Mirror In The GWater Says Heaven Knows I Owe That Favor To The
EmArchitect Making CMe A Grown Ass Baker’s Dozen GMan
With A BmPlan To Put AEm Stamp On TheD Land Of JustAm Goin’ With TheC Flow
CSomebody Say

Chorus 1
GHow You Gonna EmLive (Woo)
You AmGrow Up In A HurCry Even When You Don’t Even GTry
Whatcha Gonna EmGive (Yeah)
You’re DmRolling In The Dirt CNext Thing You Know There’s Years Gone GBy
To The World To The EmWorld To The World
As AmFar As I’m Concerned CBy God You Only Get One GLife
BmDamnEm ItD FeelsC Good To Be GAlive
BmDamnEm ItD FeelsC Good To Be GAlive

Interlude
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Verse 4
The GMan In The Box
GHis Legend’s In The Air
GI’ve Had My Reservations
GBut Damn If He Ain’t There
He CBlends In With The Background
CWith A Red Tail Kinda Stare
GI’ll Never Know How But
GHe’s Everywhere
GYeah The Man In The Box
GHe’s Up Before The Sun
He A#Looks Out Of The Window At Everything He’s Done
CGroceries For The Hungry Shelter For The Young
Still GMy Premonition Tells Me I Should Run

Chorus 2
GHonestly
What Do You What Do You EmWant From Me
I’m Just A Guy With A FStrong Determination
To CCruise And Keep A A#Chasing These TGails Until
GThe New Crew In Town Takes My Spot
GShould I Listen
To My County Line InEmtuition
EmWill I Be The Hero
Or FKilled On The Scene
Tell Me CThis
Does The A#King Of The CGountry Keep His
GCrown If He Locks
G(The Man In The)
G(The Man In The)
G(The Man In The)

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

Chorus 2
GHonestly
What Do You What Do You EmWant From Me
I’m Just A Guy With A FStrong Determination
To CCruise And Keep A A#Chasing These TGails Until
GThe New Crew In Town Takes My Spot
GShould I Listen
To My County Line InEmtuition
EmWill I Be The Hero
Or FKilled On The Scene
Tell Me CThis
Does The A#King Of The CGountry Keep His
GCrown If He Locks
The Man In The G​
GThe Man In The G​
GThe Man In The Box G​
GThe Man In The

Interlude
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A#    C  G#  G

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

Chorus 3
GMan In The Box
GWhat The Hell Have You Done
A#Last Thing I Heard Was
Now There’s GBlood In My Lungs
GIs This Really How I Die
GDo You Do This For Fun
GMake Me A Statue
GLike Father Like Son Close My Eyes
GNow I See
GAfter All This Time
GMaybe The Man In The Box Is Me

Outro
GI Give Thanks To The Lord
GThat 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