Chords for Son Of A Preacher Man
Tempo:
94.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Gm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] I [Dm] think it's time,
[E] [D] I [Bm] think it's time [G] for a little Memphis soul [D]
[N] girl.
[E] Uh huh.
[D] Yeah.
Oh, that's so nice.
[Dm] [Am] [D]
[A] [D]
[B] [D] Billy was a preacher's son, [G] when his daddy would [D] visit he'd come along.
When the gathering started [A] talking, that's when Billy [D] would take me walking.
[A] Out through the backyard we'd go walking, [A] and he'd look into [D] my eyes,
[A] and Lord knows [Bm] to my surprise, [D] the only boy who could ever [G] reach me,
was the [D] son of a preacher man.
Only boy who could ever teach [G] me, was the son of a preacher man.
[D] He was, [A] yes he was.
[G]
He was, yes he [D] was.
[D] Being good isn't always [G] easy, no [D] matter how hard I try.
When his daddy's sweet [Gbm] talking to [A] me, come and tell me everything is alright.
Come and tell [E] me everything is alright.
[Am] Gotta get away [C] again tonight.
[D] The only boy who [D] could ever reach me, [Dm] was the son of a preacher man.
[G] Only [D] boy who could ever teach [G] me, was the [Dm] son of a preacher [D] man.
He was, [A] yes he was.
[G] He was, yes he [C] was.
[G]
That was in his eyes, stealing kisses from me on the [A] side.
Taking time to make time, telling me he's all [D] mine.
Learning from each other's knowing, looking to see how much we're [G] growing.
The only boy who could ever move [Cm] me, was the son of [G] a preacher man.
Only boy who could [C] ever move me, was the son [Gm] of a preacher man.
[G] He was, [D] yes he was.
[C] He was, [G] [C] [Bb]
[G] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[G] [Am]
[G] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[G] [Gm] [C]
[G] yes he was.
The look that was in his eyes, stealing kisses from me on the [A] side.
Taking time to make time, telling me he's all [Dm] mine.
Learning from each other's knowing, looking to see how much we're [G] growing.
The only boy who could ever [Bb] move me, was the son of [D] a preacher man.
[G] Only boy, [C] was a son of [G] a preacher man
[G] He was, [D] yes he [C] was
Ooooooooh
[G] [Cm] [F]
[Cm] [F]
[Gm] [Cm] That's right, bring it way on down
[G]
I'm gonna tell you [C] about the only, [E] only, [Gm] only boy
[Bb] Do [G] you wanna know?
[Gm] Do [Bb] you want me to tell you?
[Gm]
Cause [G] I'll tell you
[Cm] [C]
[Gm] Ooooooh and he'd [C] take my [Bb] hand
[Gm] Ooooooh and he'd [C] look [F] into my
[G] eyes
And he'd tell me, [Cm] and he'd
[Bb] Ooooooh [F] and he'd tell me I'm the [Cm] only one
[Bb]
[Gm] Ooooooh and [Cm] he'd
And he'd, [Bb] oh my
[G] Oh [F] my, [C] my sweet, my sweet
Oh [G] my sweet little son
[C] Oh my, [Em] oh my
[G] Tell me, tell me Yeah, yeah
Said my, my, my [C] son Preacher man
[G]
My, my, my son
Oh, he'd tell me
[C] [G]
Yes he [C] would
Ooooooh
[G] [N]
[E] [D] I [Bm] think it's time [G] for a little Memphis soul [D]
[N] girl.
[E] Uh huh.
[D] Yeah.
Oh, that's so nice.
[Dm] [Am] [D]
[A] [D]
[B] [D] Billy was a preacher's son, [G] when his daddy would [D] visit he'd come along.
When the gathering started [A] talking, that's when Billy [D] would take me walking.
[A] Out through the backyard we'd go walking, [A] and he'd look into [D] my eyes,
[A] and Lord knows [Bm] to my surprise, [D] the only boy who could ever [G] reach me,
was the [D] son of a preacher man.
Only boy who could ever teach [G] me, was the son of a preacher man.
[D] He was, [A] yes he was.
[G]
He was, yes he [D] was.
[D] Being good isn't always [G] easy, no [D] matter how hard I try.
When his daddy's sweet [Gbm] talking to [A] me, come and tell me everything is alright.
Come and tell [E] me everything is alright.
[Am] Gotta get away [C] again tonight.
[D] The only boy who [D] could ever reach me, [Dm] was the son of a preacher man.
[G] Only [D] boy who could ever teach [G] me, was the [Dm] son of a preacher [D] man.
He was, [A] yes he was.
[G] He was, yes he [C] was.
[G]
That was in his eyes, stealing kisses from me on the [A] side.
Taking time to make time, telling me he's all [D] mine.
Learning from each other's knowing, looking to see how much we're [G] growing.
The only boy who could ever move [Cm] me, was the son of [G] a preacher man.
Only boy who could [C] ever move me, was the son [Gm] of a preacher man.
[G] He was, [D] yes he was.
[C] He was, [G] [C] [Bb]
[G] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[G] [Am]
[G] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[G] [Gm] [C]
[G] yes he was.
The look that was in his eyes, stealing kisses from me on the [A] side.
Taking time to make time, telling me he's all [Dm] mine.
Learning from each other's knowing, looking to see how much we're [G] growing.
The only boy who could ever [Bb] move me, was the son of [D] a preacher man.
[G] Only boy, [C] was a son of [G] a preacher man
[G] He was, [D] yes he [C] was
Ooooooooh
[G] [Cm] [F]
[Cm] [F]
[Gm] [Cm] That's right, bring it way on down
[G]
I'm gonna tell you [C] about the only, [E] only, [Gm] only boy
[Bb] Do [G] you wanna know?
[Gm] Do [Bb] you want me to tell you?
[Gm]
Cause [G] I'll tell you
[Cm] [C]
[Gm] Ooooooh and he'd [C] take my [Bb] hand
[Gm] Ooooooh and he'd [C] look [F] into my
[G] eyes
And he'd tell me, [Cm] and he'd
[Bb] Ooooooh [F] and he'd tell me I'm the [Cm] only one
[Bb]
[Gm] Ooooooh and [Cm] he'd
And he'd, [Bb] oh my
[G] Oh [F] my, [C] my sweet, my sweet
Oh [G] my sweet little son
[C] Oh my, [Em] oh my
[G] Tell me, tell me Yeah, yeah
Said my, my, my [C] son Preacher man
[G]
My, my, my son
Oh, he'd tell me
[C] [G]
Yes he [C] would
Ooooooh
[G] [N]
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_ _ [N] _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] think it's time, _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] I [Bm] think it's time _ _ _ _ [G] for a little Memphis _ soul _ _ _ [D] _ _
[N] girl.
_ _ _ [E] Uh huh.
[D] _ _ _ Yeah.
_ Oh, that's so nice. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [D] _ _ _ Billy was a preacher's son, [G] when his daddy would [D] visit he'd come along.
When the gathering started [A] talking, that's when Billy [D] would take me walking.
[A] Out through the backyard we'd go walking, [A] and he'd look into [D] my eyes,
[A] and Lord knows [Bm] to my surprise, [D] the only boy who could ever [G] reach me,
was the [D] son of a preacher man.
Only boy who could ever teach [G] me, was the son of a preacher man.
[D] He was, [A] yes he was.
[G] _
_ _ He was, yes he [D] was. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Being good isn't always [G] easy, no [D] matter how hard I try.
When his daddy's sweet [Gbm] talking to [A] me, come and tell me everything is alright.
Come and tell [E] me everything is alright.
[Am] Gotta get away [C] again tonight.
[D] The only boy who [D] could ever reach me, [Dm] was the son of a preacher man.
[G] Only [D] boy who could ever teach [G] me, was the [Dm] son of a preacher [D] man.
He was, [A] yes he was.
[G] _ He was, yes he [C] was.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
That was in his eyes, stealing kisses from me on the [A] side.
Taking time to make time, telling me he's all [D] mine.
Learning from each other's knowing, looking to see how much we're [G] growing.
The only boy who could ever move [Cm] me, was the son of [G] a preacher man.
Only boy who could [C] ever move me, was the son [Gm] of a preacher man.
[G] He was, [D] yes he was.
[C] He was, [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] yes he was.
The look that was in his eyes, stealing kisses from me on the [A] side.
Taking time to make time, telling me he's all [Dm] mine.
Learning from each other's knowing, looking to see how much we're [G] growing.
The only boy who could ever [Bb] move me, was the son of [D] a preacher man.
[G] Only boy, _ _ [C] was a son of [G] a preacher man
[G] He was, [D] yes he [C] was
Ooooooooh _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ [Cm] That's right, bring it way on down
_ [G] _
I'm gonna tell you [C] about the only, [E] only, [Gm] only _ boy
[Bb] Do _ _ [G] you wanna know?
[Gm] _ Do [Bb] you want me to tell you?
[Gm] _
Cause [G] I'll tell you
[Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ Ooooooh and he'd [C] take my _ [Bb] hand
[Gm] Ooooooh and he'd [C] look [F] into my _
[G] eyes
And he'd tell me, [Cm] and he'd
_ [Bb] Ooooooh [F] and he'd tell me I'm the [Cm] only one
[Bb] _ _
[Gm] Ooooooh and [Cm] he'd
And he'd, [Bb] oh my _
[G] Oh [F] my, [C] my sweet, my sweet
Oh [G] my sweet little son
[C] Oh my, [Em] oh my
[G] Tell me, tell me Yeah, yeah
Said my, my, my [C] son Preacher man
[G]
My, my, my son
Oh, he'd tell me
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes he [C] would
Ooooooh _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] think it's time, _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] I [Bm] think it's time _ _ _ _ [G] for a little Memphis _ soul _ _ _ [D] _ _
[N] girl.
_ _ _ [E] Uh huh.
[D] _ _ _ Yeah.
_ Oh, that's so nice. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [D] _ _ _ Billy was a preacher's son, [G] when his daddy would [D] visit he'd come along.
When the gathering started [A] talking, that's when Billy [D] would take me walking.
[A] Out through the backyard we'd go walking, [A] and he'd look into [D] my eyes,
[A] and Lord knows [Bm] to my surprise, [D] the only boy who could ever [G] reach me,
was the [D] son of a preacher man.
Only boy who could ever teach [G] me, was the son of a preacher man.
[D] He was, [A] yes he was.
[G] _
_ _ He was, yes he [D] was. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Being good isn't always [G] easy, no [D] matter how hard I try.
When his daddy's sweet [Gbm] talking to [A] me, come and tell me everything is alright.
Come and tell [E] me everything is alright.
[Am] Gotta get away [C] again tonight.
[D] The only boy who [D] could ever reach me, [Dm] was the son of a preacher man.
[G] Only [D] boy who could ever teach [G] me, was the [Dm] son of a preacher [D] man.
He was, [A] yes he was.
[G] _ He was, yes he [C] was.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
That was in his eyes, stealing kisses from me on the [A] side.
Taking time to make time, telling me he's all [D] mine.
Learning from each other's knowing, looking to see how much we're [G] growing.
The only boy who could ever move [Cm] me, was the son of [G] a preacher man.
Only boy who could [C] ever move me, was the son [Gm] of a preacher man.
[G] He was, [D] yes he was.
[C] He was, [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] yes he was.
The look that was in his eyes, stealing kisses from me on the [A] side.
Taking time to make time, telling me he's all [Dm] mine.
Learning from each other's knowing, looking to see how much we're [G] growing.
The only boy who could ever [Bb] move me, was the son of [D] a preacher man.
[G] Only boy, _ _ [C] was a son of [G] a preacher man
[G] He was, [D] yes he [C] was
Ooooooooh _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ [Cm] That's right, bring it way on down
_ [G] _
I'm gonna tell you [C] about the only, [E] only, [Gm] only _ boy
[Bb] Do _ _ [G] you wanna know?
[Gm] _ Do [Bb] you want me to tell you?
[Gm] _
Cause [G] I'll tell you
[Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ Ooooooh and he'd [C] take my _ [Bb] hand
[Gm] Ooooooh and he'd [C] look [F] into my _
[G] eyes
And he'd tell me, [Cm] and he'd
_ [Bb] Ooooooh [F] and he'd tell me I'm the [Cm] only one
[Bb] _ _
[Gm] Ooooooh and [Cm] he'd
And he'd, [Bb] oh my _
[G] Oh [F] my, [C] my sweet, my sweet
Oh [G] my sweet little son
[C] Oh my, [Em] oh my
[G] Tell me, tell me Yeah, yeah
Said my, my, my [C] son Preacher man
[G]
My, my, my son
Oh, he'd tell me
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes he [C] would
Ooooooh _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _