Chords for "Son of a Preacher Man" - Yonder Mountain String Band at Jannus Live (2.13.15)
Tempo:
87.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Em]
[F] [E]
Billy Ray was a preacher's son, [A] when his daddy [E] would visit him come along.
When they'd gather round and started [B] talking, that's when Billy would take me walking.
Through the backyard we'd go walking, and he'd look into my eyes.
The noise that made them [E] frightened, and the only one who could ever reach [A] me,
[E] was the son of a preacher man.
And the only boy who could ever teach [A] me, [B] was the [E] son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, [B] he was.
[A] Ooooooh yeah.
[E]
Being good isn't always easy, [Em] no matter [E] how I try.
When they started sweet talking [B] to me, coming down and [Bm] everything was [B] alright.
Yes and now everything is alright, can I get away?
[A] And [E] the only one who could ever reach [A] me, was the son [E] of a preacher man.
And the only boy who could ever [A] teach me, was the [E] son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, [B] he [A] was.
Ooooooh.
[D] Oh well, I remember, [A] a look back in his eyes.
Silly kisses from me I [B] described.
Taking time to make up.
Challenging that [Bm] he's all [E] mine.
Looking to reach us.
[A]
And the only one who could ever reach [D] me, was the son of [A] a preacher man.
And the only boy who could ever teach [D] me, [G] was the son of [A] a preacher man.
Yes he was, [E] he was.
[D] Ooooooh.
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Yes
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[D] he [A] was, he was.
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[Am] [D] [Am] [G]
[Am] [D] [G] [A]
[Em] [A] [G] [A]
[G] [A] I said the only one who could help me [D] reach me was the [A] son of a preacher man
[Em] [D] [A] and the only
boy who could help [G] me teach me was the son [A] of a preacher
[D] [A]
[D] [A] man.
[E] [D]
[G] [D] [N]
[F] [E]
Billy Ray was a preacher's son, [A] when his daddy [E] would visit him come along.
When they'd gather round and started [B] talking, that's when Billy would take me walking.
Through the backyard we'd go walking, and he'd look into my eyes.
The noise that made them [E] frightened, and the only one who could ever reach [A] me,
[E] was the son of a preacher man.
And the only boy who could ever teach [A] me, [B] was the [E] son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, [B] he was.
[A] Ooooooh yeah.
[E]
Being good isn't always easy, [Em] no matter [E] how I try.
When they started sweet talking [B] to me, coming down and [Bm] everything was [B] alright.
Yes and now everything is alright, can I get away?
[A] And [E] the only one who could ever reach [A] me, was the son [E] of a preacher man.
And the only boy who could ever [A] teach me, was the [E] son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, [B] he [A] was.
Ooooooh.
[D] Oh well, I remember, [A] a look back in his eyes.
Silly kisses from me I [B] described.
Taking time to make up.
Challenging that [Bm] he's all [E] mine.
Looking to reach us.
[A]
And the only one who could ever reach [D] me, was the son of [A] a preacher man.
And the only boy who could ever teach [D] me, [G] was the son of [A] a preacher man.
Yes he was, [E] he was.
[D] Ooooooh.
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[F#m] [D] [A]
[Bm] [A]
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[F#m] [A] [D] [A]
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Yes
[E] [Am] [A]
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[D] [G] [A]
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[D] he [A] was, he was.
[D] [A]
[Am] [D] [Am] [G]
[Am] [D] [G] [A]
[Em] [A] [G] [A]
[G] [A] I said the only one who could help me [D] reach me was the [A] son of a preacher man
[Em] [D] [A] and the only
boy who could help [G] me teach me was the son [A] of a preacher
[D] [A]
[D] [A] man.
[E] [D]
[G] [D] [N]
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _
_ Billy Ray was a preacher's son, [A] when his daddy [E] would visit him come along.
When they'd gather round and started [B] talking, that's when Billy would take me walking.
Through the backyard we'd go walking, and he'd look into my eyes.
The noise that made them [E] frightened, and the only one who could ever reach [A] me,
[E] was the son of a preacher man.
And the only boy who could ever teach [A] me, [B] was the [E] son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, [B] he was.
[A] _ Ooooooh yeah.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Being good isn't always easy, [Em] no matter [E] how I try.
When they started sweet talking [B] to me, coming down and [Bm] everything was [B] alright.
Yes and now everything is alright, can I get away?
[A] And [E] the only one who could ever reach [A] me, was the son [E] of a preacher man.
And the only boy who could ever [A] teach me, was the [E] son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, [B] he [A] was. _ _
Ooooooh.
[D] Oh well, I remember, [A] a look back in his eyes.
Silly kisses from me I [B] described.
Taking time to make up.
_ Challenging that [Bm] he's all [E] mine.
Looking to reach us.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
And the only one who could ever reach [D] me, was the son of [A] a preacher man.
And the only boy who could ever teach [D] me, [G] was the son of [A] a preacher man.
Yes he was, [E] he was.
[D] Ooooooh.
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_ _ _ [D] he [A] was, he was. _
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_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] I said the only one who could help me [D] reach me was the [A] son of a preacher man _ _
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[Em] _ _ [D] _ [A] and _ the only
boy who could help [G] me teach me was the son [A] of a preacher _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ man. _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _
_ Billy Ray was a preacher's son, [A] when his daddy [E] would visit him come along.
When they'd gather round and started [B] talking, that's when Billy would take me walking.
Through the backyard we'd go walking, and he'd look into my eyes.
The noise that made them [E] frightened, and the only one who could ever reach [A] me,
[E] was the son of a preacher man.
And the only boy who could ever teach [A] me, [B] was the [E] son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, [B] he was.
[A] _ Ooooooh yeah.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Being good isn't always easy, [Em] no matter [E] how I try.
When they started sweet talking [B] to me, coming down and [Bm] everything was [B] alright.
Yes and now everything is alright, can I get away?
[A] And [E] the only one who could ever reach [A] me, was the son [E] of a preacher man.
And the only boy who could ever [A] teach me, was the [E] son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, [B] he [A] was. _ _
Ooooooh.
[D] Oh well, I remember, [A] a look back in his eyes.
Silly kisses from me I [B] described.
Taking time to make up.
_ Challenging that [Bm] he's all [E] mine.
Looking to reach us.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
And the only one who could ever reach [D] me, was the son of [A] a preacher man.
And the only boy who could ever teach [D] me, [G] was the son of [A] a preacher man.
Yes he was, [E] he was.
[D] Ooooooh.
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_ _ _ [D] he [A] was, he was. _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] I said the only one who could help me [D] reach me was the [A] son of a preacher man _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ [A] and _ the only
boy who could help [G] me teach me was the son [A] of a preacher _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ man. _
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