Son Of A Preacher Man Chords by Bobbie Gentry
Tempo:
94.025 bpm
Chords used:
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D
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
Billy Ray was a preacher's son [A] and when his daddy would visit [D] he'd come along.
When the gathering started [B] talking, that's when Billy would take me walking.
Out through the backyard we'd go walking and then he'd look into my eyes and Lord knows to my [E] surprise,
the only one who could ever [A] reach me was the [E] son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever [A] reach me was [E] the son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, yes he [B] was, [A] oh yes he was.
[E]
Being good isn't always [A] easy, but [E] I tried.
When he started sweet talking [B] to me, he'd come and tell me everything was alright.
He'd kiss and tell me everything's alright.
Can we get away again [E] tonight?
The only one who could ever [A] reach me was the [E] son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever [A] reach me was the [E] son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, [B] yes he was, [A] oh [D] yes he was.
How well I [A] knew the look that was in his eyes, stealing kisses from me on the sly.
[B] Taking time to make time and telling me that he's all mine.
[E] Learning from each other's knowing.
Looking to see how much we'd learn [A] and every [Dm] man was the [A] son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach [D] me was the son [A] of a preacher man.
Yes he was, yes [E] he was, [D] oh yes [A] he was.
Every man was the son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach [Dm] me.
[N]
Billy Ray was a preacher's son [A] and when his daddy would visit [D] he'd come along.
When the gathering started [B] talking, that's when Billy would take me walking.
Out through the backyard we'd go walking and then he'd look into my eyes and Lord knows to my [E] surprise,
the only one who could ever [A] reach me was the [E] son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever [A] reach me was [E] the son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, yes he [B] was, [A] oh yes he was.
[E]
Being good isn't always [A] easy, but [E] I tried.
When he started sweet talking [B] to me, he'd come and tell me everything was alright.
He'd kiss and tell me everything's alright.
Can we get away again [E] tonight?
The only one who could ever [A] reach me was the [E] son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever [A] reach me was the [E] son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, [B] yes he was, [A] oh [D] yes he was.
How well I [A] knew the look that was in his eyes, stealing kisses from me on the sly.
[B] Taking time to make time and telling me that he's all mine.
[E] Learning from each other's knowing.
Looking to see how much we'd learn [A] and every [Dm] man was the [A] son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach [D] me was the son [A] of a preacher man.
Yes he was, yes [E] he was, [D] oh yes [A] he was.
Every man was the son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach [Dm] me.
[N]
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Billy Ray was a preacher's son [A] and when his daddy would visit [D] he'd come along.
When the gathering started [B] talking, that's when Billy would take me walking.
Out through the backyard we'd go walking and then he'd look into my eyes and Lord knows to my [E] surprise,
the only one who could ever [A] reach me was the [E] son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever [A] reach me was [E] the son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, yes he [B] was, [A] oh yes he was.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Being good isn't always [A] easy, but [E] I tried.
When he started sweet talking [B] to me, he'd come and tell me everything was alright.
He'd kiss and tell me everything's alright.
Can we get away again [E] tonight?
The only one who could ever [A] reach me was the [E] son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever [A] reach me was the [E] son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, [B] yes he was, [A] oh _ [D] yes he was. _
_ How well I _ [A] knew the look that was in his eyes, stealing kisses from me on the sly.
[B] Taking time to make time and telling me that he's all mine.
[E] Learning from each other's knowing.
Looking to see how much we'd learn [A] and _ every [Dm] man was the [A] son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach [D] me was the son [A] of a preacher man.
Yes he was, yes [E] he was, [D] oh yes _ [A] _ _ he was.
Every man was the son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach [Dm] me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Billy Ray was a preacher's son [A] and when his daddy would visit [D] he'd come along.
When the gathering started [B] talking, that's when Billy would take me walking.
Out through the backyard we'd go walking and then he'd look into my eyes and Lord knows to my [E] surprise,
the only one who could ever [A] reach me was the [E] son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever [A] reach me was [E] the son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, yes he [B] was, [A] oh yes he was.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Being good isn't always [A] easy, but [E] I tried.
When he started sweet talking [B] to me, he'd come and tell me everything was alright.
He'd kiss and tell me everything's alright.
Can we get away again [E] tonight?
The only one who could ever [A] reach me was the [E] son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever [A] reach me was the [E] son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, [B] yes he was, [A] oh _ [D] yes he was. _
_ How well I _ [A] knew the look that was in his eyes, stealing kisses from me on the sly.
[B] Taking time to make time and telling me that he's all mine.
[E] Learning from each other's knowing.
Looking to see how much we'd learn [A] and _ every [Dm] man was the [A] son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach [D] me was the son [A] of a preacher man.
Yes he was, yes [E] he was, [D] oh yes _ [A] _ _ he was.
Every man was the son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach [Dm] me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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