The Preacher and the Bear chords by
Jerry Reed

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Key: G 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 shotgun along
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He got himself a mess o' mighty fine quail
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and one old scraggly hare
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And on the way home he crossed the path
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of a great big grizzly bear
Well the bear got down lookin'
ready to charge
The preacher never seen nothin'
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quite that large
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They looked each other right
smack in the eye
Didn't take that preacher
long to say bye

Verse 2
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The preacher, he run till
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

Verse 3
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"Hey lord, you delivered Daniel from
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the bottom of the lion's den
You delivered Jonah from the
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belly of the whale and then
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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,
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For goodness sake don't
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help that bear"
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Verse 4

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Yea, look out preacher!

Verse 5
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Well, about that time the limb broke off And the
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preacher came tumblin' down
Had a straight razor out of his pocket
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By the time he lit on the ground
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He landed on his feet right
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in front a that bear
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And Lord, what an awful fight
The preacher and the bear
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and the razor and the hair
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Flyin' from left to right

Verse 6
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Well first they was up 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"
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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
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safe and sound
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Jumped on a limb, turned about
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Looked to the sky and began to shout

Verse 8
"Hey lord, you delivered Daniel from
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the bottom of the lion's den
You delivered Jonah from the
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belly of the whale and then
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G G 
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The Hebrew children from
the fiery furnace
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C C 
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So the good books do declare
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A A 
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D D 
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G G 
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Hey lord, if you can't
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help
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E E 
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me,
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For goodness
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sake
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Eb Eb 6
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E E 
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C C 
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G G 
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don't help
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that bear"
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