Chords for Joe Hill's 'THE PREACHER AND THE SLAVE' played by Harry K McClintock
Tempo:
157.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Yeah.
Did you know Joe Hill?
Yeah, I knew him well as well as anybody could be said to know him.
He was a man of mystery.
Nobody really knew the guy.
Where did you first meet Joe Hill?
Well, I think it was in Portland, Oregon.
When was this?
That was in the fall of 1910.
And incidentally, I had the honor of singing the preacher and the slave,
you know, the long-haired preacher song?
Everybody [C] knows that.
Yeah.
I had the [G] honor of singing that for the first time [C] in public.
Joe brought it [F] in and [E] [G] turned it over to the secretary of the Portland local of the IWW,
and he got out a leaflet on [C] it.
And I think we sold, [G]
at the second street meeting, the first street meeting, we weren't [C] prepared.
We didn't have it printed.
But the second street meeting, we sold over $30 worth of them
[C#] at a diamond thrower or [G] whatever they wanted to contribute.
[C] So you were the first one to sing it?
I was the first one to sing it in public.
[G] Sing it now.
Long-haired preacher?
[C] Yeah.
Long-haired [Am] preachers come [F] out [C] every night
Try to tell you what's [G] wrong and what's right
[C] But when asked [F] how about something [C] to eat
They will answer [G] with voices [C] so sweet
You will eat [G] by and by
In that glorious land above the [C] sky
Way up high, work and pray
[F] Live on hay
[G] You'll get pie in the sky when you die
[C]
Holy rollers [A] and
[F] [C] jumpers come out
And they sing and they clap [G] and they shout
Give [C] your money [Am] to [F] Jesus, [C] they say
He will cure all [G] diseases [C]
today
And you will eat [G] by and by
In that glorious land above the [C] sky
Work and pray, live [F] on hay
[C] You'll get pie [G] in the sky when you [C] die
And the [F] starvation army, [C] they play
And they sing and they clap [G] and they pray
Till [C] they get all [Dm] your coin on [C] the drum
But they'll tell [G] you when you're on [C] the bum
You will eat [G] by and by
In that glorious land above [C] the sky
Way up high, work and pray
[E] [F] Live on hay
[C] You'll get pie [G] in the sky when [C] you die
Working men [Am] of all [C] countries unite
Side by side we for [G] freedom will fight
[C] When this world [Am] and this [F] wealth [C] we have gained
To the [Dm] drafters we'll [G] sing this [C] refrain
You will eat [G] by and by
When you've learned how to cook [C] and to fry
And make a pie, chop some wood
It'll do [F] you good
[C] And you'll eat [G] in the sweet by [C] and by
[F] You [C] wise guy
Did you know Joe Hill?
Yeah, I knew him well as well as anybody could be said to know him.
He was a man of mystery.
Nobody really knew the guy.
Where did you first meet Joe Hill?
Well, I think it was in Portland, Oregon.
When was this?
That was in the fall of 1910.
And incidentally, I had the honor of singing the preacher and the slave,
you know, the long-haired preacher song?
Everybody [C] knows that.
Yeah.
I had the [G] honor of singing that for the first time [C] in public.
Joe brought it [F] in and [E] [G] turned it over to the secretary of the Portland local of the IWW,
and he got out a leaflet on [C] it.
And I think we sold, [G]
at the second street meeting, the first street meeting, we weren't [C] prepared.
We didn't have it printed.
But the second street meeting, we sold over $30 worth of them
[C#] at a diamond thrower or [G] whatever they wanted to contribute.
[C] So you were the first one to sing it?
I was the first one to sing it in public.
[G] Sing it now.
Long-haired preacher?
[C] Yeah.
Long-haired [Am] preachers come [F] out [C] every night
Try to tell you what's [G] wrong and what's right
[C] But when asked [F] how about something [C] to eat
They will answer [G] with voices [C] so sweet
You will eat [G] by and by
In that glorious land above the [C] sky
Way up high, work and pray
[F] Live on hay
[G] You'll get pie in the sky when you die
[C]
Holy rollers [A] and
[F] [C] jumpers come out
And they sing and they clap [G] and they shout
Give [C] your money [Am] to [F] Jesus, [C] they say
He will cure all [G] diseases [C]
today
And you will eat [G] by and by
In that glorious land above the [C] sky
Work and pray, live [F] on hay
[C] You'll get pie [G] in the sky when you [C] die
And the [F] starvation army, [C] they play
And they sing and they clap [G] and they pray
Till [C] they get all [Dm] your coin on [C] the drum
But they'll tell [G] you when you're on [C] the bum
You will eat [G] by and by
In that glorious land above [C] the sky
Way up high, work and pray
[E] [F] Live on hay
[C] You'll get pie [G] in the sky when [C] you die
Working men [Am] of all [C] countries unite
Side by side we for [G] freedom will fight
[C] When this world [Am] and this [F] wealth [C] we have gained
To the [Dm] drafters we'll [G] sing this [C] refrain
You will eat [G] by and by
When you've learned how to cook [C] and to fry
And make a pie, chop some wood
It'll do [F] you good
[C] And you'll eat [G] in the sweet by [C] and by
[F] You [C] wise guy
Key:
C
G
F
Am
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F
Yeah.
Did you know Joe Hill?
Yeah, I knew him well as well as _ _ anybody could be said to know him.
He was a man of mystery.
Nobody really knew the guy.
Where did you first meet Joe Hill?
Well, I think it was in Portland, Oregon. _ _
When was this?
That was in the fall of 1910.
And incidentally, _ I had the honor of singing the preacher and the slave,
you know, the long-haired preacher song?
Everybody [C] knows that.
Yeah.
I had the [G] honor of singing that for the first time [C] in public.
_ Joe brought it [F] in and _ [E] [G] turned it over to the secretary of the Portland _ local of the IWW,
and he got out a leaflet on [C] it.
And _ I think we sold, [G] _
at the second street meeting, the first street meeting, we weren't [C] prepared.
We didn't have it printed.
But the second street meeting, we sold over $30 worth of them
[C#] at a diamond thrower or [G] whatever they wanted to contribute.
_ [C] So you were the first one to sing it?
I was the first one to sing it in public.
[G] Sing it now.
_ Long-haired preacher?
[C] Yeah. _ _ _
Long-haired _ [Am] preachers come [F] out [C] every night
_ _ _ Try to tell you what's [G] wrong and what's right _
_ _ [C] But when asked [F] how about something [C] to eat
_ _ They will answer [G] with voices [C] so sweet
_ _ You will _ eat [G] by and _ by _
In that _ glorious land above the [C] sky
Way up high, work and pray
_ _ [F] Live on hay _
_ [G] You'll get pie in the sky when you die
[C] _ _ _
Holy _ _ _ rollers [A] and _
[F] [C] jumpers come out
_ _ _ And they sing and they clap [G] and they shout
_ _ Give [C] your money [Am] to [F] Jesus, [C] they say _
He will cure all [G] _ diseases [C]
today
_ _ And you will eat _ [G] by and by _
In that glorious land above the [C] sky
_ _ Work and pray, _ _ live [F] on hay _
[C] You'll get pie [G] in the sky when you [C] die
_ _ _ And the _ [F] starvation army, [C] they play
_ _ And they sing and they clap [G] and they pray _
Till [C] they get all [Dm] your coin on [C] the drum
_ _ But they'll tell [G] you when you're on [C] the bum _ _
You will eat _ _ [G] by and by
_ _ In that _ glorious land above [C] the sky
Way up high, work and pray
[E] _ _ [F] Live on hay
_ _ [C] You'll get pie [G] in the sky when [C] you die _
Working men [Am] of all [C] countries unite
_ _ Side by side we for [G] freedom will fight _ _
[C] When this world [Am] and this [F] wealth [C] we have gained
_ To the _ [Dm] drafters we'll [G] sing this [C] refrain
_ You will eat _ _ [G] by and by
_ _ When you've learned how to cook [C] and to fry
And make a pie, chop some wood
_ _ It'll do [F] you good
_ _ _ [C] And you'll eat [G] in the sweet by [C] and by
[F] You [C] wise _ guy _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Did you know Joe Hill?
Yeah, I knew him well as well as _ _ anybody could be said to know him.
He was a man of mystery.
Nobody really knew the guy.
Where did you first meet Joe Hill?
Well, I think it was in Portland, Oregon. _ _
When was this?
That was in the fall of 1910.
And incidentally, _ I had the honor of singing the preacher and the slave,
you know, the long-haired preacher song?
Everybody [C] knows that.
Yeah.
I had the [G] honor of singing that for the first time [C] in public.
_ Joe brought it [F] in and _ [E] [G] turned it over to the secretary of the Portland _ local of the IWW,
and he got out a leaflet on [C] it.
And _ I think we sold, [G] _
at the second street meeting, the first street meeting, we weren't [C] prepared.
We didn't have it printed.
But the second street meeting, we sold over $30 worth of them
[C#] at a diamond thrower or [G] whatever they wanted to contribute.
_ [C] So you were the first one to sing it?
I was the first one to sing it in public.
[G] Sing it now.
_ Long-haired preacher?
[C] Yeah. _ _ _
Long-haired _ [Am] preachers come [F] out [C] every night
_ _ _ Try to tell you what's [G] wrong and what's right _
_ _ [C] But when asked [F] how about something [C] to eat
_ _ They will answer [G] with voices [C] so sweet
_ _ You will _ eat [G] by and _ by _
In that _ glorious land above the [C] sky
Way up high, work and pray
_ _ [F] Live on hay _
_ [G] You'll get pie in the sky when you die
[C] _ _ _
Holy _ _ _ rollers [A] and _
[F] [C] jumpers come out
_ _ _ And they sing and they clap [G] and they shout
_ _ Give [C] your money [Am] to [F] Jesus, [C] they say _
He will cure all [G] _ diseases [C]
today
_ _ And you will eat _ [G] by and by _
In that glorious land above the [C] sky
_ _ Work and pray, _ _ live [F] on hay _
[C] You'll get pie [G] in the sky when you [C] die
_ _ _ And the _ [F] starvation army, [C] they play
_ _ And they sing and they clap [G] and they pray _
Till [C] they get all [Dm] your coin on [C] the drum
_ _ But they'll tell [G] you when you're on [C] the bum _ _
You will eat _ _ [G] by and by
_ _ In that _ glorious land above [C] the sky
Way up high, work and pray
[E] _ _ [F] Live on hay
_ _ [C] You'll get pie [G] in the sky when [C] you die _
Working men [Am] of all [C] countries unite
_ _ Side by side we for [G] freedom will fight _ _
[C] When this world [Am] and this [F] wealth [C] we have gained
_ To the _ [Dm] drafters we'll [G] sing this [C] refrain
_ You will eat _ _ [G] by and by
_ _ When you've learned how to cook [C] and to fry
And make a pie, chop some wood
_ _ It'll do [F] you good
_ _ _ [C] And you'll eat [G] in the sweet by [C] and by
[F] You [C] wise _ guy _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _