^GmCrickets are ^Bbchirpin' the ^Cwater is ^Dhigh There's a ^Gmsoft cotton ^Bbdress on the ^Fline hangin' ^Gmdry ^GmWindow's wide ^Bbopen ^CAfrican ^Dtrees ^GmBent over ^Bbbackwards in a ^Fhurricane ^Gmbreeze ^FNot a word, a goodbye, not even a note She's ^Gmgone with the ^Bbman in the ^Flong black ^Gmcoat ^GmSomebody ^Bbseem him ^Changin' ^Daround At the ^Gmold dance ^Bbhall on the ^Foutskirts of ^Gmtown He looked i^Gmnto her ^Bbeyes when she ^Cstopped him to ^Dask If he ^Gmwanted to ^Bbdance he had a ^Fface like a ^Gmmask ^FSomebody said, from the Bible he quote There was ^Gmdust on the ^Bbman in the ^Flong black ^Gmcoat ^GmPreacher was ^Bbtalkin' there's a ^Csermon he ^Dgave He said ^Gmevery man's ^Bbconscience is ^Fvile and de^Gmpraved You ^Gmcannot dep^Bbend on it ^Cto be your ^Dguide When it's ^Gmyou who ^Bbmust keep it ^Fsatis^Gmfied ^FIt ain't easy to swallow, it sticks in the throat She give her ^Gmheart to the ^Bbman in the ^Flong black ^Gmcoat One, two... ^D#mThere are no mistakes in life ^Bbsome people say ^G5FG5It's true sometimes you can see it that way ^D#mPeople don't live or die, ^Bbpeople just float She give her ^Gmheart to the ^Bbman in the ^Flong black ^Gmcoat GUITAR SOLO There's ^Gmsmoke on the ^Bbwater, it's ^Cbeen there since ^DJune ^GmTree trunks up^Bbrooted in the ^Fhigh crescent ^Gmmoon Hear the ^Gmpulse and vib^Bbrations and the ^Crumblin' ^Dforce ^GmSomebody's ^Bbout there beating ^Fon a dead ^Gmhorse ^FShe never said nothin', there was nothin' she wrote She's ^Gmgone with the ^Bbman in the ^Flong black ^Gmcoat She's ^Gmgone with the ^Bbman in the ^Flong black ^Gmcoat atd...