Preachin' the Blues chords by Son House

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
Yes, I'm gon (E minor) 
na get me religion
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I'm gonna join the Baptist Church  (E major) 
Em 
 (E minor) Yes, I'm gonna get me religion
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I'm gonna join the Baptist Church  (E major) 
Em 
You  (E minor) know I wanna be a Baptist preacher

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Interlude 1

Just so I won't have to work

Verse 2
Em 
One deacon jumped  (E minor) up   and
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Em 
he began to grin  (E major)  (E minor) 
One deacon jumped up and
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he began to grin  (E major) 
Em 
You know  (E minor) he   said,
"One thing, elder I believe
I'll go back to barrelhousin' again"
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Em 
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Em 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 

Verse 3
One sister jumped up and she
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Em 
began to shout  (E major)  (E minor) 
One sister jumped up and
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she began to shout  (E major) 
Em 
"You  (E minor) know I'm glad this corn

Interlude 2

liquor's goin' out"

Verse 4
Em 
Another deacon  (E minor) jumped up and said,
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Em 
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"Why don't ya hush?"  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
Another  (E minor) deacon jumped up and said,
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"Why don't ya hush?  (E major) 
Em 
You  (E minor) know you drink corn liquor and

Verse 5
your lie's a horrible stink"
Em 
 (E minor) One  sister jumped up and
she began to shout
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Em 
One sister jumped  (E major)  (E minor) up and
she began to shout
"I believe I can tell y'all
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 (E major) what it's all about"
Another sister jumped up, she said, "Why don't ya hush?"

Verse 6
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Another  (E major) 
sister jumped up, she said,
"Why don't ya hush?
Em 
You know he's  (E minor) abandoned,
and you outta hush your fuss"

Verse 7
Em 
I was in the  (E minor) pulpit, I's jumpin' up and down
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Em 
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I  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
 (E minor) was  in the pulpit,
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I's jumpin' up and down  (E major) 
Em 
 (E minor) My sisters in the corner,

Interlude 3

they're hollerin' Alabama bound

Verse 8
Em 
Grabbed up my suitcase  (E minor) and I took
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off down the road  (E major) 
Em 
 (E minor) Grabbed up my suitcase and
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I took off down the road  (E major) 
Em 
I said,  (E minor) "Farewell church,
may the good Lord bless your soul"
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 (E major) 

Verse 9
Em 
You know I  (E minor) wish I had a
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heaven of my own  (B major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
You know  (E minor) I    wish I had a
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Em 
heaven of my own  (E major)  (E minor) 
I'd give all my women a good

Interlude 4

ole happy home

Verse 10
Em 
I'm gonna preach these  (E minor) blues
And I'm gonna choose
my seat and sit down
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Em 
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Em 
Em 
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Em 
I'm  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E minor)  (E major) gonna  (E minor) 
preach these blues
And I'm gonna choose my
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seat and  (E major) sit down  (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
But, when the  (E minor) Spirit comes,
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I want  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) you  to