Preachin' To The Choir chords by
Rodney Crowell

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Key: Bb major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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My self importance is a god forsaken bore

I aim for heaven but I wake

up on the floor

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I'd take up with rattlesnakes

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to get my point across

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I'd argue with a parking brake to

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show em who's the boss

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It's my intention to inspire

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In stead I'm preachin to the choir

Verse 2

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I had some money but I

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blew it living high

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My wine and women were

the best that you could buy

I tried to prove myself a man

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of certain taste

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But all I've got to show you

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now is written on my face

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I'm not someone you'd admire but I'm still preachin' to the

Interlude 1

choir

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Verse 3

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I'm born a lion but I don't

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believe it fits

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I'm no king of the jungle out

there livin by my wits

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This morning's paper called

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for romance on a whim

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I reckon I'd believe em' if

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they told me sink or swim

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I'm under water not on fire but I'm still

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preachin to the choir

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Verse 4

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Baytown Texas there's a fish

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er man I knew

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He read the bible and he

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spit tobacco too

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He said that crap about the rod

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you spare to spoil the child

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Is only propaganda meant

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to keep you in denial

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Go on and follow your desire but he was preachin to the choir

Interlude 2

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Verse 5

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Time is of the essence when you're

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hanging by a thread

And the answer to your questions

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won't unravel in your head

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When you're staring at forever

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from the edge of life's abyss

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No one's gonna tell you how it

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all came down to this

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If you say different you're a liar

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I'm just preachin' to the choir

Verse 6

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When I'm standing at the St. Peter's

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gate a trying to slip on in

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I might as well plead guilty to the

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worst of who I've been

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I used to like to think I had a

special way with words

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But right now I'm convinced I've more in common

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with the birds

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I'm not ready to retire I'll keep on preachin to the choir

Outro 1

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Chords

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The original key of Preachin' To The Choir by Rodney Crowell is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Preachin' To The Choir are Bb, Bbm, Gm, F, Fm, Eb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Bbm, Gm, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Preachin' To The Choir is approximately 207 beats per minute.

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