The preacher and the bear chords by Rufus Thomas
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Intro 1
(A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (B minor) (D major)
(B minor)
Verse 1
A (D major) preacher,
he went (A major) huntin' (D major) (B minor)
It was (D major) on a Sunday (A major) morn'
Of (B minor) course (D major) it was against
his (A major) re ligion (B minor)
He (D major) took his gun along (B minor)
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Verse 2
Shot (D major) some (A major) very (B minor) fine quail
(D major) One little measly hare (A major) (D major) (B minor) (D major)
(G major) On his way returning home (E minor)
He met a (A major) great big grizzly bear (D major)
Verse 3
Bear (D major) walked (F sharp minor) around, stood (A major) on the ground
(B minor) He walked straight (D major) to the preacher,
you see (A major) (B minor)
Preacher (D major) got so excited (A major)
(B minor) And then (D major) he ran up
a Sycamore (A major) tree (D major)
(B minor) Bear
Verse 4
(D major) walked around,
stood (A major) on the ground (B minor)
The preacher (D major) crawled out on a limb (A major) (D major)
(G major) Cast his eye to the (D major) Lord above
(E minor) And these are (A major) words he said to Him (D major)
Verse 5
He said, (D major) "Oh Lord, (B minor) oh,
(D major) (B minor) Lord, (D major) Lord (B minor)
You (D major) delivered Daniel in the (A major) li on's (D major) den (B minor)
(D major) Samson strong and the
(A major) hundred men (B minor)
(D major) Hebrew children in the
(A major) furnace of fire" (B minor)
Verse 6
(D major) "David went to kill the li (B minor) on
The (D major) good book do declare (A major) (B minor)
(G major) But Lord, if they don't (D major) help (E minor) me
(A major) Don't You help this big black (D major) bear"
Interlude 1
(D major) (A major)
(B minor) (D major) (F sharp minor) (A major) (B minor) (D major) (A major) (B minor) (D major)
(B minor)
Verse 7
The (D major) preacher stayed up (A major) in that (D major) tree (B minor)
I (D major) think it was all (A major) night (B minor)
Said, (D major) "Oh Lord, if You don't help (A major) (B minor) me
Treat (D major) us both alright"
Verse 8
(A major) (B minor) Just (D major) about that time the limb (A major) let go (D major)
(B minor) The (D major) preacher come tumblin' down (B minor)
You (G major) should've seen him
getting (E minor) that razor out
Be (A major) fore he struck the ground (D major)
Verse 9
He (D major) struck the ground cuttin'
(A major) left and right (B minor)
He (D major) put up a very good fight (A major) (B minor)
About (D major) that time the (A major) bear
(D major) told the (B minor) preacher
Just (D major) hold him a little too (A major) tight
(B minor) Preacher
Verse 10
(D major) lost the razor (A major) (D major) (B minor)
Bear (D major) held on with the (A major) (D major) (E minor)
(G major) [Incomprehensible]
Cast his eye to the Lord above (E minor)
Once (A major) more prayed to (D major) Him
Verse 11
He said, (D major) "O h (B minor) Lord, (D major)
(B minor) (D major) oh (B minor) Lord (D major) (B minor)
(D major) Oh (B minor) Lord, (D major) (B minor) (D major) oh, oh, (A major) oh Lord (D major)
You remember Daniel in
the (A major) lion's den (B minor)
Samson (D major) strong and the
hundred men (B minor)
(D major) Hebrew children in the
(A major) furnace of fire" (B minor)
Verse 12
(D major) "David went to (A major) kill old li (B minor) on
The (D major) good book do declare
(B minor) (D major) (G major) Oh, (E minor) oh, oh (D major) Lord (G major)
If You, (D major) (E minor) (D major) if You,
if You don't help me
Put a muscle on this big black (D major) bear"
Verse 13
Boy, (D major) (B minor) (D major) (B minor) (D major) boy, the preacher
The preacher (B minor) and the (D major) bear
Boy, boy, the preacher
The preacher and the bear
Boy, boy, (B minor) the preacher
Verse 14
(D major)
The (B minor) preacher (D major) and the bear
Boy, boy, the (B minor) preacher
The (D major) preacher and the bear
Verse 15
Boy, (D major) boy, the preacher
The (B minor) preacher (D major) and the bear
The preacher and the bear
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