Man In the Long Black Coat Joan Osborne 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