Chords for Son Of A Preacher Man (Live In Paris / 1971)
Tempo:
83.05 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bb
Db
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm going to begin with a recording of mine.
[Eb]
Billy Ray was a preacher's son.
[Ab] When his daddy went, he'd come along.
[Eb] When they gathered round and started [Bb] singing,
that's when Billy [Eb] would take me walking.
[Bb] Through the backyard, we'd go walking.
When he looked into my eyes, Lord knows to my surprise,
[Eb] the only one who could ever reach [Ab] me was a son of a preacher man.
[Eb] Only one who could ever [Ab] teach me was [Eb] a son of a preacher man.
Yes, he was.
[Bb] Say, he was.
[Ab] Mm, he was.
[Eb] Yes.
Being good isn't always [Ab] easy.
Lord knows how hard I try.
But when you start talking sweet talk [Bb] to me,
you come and tell me everything is all right.
Kiss and tell me everything is all right.
Can I get away again [Eb] tonight?
The only one who could ever reach [Ab] me,
he was a son [Eb] of a preacher man.
Only one who could ever teach [Ab] me,
he was a son of a preacher man.
Say, he was.
Yes, he [Bb] was.
Mm, he was.
Yes, he [Db] was.
My way, the look was in his eyes,
stealing kisses from me on the fly.
[Bb] Taking time to make time,
telling me he was all mine.
[Eb] Learning from each other, knowing,
looking [D] to see how much [Ab] we grew.
The only one who could ever [Db] reach me
was [Ab] a son of a preacher man.
Only one who could ever teach me
he was a son of a preacher man.
Say, he was.
Yes, [Eb] he was.
Mm, [Db] he was.
Yes, he was, man.
He was [Ab] the only one.
Let me tell you.
[Ab] He was a preacher man.
He was the only one.
Say.
He was a son of a preacher man.
Yes, he was.
Oh, [Db] yeah.
[Ab] I'm gonna tell you.
[Db] He was a son of a preacher man.
Yes, he was.
Oh, [Ab] yeah.
[Eb] Yes, he was.
Yes, he [Abm] was.
[G]
Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
[Eb]
Billy Ray was a preacher's son.
[Ab] When his daddy went, he'd come along.
[Eb] When they gathered round and started [Bb] singing,
that's when Billy [Eb] would take me walking.
[Bb] Through the backyard, we'd go walking.
When he looked into my eyes, Lord knows to my surprise,
[Eb] the only one who could ever reach [Ab] me was a son of a preacher man.
[Eb] Only one who could ever [Ab] teach me was [Eb] a son of a preacher man.
Yes, he was.
[Bb] Say, he was.
[Ab] Mm, he was.
[Eb] Yes.
Being good isn't always [Ab] easy.
Lord knows how hard I try.
But when you start talking sweet talk [Bb] to me,
you come and tell me everything is all right.
Kiss and tell me everything is all right.
Can I get away again [Eb] tonight?
The only one who could ever reach [Ab] me,
he was a son [Eb] of a preacher man.
Only one who could ever teach [Ab] me,
he was a son of a preacher man.
Say, he was.
Yes, he [Bb] was.
Mm, he was.
Yes, he [Db] was.
My way, the look was in his eyes,
stealing kisses from me on the fly.
[Bb] Taking time to make time,
telling me he was all mine.
[Eb] Learning from each other, knowing,
looking [D] to see how much [Ab] we grew.
The only one who could ever [Db] reach me
was [Ab] a son of a preacher man.
Only one who could ever teach me
he was a son of a preacher man.
Say, he was.
Yes, [Eb] he was.
Mm, [Db] he was.
Yes, he was, man.
He was [Ab] the only one.
Let me tell you.
[Ab] He was a preacher man.
He was the only one.
Say.
He was a son of a preacher man.
Yes, he was.
Oh, [Db] yeah.
[Ab] I'm gonna tell you.
[Db] He was a son of a preacher man.
Yes, he was.
Oh, [Ab] yeah.
[Eb] Yes, he was.
Yes, he [Abm] was.
[G]
Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
Key:
Ab
Eb
Bb
Db
D
Ab
Eb
Bb
I'm going to begin with a recording of mine.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Billy Ray was a preacher's son.
[Ab] When his daddy went, he'd come along.
[Eb] When they gathered round and started [Bb] singing,
that's when Billy [Eb] would take me walking.
[Bb] Through the backyard, we'd go walking.
When he looked into my eyes, Lord knows to my surprise,
[Eb] the only one who could ever reach [Ab] me was a son of a preacher man.
[Eb] Only one who could ever [Ab] teach me was [Eb] a son of a preacher man.
Yes, he was.
[Bb] Say, he was.
[Ab] Mm, he was.
[Eb] Yes. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Being good isn't always [Ab] easy.
Lord knows how hard I try.
But when you start talking sweet talk [Bb] to me,
you come and tell me everything is all right.
Kiss and tell me everything is all right.
Can I get away again [Eb] tonight?
The only one who could ever reach [Ab] me,
he was a son [Eb] of a preacher man.
Only one who could ever teach [Ab] me,
he was a son of a preacher man.
Say, he was.
Yes, he [Bb] was.
Mm, he was.
Yes, he [Db] was.
_ _ _ My way, _ _ the look was in his eyes,
stealing kisses from me on the fly.
[Bb] Taking time to make time,
telling me he was all mine.
[Eb] Learning from each other, knowing,
looking [D] to see how much [Ab] we grew.
The only one who could ever [Db] reach me
was [Ab] a son of a preacher man.
Only one who could ever teach me
he was a son of a preacher man.
Say, he was.
Yes, [Eb] he was.
Mm, [Db] he was.
Yes, he was, man.
He was [Ab] the only one.
Let me tell you.
[Ab] He was a preacher man.
He was the only one.
Say.
He was a son of a preacher man.
Yes, he was. _
Oh, [Db] yeah.
[Ab] I'm gonna tell you. _
[Db] He was a son of a preacher man.
Yes, he was.
Oh, [Ab] yeah. _
[Eb] Yes, he was.
Yes, he [Abm] was.
[G] _
_ _ Thank you.
_ _ Thank you. Thank you.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Billy Ray was a preacher's son.
[Ab] When his daddy went, he'd come along.
[Eb] When they gathered round and started [Bb] singing,
that's when Billy [Eb] would take me walking.
[Bb] Through the backyard, we'd go walking.
When he looked into my eyes, Lord knows to my surprise,
[Eb] the only one who could ever reach [Ab] me was a son of a preacher man.
[Eb] Only one who could ever [Ab] teach me was [Eb] a son of a preacher man.
Yes, he was.
[Bb] Say, he was.
[Ab] Mm, he was.
[Eb] Yes. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Being good isn't always [Ab] easy.
Lord knows how hard I try.
But when you start talking sweet talk [Bb] to me,
you come and tell me everything is all right.
Kiss and tell me everything is all right.
Can I get away again [Eb] tonight?
The only one who could ever reach [Ab] me,
he was a son [Eb] of a preacher man.
Only one who could ever teach [Ab] me,
he was a son of a preacher man.
Say, he was.
Yes, he [Bb] was.
Mm, he was.
Yes, he [Db] was.
_ _ _ My way, _ _ the look was in his eyes,
stealing kisses from me on the fly.
[Bb] Taking time to make time,
telling me he was all mine.
[Eb] Learning from each other, knowing,
looking [D] to see how much [Ab] we grew.
The only one who could ever [Db] reach me
was [Ab] a son of a preacher man.
Only one who could ever teach me
he was a son of a preacher man.
Say, he was.
Yes, [Eb] he was.
Mm, [Db] he was.
Yes, he was, man.
He was [Ab] the only one.
Let me tell you.
[Ab] He was a preacher man.
He was the only one.
Say.
He was a son of a preacher man.
Yes, he was. _
Oh, [Db] yeah.
[Ab] I'm gonna tell you. _
[Db] He was a son of a preacher man.
Yes, he was.
Oh, [Ab] yeah. _
[Eb] Yes, he was.
Yes, he [Abm] was.
[G] _
_ _ Thank you.
_ _ Thank you. Thank you.