Chords for The Honey Cone - Son of a Preacher Man (1971)
Tempo:
98.5 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
C#
E
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A#]
[F#]
Jimmy Ray was a preacher's [B] son when his daddy came [F#] along.
Yes he did.
Gathered around the parlor [C#] talking.
Cousin Jimmy took me walking.
Yes he would.
To the backyard we'd go walking.
Yes he did.
He'd look into my eyes.
The Lord knows to my soul.
[F#] The only one who could ever reach me.
He was a son of a preacher man.
The only one who could ever [B] teach me.
He was a [F#] son of a preacher man.
He was.
[C#] He was.
[B] He was.
He [F#]
was. He was.
He was.
Oh, sometimes being good ain't [B] easy.
No [F#] matter how.
When he started sweet talking [C#] to me.
He'd tell me everything is all right.
Yes he did.
He'd tell me everything is all right.
Yes he would.
The house that we're in [F#] tonight.
The only one who could ever reach me.
He was a son of a preacher man.
The only one who could ever teach me.
[B] He was a son of a [F#] preacher man.
He was.
He was.
[C#] He was.
[B] He was.
Oh, [E] yes he was.
[B]
He'd look into my eyes.
Stealing kisses from me on the sly.
[C#]
Taking time to make.
Telling me that he's all right.
[F#]
Learning from each other's knowing.
Looking to see how I'm [B] doing.
The only one that could ever [E] move me.
He was a son of a [B] preacher man.
The only one [E] who could ever [B] teach me.
He was.
He [F#] was.
He was. [E] He was.
[B]
[E] [B] Oh my god.
He's talking about some sastry preacher.
Who's a son of a preacher man.
The only one that had proven from me. He was.
He was. He was.
The only one that could see and believe me.
He was a son of a preacher man.
[N]
[F#]
Jimmy Ray was a preacher's [B] son when his daddy came [F#] along.
Yes he did.
Gathered around the parlor [C#] talking.
Cousin Jimmy took me walking.
Yes he would.
To the backyard we'd go walking.
Yes he did.
He'd look into my eyes.
The Lord knows to my soul.
[F#] The only one who could ever reach me.
He was a son of a preacher man.
The only one who could ever [B] teach me.
He was a [F#] son of a preacher man.
He was.
[C#] He was.
[B] He was.
He [F#]
was. He was.
He was.
Oh, sometimes being good ain't [B] easy.
No [F#] matter how.
When he started sweet talking [C#] to me.
He'd tell me everything is all right.
Yes he did.
He'd tell me everything is all right.
Yes he would.
The house that we're in [F#] tonight.
The only one who could ever reach me.
He was a son of a preacher man.
The only one who could ever teach me.
[B] He was a son of a [F#] preacher man.
He was.
He was.
[C#] He was.
[B] He was.
Oh, [E] yes he was.
[B]
He'd look into my eyes.
Stealing kisses from me on the sly.
[C#]
Taking time to make.
Telling me that he's all right.
[F#]
Learning from each other's knowing.
Looking to see how I'm [B] doing.
The only one that could ever [E] move me.
He was a son of a [B] preacher man.
The only one [E] who could ever [B] teach me.
He was.
He [F#] was.
He was. [E] He was.
[B]
[E] [B] Oh my god.
He's talking about some sastry preacher.
Who's a son of a preacher man.
The only one that had proven from me. He was.
He was. He was.
The only one that could see and believe me.
He was a son of a preacher man.
[N]
Key:
B
F#
C#
E
A#
B
F#
C#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Jimmy Ray was a preacher's [B] son when his daddy came [F#] _ along.
Yes he did.
Gathered around the parlor [C#] talking.
Cousin Jimmy took me walking.
Yes he would.
To the backyard we'd go walking.
Yes he did.
He'd look into my eyes.
The Lord knows to my soul.
[F#] The only one who could ever reach me.
He was a son of a preacher man.
The only one who could ever [B] teach me.
He was a [F#] son of a preacher man.
He was.
[C#] He was.
[B] _ He was.
He [F#]
was. He was.
_ _ _ _ He was.
Oh, sometimes being good ain't [B] easy.
No [F#] matter how. _
When he started sweet talking [C#] to me.
He'd tell me everything is all right.
Yes he did.
He'd tell me everything is all right.
Yes he would.
The house that we're in [F#] tonight.
The only one who could ever reach me.
He was a son of a preacher man.
The only one who could ever teach me.
[B] He was a son of a [F#] preacher man.
He was.
He was.
[C#] He was.
[B] He was.
Oh, _ [E] yes he was.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ He'd look into my eyes.
Stealing kisses from me on the sly.
[C#]
Taking time to make.
Telling me that he's all right.
[F#]
Learning from each other's knowing.
Looking to see how I'm [B] doing.
The only one that could ever [E] move me.
He was a son of a [B] preacher man.
The only one _ [E] _ who could ever [B] teach me.
He was.
He [F#] was.
He was. [E] He was.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] Oh my god.
He's talking about some sastry preacher.
Who's a son of a preacher man.
The only one that had proven from me. He was.
He was. He was.
The only one that could see and believe me.
He was a son of a preacher man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Jimmy Ray was a preacher's [B] son when his daddy came [F#] _ along.
Yes he did.
Gathered around the parlor [C#] talking.
Cousin Jimmy took me walking.
Yes he would.
To the backyard we'd go walking.
Yes he did.
He'd look into my eyes.
The Lord knows to my soul.
[F#] The only one who could ever reach me.
He was a son of a preacher man.
The only one who could ever [B] teach me.
He was a [F#] son of a preacher man.
He was.
[C#] He was.
[B] _ He was.
He [F#]
was. He was.
_ _ _ _ He was.
Oh, sometimes being good ain't [B] easy.
No [F#] matter how. _
When he started sweet talking [C#] to me.
He'd tell me everything is all right.
Yes he did.
He'd tell me everything is all right.
Yes he would.
The house that we're in [F#] tonight.
The only one who could ever reach me.
He was a son of a preacher man.
The only one who could ever teach me.
[B] He was a son of a [F#] preacher man.
He was.
He was.
[C#] He was.
[B] He was.
Oh, _ [E] yes he was.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ He'd look into my eyes.
Stealing kisses from me on the sly.
[C#]
Taking time to make.
Telling me that he's all right.
[F#]
Learning from each other's knowing.
Looking to see how I'm [B] doing.
The only one that could ever [E] move me.
He was a son of a [B] preacher man.
The only one _ [E] _ who could ever [B] teach me.
He was.
He [F#] was.
He was. [E] He was.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] Oh my god.
He's talking about some sastry preacher.
Who's a son of a preacher man.
The only one that had proven from me. He was.
He was. He was.
The only one that could see and believe me.
He was a son of a preacher man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _