Man In the Long Black Coat Bob Dylan Em G D Bm Em G D Em Em G D Bm Em G D Em D Em G D Em Crickets are chirpin' the water is high There's a soft cotton dress on the line hangin' dry Windows wide open African trees Bent over backwards from a hurricane breeze Not a word, a goodbye, not even a note She's gone with the man in the long black coat Somebody seen him hangin' around At the old dance hall on the outskirts of town He looked into her eyes when she stopped him to ask If he wanted to dance he had a face like a mask Somebody said, from the Bible he quote There was dust on the man in the long black coat Preacher was talkin' there's a sermon he gave He said every man's conscience is vile and depraved You cannot depend on him to be your guide When it's you who must keep him satisfied It ain't easy to swallow, it sticks in the throat She gave her heart to the man in the long black coat C G Em D C G Em D Em There are no mistakes in life some people say And it's true sometimes you can see it that way People don't live or die, people just float She went with the man in the long black coat There's smoke on the water its been there since June Tree trunks uprooted neath the high passing moon Feel the pulse and vibrations and the rumblin' force Somebody is out there beating on a dead horse She never said nothin', there was nothin' she wrote She went with the man in the long black coat Man In the Long Black Coat ========================== by Bob Dylan INTRO: Dm Cm Bb (2 times) Gm Bb C D Crickets are chirpin' the water is high Gm Bb F Gm There's a soft cotton dress on the line hangin' dry Gm Bb C D Window's wide open African trees Gm Bb F Gm Bent over backwards in a hurricane breeze F VIII Not a word, a goodbye, not even a note Gm Bb F Gm She's gone with the man in the long black coat Gm Bb C D Somebody seem him hangin' around Gm Bb F Gm At the old dance hall on the outskirts of town Gm Bb C D He looked into her eyes when she stopped him to ask Gm Bb F Gm If he wanted to dance he had a face like a mask F VIII Somebody said, from the Bible he quote Gm Bb F Gm There was dust on the man in the long black coat Gm Bb C D Preacher was talkin' there's a sermon he gave Gm Bb F Gm He said every man's conscience is vile and depraved Gm Bb C D You cannot depend on it to be your guide Gm Bb F Gm When it's you who must keep it satisfied F VIII It ain't easy to swallow, it sticks in the throat Gm Bb F Gm She give her heart to the man in the long black coat One, two... D#m Bb There are no mistakes in life some people say G5 X F VIII G5 X It's true sometimes you can see it that way D#m Bb People don't live or die, people just float Gm Bb F Gm She give her heart to the man in the long black coat GUITAR SOLO Gm Bb C D There's smoke on the water, it's been there since June Gm Bb F Gm Tree trunks uprooted in the high crescent moon Gm Bb C D Hear the pulse and vibrations and the rumblin' force Gm Bb F Gm Somebody's out there beating on a dead horse F VIII She never said nothin', there was nothin' she wrote Gm Bb F Gm She's gone with the man in the long black coat Gm Bb F Gm She's gone with the man in the long black coat