Chords for Jerry Reed - The Preacher and the Bear

[G] _ _ _ Yeah, you call him the preacher.
_ _ _ Well, the preacher went out a-huntin'.
[C] It was on one sun [G]-born.
It was against his lips.
[A] But he took a shotgun [D] along.
[G] He got him a missin' mighty fine [C] quail
and one old [G] straggly hat.
But on the way [E] home he crossed the [A] path
of a [D] great [G] big grizzly bear.
Well, the bear got down, looked ready to charge.
The preacher never seen nothing quite that large.
They looked each other right smack in the eye.
Didn't take that preacher long to say bye.
The preacher he run till he spotted a tree.
Said, up in that tree is where I ought to be.
By the time that bear made a grab for him,
the preacher was a-sittin' on top of that ledge.
Scared to death, he turned about.
He looked through the sky and began to shout,
Hey, Lord, you deliver Daniel
from the bottom of the lion's den.
You deliver Jonah
[A] from the belly of the [D] whaling men.
[G] The Hebrew children from the fiery furnace
so [Em] the good books do [C] declare.
Hey, [G] Lord, [E] if you can't help me,
for goodness sake, [G] don't help that bear. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, _ look out, preacher.
Well, about that time the limb broke [C] off.
Then the preacher come a [G]-tumbling down.
Had a straight razor out of his pocket.
[A] By the time he lit [D] on the ground,
[G] he landed on his feet right in front of that [C] bear.
And, Lord, what an [G] awful fight.
The preacher and the [E] bear and the razor
and the [A] hammer just [G] flying from left to right.
Well, the first day is up, and the next day is down.
The preacher and the bear running round and round.
The bear he rode and the preacher he drove.
Having a tough time of holding his own.
Said, Lord, if I get out here alive,
I'll get through the good book alibi.
No more hunting on the south day.
Come Sunday I'm ahead of the church to pray.
Up through the heavens the preacher glanced.
Said, Lord, won't you give me just one more chance?
So the preacher got away.
He looked around.
Seen a tree where he'd be safe south.
Jumped on a limb, turned about,
looked to the sky and began to shout.
Hey, Lord, you delivered old [C] Daniel
from the bottom of [G] the lion's den.
You delivered Jonah [A] from the belly of the [D] whaling men.
[G] The Hebrew children from the fiery [Em] furnace
so the good books do [C] declare.
[G] Hey, Lord, [E] if you can't help [A] me,
then don't do [G] nothing for that bear.
_ _ [C] _
Get out of here, [G] bear.
[E] Lord, do something [D] for me and forget [G] that bear.
_ _ [C] _ _
I'm [G] telling you, [E] _ _ [A] [D] he's [G] big.
_ Look at [C] the size of [Eb] that thing.
[G] Oh!
_ [E] _ _ [A] [G] Get _ _ _
_ [C] off [Eb] of this tree!
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
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