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The Preacher and the Bear

The Preacher and the Bear easy guitar chords by Jerry Reed

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  • G

  • C

  • A

  • D

  • E

  • Em

  • F

  • Eb

    6
  • G

  • C

  • A

  • D

  • E

  • Em

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    6
  • Verse 1
    G


    The preacher went out a huntin',
    C
    G

    it was on one Sunday morn'

    It was against his religion,
    A
    D

    but he took a shotgun along
    G

    He got himself a mess o' mighty fine quail
    C
    G

    and one old scraggly hare
    E

    And on the way home he crossed the path
    A
    D
    G

    of a great big grizzly bear

    Well the bear got down lookin'

    ready to charge

    The preacher never seen nothin'
    D

    quite that large
    G

    They looked each other right

    smack in the eye

    Didn't take that preacher

    long to say bye
    Verse 2
    G

    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
    G

    "Hey lord, you delivered Daniel from
    C
    G

    the bottom of the lion's den

    You delivered Jonah from the
    A
    D

    belly of the whale and then
    G

    The Hebrew children from

    the fiery furnace
    Em
    C

    So the good books do declare
    G
    E

    Hey lord, if you can't help me,
    A

    For goodness sake don't
    D
    G

    help that bear"
    F
    C
    Eb
    Verse 4
    G


    Yea, look out preacher!
    Verse 5
    C

    Well, about that time the limb broke off And the
    G

    preacher came tumblin' down

    Had a straight razor out of his pocket
    A
    D

    By the time he lit on the ground
    G

    He landed on his feet right
    D

    in front a that bear
    C
    G

    And Lord, what an awful fight

    The preacher and the bear
    E

    and the razor and the hair
    A
    D
    G

    Flyin' from left to right
    Verse 6
    G

    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"
    G

    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

    safe and sound
    G
    D

    Jumped on a limb, turned about
    G

    Looked to the sky and began to shout
    Verse 8

    "Hey lord, you delivered Daniel from
    C
    G

    the bottom of the lion's den

    You delivered Jonah from the
    A

    belly of the whale and then
    D
    G

    The Hebrew children from

    the fiery furnace
    Em
    C

    So the good books do declare
    G
    E
    A
    D
    G

    Hey lord, if you can't
    C
    Eb

    help
    G
    E

    me,
    A
    D
    G
    F
    C

    For goodness
    Eb
    G
    E
    A
    D

    sake
    G
    F
    C
    Eb

    G
    E

    A
    D
    G

    C
    Eb
    G
    E

    don't help
    A
    D
    G
    F
    C

    that bear"
    Eb
    E

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