The Preacher and the Bear

The Preacher and the Bear easy guitar chords by Jerry Reed

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    • Verse 1

    The preacher went 
    out 
    a huntin', 

    it 
    was on one 
    Sunday 
    morn' 

    It was against 
    his religion, 

    but 
    he 
    took a shotgun 
    along 

    He 
    got himself 
    a mess 
    o' mighty fine 
    quail 

    and 
    one old 
    scraggly 
    hare 

    And on the way 
    home he 
    crossed the path 

    of a 
    great big 
    grizzly 
    bear 

    Well 
    the bear got 
    down lookin' 

    ready to 
    charge 

    The 
    preacher never 
    seen nothin' 

    quite that 
    large 

    They 
    looked each 
    other right 

    smack in 
    the eye 

    Didn't 
    take that 
    preacher 

    long to say 
    bye 

    Verse 2
    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
    "Hey 
    lord, 
    you 
    delivered 
    Daniel from 

    the 
    bottom 
    of the lion's 
    den 

    You 
    delivered 
    Jonah 
    from 
    the 

    belly of 
    the whale and 
    then 

    The 
    Hebrew 
    children from 

    the fiery 
    furnace 

    So the 
    good books 
    do de
    clare 

    Hey 
    lord, 
    if 
    you 
    can
    't help 
    me, 

    For goodness 
    sake don't 

    help that 
    bear" 

    Verse 4

    Yea, 
    look out 
    preacher! 

    Verse 5
    Well, 
    about that 
    time the 
    limb broke 
    off 
    And the 

    preacher came 
    tumblin' 
    down 

    Had 
    a straight razor 
    out of his 
    pocket 

    By 
    the 
    time 
    he lit on 
    the 
    ground 

    He 
    landed 
    on his feet right 

    in front a that 
    bear 

    And 
    Lord, what 
    an awful 
    fight

    The 
    preacher 
    and the bear 

    and the 
    razor and 
    the hair 

    Flyin' 
    from 
    left to 
    right 

    Verse 6
    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" 

    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 

    safe and 
    sound 

    Jumped on 
    a limb, 
    turned 
    about 

    Looked to 
    the sky 
    and began to 
    shout 

    Verse 8
    "Hey 
    lord, 
    you delivered 
    Daniel from 

    the 
    bottom 
    of the lion's 
    den 

    You 
    delivered 
    Jonah 
    from 
    the 

    belly 
    of the whale and 
    then 

    The 
    Hebrew 
    children from 

    the fiery 
    furnace 

    So the 
    good books 
    do de
    clare 

    Hey 
    lord, 
    if 
    you 
    can't 

    help 

    me, 

    For good
    ness 

    sake 




    don't 
    help 

    that bear" 


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