Preacher and the Bear - Golden Gate Quartet Chords
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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About a old time religion, that old time religion, that old time religion, this could end up on me.
[D] [G]
Folks, I got a story what I want you to hear, about a preacher what got in a fight with a bear.
Listen close, I don't want you to miss, [D] none of this here story, cause it [G] goes like this.
A preacher went out hunting one day, cause on one Sunday [A] morning, and [G] although he was one Christian man, [D] he took his [G] gun along.
Now he shot him a bunch of nice fine quails, and he shot some [A] nice fat hares, [G]
but through the woods of returning home, he [D] met a great big [G] grizzly bear.
He said, about a old time religion, [D] that old time religion, [G] that old time religion, this could end up on me.
Well the preacher fell down on his knees, and he sent up a great long prayer.
While he cast one eye way up towards the heaven, [D] he kept the other [G] on the bear.
He said, Lord look here, you know you delivered old Daniel from a [Am] lion's den, [G] and you delivered three Hebrew children [D] from a fiery furnace.
And then, old [G] Jonah, you delivered from the body of the whale, cause the good folk [A] do declare.
[G] Now Lord look here, if you can't help [D] me, don't you go there [G] helping that bear.
He said, that old time religion, [D] that old time religion, [G] that old time religion, [D] this could [G] end up on me.
Well the bear walked down the middle of the road and up to the Reverend Bokee, but the Reverend laid his light [D] down and climbed up [G] a tall pine tree.
Then they climbed way up to the top of the tree and crawled way [A] out on the limb.
[G] While the bear looked up all innocently [D] and kind of licked his [G] mouth at him.
But along about morning the old limb broke and that preacher come tumbling down.
He took his razor and cut the bear ten [D] times before he [G] struck the ground.
He said, that old time religion, that old time religion, that old time religion, this could end up on me.
Then the bear reached out for to give him a hug like you'd hug a [Am] long lost friend.
[G] But the preacher put on a disappearing act [D] and went splitting [G] through the wind.
Then they ran just as fast as an old hound dog was trying to [A] overtake a hare.
He went home with the bear and took six [D] naps before he [Gm] shattered that bear.
He said, that old time religion, [D] that old time [G] religion, that old time religion, [D] this could end up on me.
Oh, cease children, cease.
The preacher made a touchdown.
Yowza!
[D] [G]
Folks, I got a story what I want you to hear, about a preacher what got in a fight with a bear.
Listen close, I don't want you to miss, [D] none of this here story, cause it [G] goes like this.
A preacher went out hunting one day, cause on one Sunday [A] morning, and [G] although he was one Christian man, [D] he took his [G] gun along.
Now he shot him a bunch of nice fine quails, and he shot some [A] nice fat hares, [G]
but through the woods of returning home, he [D] met a great big [G] grizzly bear.
He said, about a old time religion, [D] that old time religion, [G] that old time religion, this could end up on me.
Well the preacher fell down on his knees, and he sent up a great long prayer.
While he cast one eye way up towards the heaven, [D] he kept the other [G] on the bear.
He said, Lord look here, you know you delivered old Daniel from a [Am] lion's den, [G] and you delivered three Hebrew children [D] from a fiery furnace.
And then, old [G] Jonah, you delivered from the body of the whale, cause the good folk [A] do declare.
[G] Now Lord look here, if you can't help [D] me, don't you go there [G] helping that bear.
He said, that old time religion, [D] that old time religion, [G] that old time religion, [D] this could [G] end up on me.
Well the bear walked down the middle of the road and up to the Reverend Bokee, but the Reverend laid his light [D] down and climbed up [G] a tall pine tree.
Then they climbed way up to the top of the tree and crawled way [A] out on the limb.
[G] While the bear looked up all innocently [D] and kind of licked his [G] mouth at him.
But along about morning the old limb broke and that preacher come tumbling down.
He took his razor and cut the bear ten [D] times before he [G] struck the ground.
He said, that old time religion, that old time religion, that old time religion, this could end up on me.
Then the bear reached out for to give him a hug like you'd hug a [Am] long lost friend.
[G] But the preacher put on a disappearing act [D] and went splitting [G] through the wind.
Then they ran just as fast as an old hound dog was trying to [A] overtake a hare.
He went home with the bear and took six [D] naps before he [Gm] shattered that bear.
He said, that old time religion, [D] that old time [G] religion, that old time religion, [D] this could end up on me.
Oh, cease children, cease.
The preacher made a touchdown.
Yowza!
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_ About a old time religion, that old time religion, that old time religion, this could end up on me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Folks, I got a story what I want you to hear, about a preacher what got in a fight with a bear.
Listen close, I don't want you to miss, [D] none of this here story, cause it [G] goes like this.
A preacher went out hunting one day, cause on one Sunday [A] morning, and [G] although he was one Christian man, [D] he took his [G] gun along.
Now he shot him a bunch of nice fine quails, and he shot some [A] nice fat hares, [G]
but through the woods of returning home, he [D] met a great big [G] grizzly bear.
He said, about a old time religion, [D] that old time religion, [G] that old time religion, this could end up on me.
Well the preacher fell down on his knees, and he sent up a great long prayer.
While he cast one eye way up towards the heaven, [D] he kept the other [G] on the bear.
He said, Lord look here, you know you delivered old Daniel from a [Am] lion's den, [G] and you delivered three Hebrew children [D] from a fiery furnace.
And then, old [G] Jonah, you delivered from the body of the whale, cause the good folk [A] do declare.
[G] Now Lord look here, if you can't help [D] me, don't you go there [G] helping that bear.
He said, that old time religion, [D] that old time religion, [G] that old time religion, [D] this could [G] end up on me.
Well the bear walked down the middle of the road and up to the Reverend Bokee, but the Reverend laid his light [D] down and climbed up [G] a tall pine tree.
Then they climbed way up to the top of the tree and crawled way [A] out on the limb.
[G] While the bear looked up all innocently [D] and kind of licked his [G] mouth at him.
But along about morning the old limb broke and that preacher come tumbling down.
He took his razor and cut the bear ten [D] times before he [G] struck the ground.
He said, that old time religion, that old time religion, that old time religion, this could end up on me.
Then the bear reached out for to give him a hug like you'd hug a [Am] long lost friend.
[G] But the preacher put on a disappearing act [D] and went splitting [G] through the wind.
Then they ran just as fast as an old hound dog was trying to [A] overtake a hare.
He went home with the bear and took six [D] naps before he [Gm] shattered that bear.
He said, that old time religion, [D] that old time [G] religion, that old time religion, [D] this could end up on me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, cease children, cease.
The preacher made a touchdown.
Yowza! _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Folks, I got a story what I want you to hear, about a preacher what got in a fight with a bear.
Listen close, I don't want you to miss, [D] none of this here story, cause it [G] goes like this.
A preacher went out hunting one day, cause on one Sunday [A] morning, and [G] although he was one Christian man, [D] he took his [G] gun along.
Now he shot him a bunch of nice fine quails, and he shot some [A] nice fat hares, [G]
but through the woods of returning home, he [D] met a great big [G] grizzly bear.
He said, about a old time religion, [D] that old time religion, [G] that old time religion, this could end up on me.
Well the preacher fell down on his knees, and he sent up a great long prayer.
While he cast one eye way up towards the heaven, [D] he kept the other [G] on the bear.
He said, Lord look here, you know you delivered old Daniel from a [Am] lion's den, [G] and you delivered three Hebrew children [D] from a fiery furnace.
And then, old [G] Jonah, you delivered from the body of the whale, cause the good folk [A] do declare.
[G] Now Lord look here, if you can't help [D] me, don't you go there [G] helping that bear.
He said, that old time religion, [D] that old time religion, [G] that old time religion, [D] this could [G] end up on me.
Well the bear walked down the middle of the road and up to the Reverend Bokee, but the Reverend laid his light [D] down and climbed up [G] a tall pine tree.
Then they climbed way up to the top of the tree and crawled way [A] out on the limb.
[G] While the bear looked up all innocently [D] and kind of licked his [G] mouth at him.
But along about morning the old limb broke and that preacher come tumbling down.
He took his razor and cut the bear ten [D] times before he [G] struck the ground.
He said, that old time religion, that old time religion, that old time religion, this could end up on me.
Then the bear reached out for to give him a hug like you'd hug a [Am] long lost friend.
[G] But the preacher put on a disappearing act [D] and went splitting [G] through the wind.
Then they ran just as fast as an old hound dog was trying to [A] overtake a hare.
He went home with the bear and took six [D] naps before he [Gm] shattered that bear.
He said, that old time religion, [D] that old time [G] religion, that old time religion, [D] this could end up on me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, cease children, cease.
The preacher made a touchdown.
Yowza! _ _
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