Key: F
Introduction:
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verse 1
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I hit the town on March 17th.
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It's Saint Patty's Day, but I ain't wearing green.
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Love is dead and it ain't coming back.
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Tonight I'm wearing black.
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verse 2
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I'm hanging close to all of my friends.
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I tell them I'm happy my hearts on the mend.
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I'm moving on and I ain't looking back.
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Tonight I'm wearing black.
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Whoah-hoah, let's raise a glass.
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And toast one to Johnny Cash.
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Whoah-hoah, cheers to forget her
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And everything's better in black
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verse 3
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I'm hiding out in the darkest of pubs,
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Surviving on shadows and cold, icy mugs
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So come on, bartender, don't hold nothing back
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Tonight I'm wearing black
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Whoah-hoah, let's raise a glass.
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And toast one to Johnny Cash.
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Whoah-hoah, cheers to forget her
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And everything's better in black
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Instrumental
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verse 4
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She comes here looking, well that?s just too bad
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I'll still be hiding out way in the back.
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In a dark corner table, but she won?t know that
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Whoah-hoah, let's raise a glass.
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And toast one to Johnny Cash.
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Whoah-hoah, cheers to forget her
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And everything's better in black
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Oh, everything's better in black
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Tonight I'm wearing black
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Outro
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