Son Of A Preacher Man Chords by Joan Osborne

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_ _ _ _ I think it's _ time, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I think it's _ _ time _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ for a little Memphis [G] _ _
soul _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Fm] girl _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Uh _ huh
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Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] oh [G] [Dm] that's so nice
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_ _ [D] _ Billy was a preacher's son
[G] And when his daddy would visit [D] he'd come along
_ _ When they'd gather round and started [A] talking
_ That's when Billy would take me [D] walking
[Am] [A] Out through the backyard [D] we'd go [C] walking
[A] Then he'd look into my [D] eyes
[A] And Lord knows [Bm] to my [A] surprise
[D] The only boy who could ever reach [G] me
Was the [D] son of a preacher man
[G] Only boy [D] who could ever teach [G] me
Was the son [D] of a preacher _ [A] [D] man
He was, [A] yes he was
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Ooh, _ _ _ yes he [D] was _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Being good isn't always easy
[G] _ [Dm] No matter how hard I _
[D] try
When his daddy's [Em] sweet [Dm] talking [D] to [A] me
Tell me, tell me everything is alright
Yes, and tell me everything is alright
Gotta get away again tonight
[D] The only boy [Am] who could [D] ever reach [G] me
Was the [Dm] son of a preacher man
_ [G] Only boy [D] _ who could ever teach [G] me
Was [Dm] the son of a preacher [A]
man
[D] He was, [A] yes he was
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_ _ [G] _ _ That was in his eyes
Stealing kisses from me on the [A] slide
Taking time to make time
_ [D] [A] Telling me he's all _ [D] mine
Learning from each other's knowing
Looking to see how much [G]
we're growing _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ Was the son of [G] a preacher man
_ Only boy who could _
_ [Cm] _ ever teach me
Was the son of [G] a preacher man
He was, yes [D] he _ was
[C] _ Ooh _ _
That _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ was in his eyes
Stealing kisses from me on [E] the slide
[A] Taking time to make _ time
Telling me he's all mine
[Dm] _ Learning from each other's knowing
Looking to see how much [G] we're growing
The only boy who could ever [Gm] move
_ _ [G] Was the son of a preacher man
Only boy who could [Gm] ever prove [C] me
Was the [G] son of a preacher _ [C] [G] man
He was, [D] yes he was
_ _ [C] _ _ Ooh _ _
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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ That's right, bring it way [Cm] on down
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[C] _ [G] _ _ I'm gonna tell you about my own
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[Gm] Own Own That boy _
Do _ _ _ _ _ you wanna know? _ _ _ _
Do you [Bb] want me to tell you? _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] Cause I'll tell you _
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_ _ Ooh
And he'd take my _ _ _ hand _ _ Ooh
And he'd _ _ _ _
[C] look into [G] my _ _ eyes
And he'd tell _ [Gm] me
And _
[N] he'd, oh
_ _ And he'd [Cm] tell me
I'm the only one _ _ [Bb] _ Ooh
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[Gm] And he'd, _ [Cm] and he'd
Own my, [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
own [F] my
My [G] sweet, _ [C]
my sweet
[Bbm] _ Own [G] my sweet little son
[C] Own _ my, own [Bb] _ my
And [G] he'd tell me
And he'd _ tell [Cm] me
Yeah, [G] _ [F] yeah
_ [G] Said my, my, _ [Gm] my son
[C] _ Preacher [F] man
_ [G] _ _ My, my, my [C] son Oh, _ oh
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_ _ [G] Yes _ _ _ _
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[D] [G] he was
Yes [D] he _ was
[C] _ Oh _ _ _ _
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