Preacher And The Bear chords by 
The Golden Gate Quartet 
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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The preacher went out a huntin',
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it was on one Sunday morn'
It was against his religion,
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but he took a shot gun along
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He got himself a mess o' mighty
fine quail and one old scraggly hare
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And on the way home he crossed
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the path of a great big grizzly bear
Well the bear got down lookin'
ready to charge
The preacher never seen
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nothin' quite that large
They looked each other
right smack in the eye
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Did n't take that preacher
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long to say bye
Verse 2
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The preacher,
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he run till he spotted a tree
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He said, "Up in that tree's
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where I oughta be"
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By the time that bear made a
grab for him
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The preacher was a sittin'
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on top a that limb
Scared to death, he turned
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about
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He looked to the sky and began to shout
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"Hey
Verse 3
lord, you delivered Daniel from the
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bot tom of the lion's den
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You delivered Jonah from the belly
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of the whale and then
The Hebrew children from
the fiery furnace
So the good books do declare
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Hey lord, if you can't help me,
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For goodness sake don't
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help that bear"
Verse 4
Yea, look out preacher!
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Well, about that time the limb broke off
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And the preacher came tumblin' down
Had a straight razor out
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of his pocket
By the time he lit on the ground
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He landed on his feet right in
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front a that bear
And Lord, what an awful
fight
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The preacher and the bear and the
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razor and the hair
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Flyin' from left to right
Verse 5
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Well first they was up and then they
was down
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The preacher and the bear runnin'
round an' round
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The bear he roared, and
the the preacher he groaned
He was havin' a tough
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time holdin' his own!
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He said, "Lord if I get out
a here alive
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To the good book I'll abide
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No more huntin' on the Sabbath day
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Come Sunday I'm headin' to
the church to pray"
Up to the heavens the preacher glanced
Verse 6
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He said,
"Lord won't you give me just
one more chance"
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So the preacher got away,
he looked around
Seen a tree where he'd
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be safe and sound
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Jumped on a limb, turned about
Looked to the sky and began to shout
Verse 7
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"Hey lord, you delivered Daniel from the
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bottom of the lion's den
You delivered Jonah from the
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belly of the whale and then
The Hebrew children from the fiery furnace
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So the good books do declare
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Hey lord, if you can't help me,
For goodness sake don't
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help that bear"
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ChordsD G Abm Bb
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