The Preacher and the Bear chords by Jerry Reed
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Verse 1
(G major)
The preacher went out a huntin',
it (C major) was on one Sunday (G major) morn'
It was against his religion,
but he (A major) took a shotgun (D major) along
He (G major) got himself a mess o' mighty fine quail
and (C major) one old scraggly (G major) hare
And on the way home he (E major) crossed the path
of a (A major) great big (D major) grizzly (G major) bear
Well the bear got down lookin'
ready to charge
The preacher never seen nothin'
quite that (D major) large
They (G major) looked each other right
smack in the eye
Didn't take that preacher
long to say bye
Verse 2
The preacher, he run till (G major)
he spotted a tree
He said,
"Up in that tree's where I oughta be"
By the time that bear made
a grab for him
The preacher was a sittin'
on top a that limb
Scared to death, he turned about
He looked to the sky and began to shout
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Verse 3
"Hey lord, you (G major) delivered Daniel from
the (C major) bottom of the lion's (G major) den
You delivered Jonah from the
(A major) belly of the whale and (D major) then
The (G major) Hebrew children from
the fiery furnace
So the (E minor) good books do de (C major) clare
Hey (G major) lord, if you (E major) can't help me,
For goodness (A major) sake don't
(D major) help that (G major) bear"
(F major) (C major) (E flat major)
Verse 4
(G major)
Yea, look out preacher!
Verse 5
Well, about that time the limb broke off And the (C major)
preacher came tumblin' (G major) down
Had a straight razor out of his pocket
By the (A major) time he lit on the (D major) ground
He (G major) landed on his feet right
in front a that (D major) bear
And (C major) Lord, what an awful (G major) fight
The preacher and the bear
and the (E major) razor and the hair
(A major) Flyin' from (D major) left to (G major) right
Verse 6
Well first they was up (G major) and then they
was down
The preacher and the bear runnin'
round an' round
The bear he roared,
and the the preacher he groaned
He was havin' a tough time
holdin' his own!
He said, "Lord if I get out a here alive
To the good book I'll abide
No more huntin' on the Sabbath day
Come Sunday I'm headin' to the
Verse 7
church to pray"
(G major) Up to the heavens the
preacher glanced
He said, "Lord won't you give me just
one more chance"
So the preacher got away,
he looked around
Seen a tree where he'd be
(D major) safe and sound
(G major) Jumped on a limb, turned (D major) about
Looked to the sky and began to (G major) shout
Verse 8
"Hey lord, you delivered Daniel from
the (C major) bottom of the lion's (G major) den
You delivered Jonah from the
(A major) belly of the whale and then
(D major) The (G major) Hebrew children from
the fiery furnace
So the (E minor) good books do de (C major) clare
Hey (G major) lord, if you (E major) can't (A major) (D major) (G major)
(C major) (E flat major) help
(G major) (E major) me,
(A major) For good (D major) ness (G major) (F major) (C major)
(E flat major) (G major) sake (E major) (A major) (D major)
(G major) (F major) (C major) (E flat major)
(G major) (E major)
(A major) (D major) (G major)
(C major) (E flat major) (G major) (E major) don't help
(A major) (D major) (G major) (F major) (C major) that bear"
(E flat major) (E major)
The Preacher and the Bear
Jerry Reed
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