Chords for The Old Time Preacher Man - Blue Moon Rising
Tempo:
121.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[G] [D] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] He was just an [D] old-time [G] preacher man,
[D] Bailed over all the [C] salt he'd,
[G] He preached the word and worked the land,
[D] Had a backbone like a two [G]-by-four,
He could barely [D] even [G] write his name,
[D] But he used to do [C] good for the land,
[G] No more earthly riches could he claim,
[Dm] He lived in an old tar [G] paper shack,
I've [D] studied [G] and taught [C] me ever since [D] I was a kid,
I followed in [G] his footsteps, [C] watching everything [D] he did,
[G] And I [C] do my best to [G] make the whole world [Em] understand,
[G] All the lessons that I've learned from [D] the old [G]-time preacher,
[D] [G]
[Am] [G]
[D]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [Em]
[G] [D] [G]
I was just [D] a young boy [G] seventeen,
[D] When revival came to my [C] hometown,
[G] Every word he [D] spoke was [G] meant for me,
And [D] I felt the power [C] of God [G] come down,
It was that day my mama died,
[D] I didn't know when I [C] was old,
I [G] felt so empty down inside,
[D] But he knew the [F#] words to tell [G] me the truth,
He [A] said just hope,
Long [C] time a teacher,
[G] Trust in him and [D] never stray,
[A] Stand up all the [C] strangers there,
You'll [G] see hope again [D] someday,
[G]
[D] [C] [G]
[D]
[G] Those days are gone and won't return,
[D] There's troubled [B] times [C] throughout the land,
[G] There's a lot of things we ought to learn,
From an old-time preacher man,
[C] [D] I've studied [G] and taught me [C] ever since I [D] was a kid,
I followed in [G] his footsteps, [C] watching everything [D] he did,
[G] And I do [C] my best to [G] make the whole world [Em] understand,
[G] All the lessons that I've learned from the old-time preacher,
[D]
[C] Thank [G]
[C] [F#] [G] you.
[B]
[G] [D] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] He was just an [D] old-time [G] preacher man,
[D] Bailed over all the [C] salt he'd,
[G] He preached the word and worked the land,
[D] Had a backbone like a two [G]-by-four,
He could barely [D] even [G] write his name,
[D] But he used to do [C] good for the land,
[G] No more earthly riches could he claim,
[Dm] He lived in an old tar [G] paper shack,
I've [D] studied [G] and taught [C] me ever since [D] I was a kid,
I followed in [G] his footsteps, [C] watching everything [D] he did,
[G] And I [C] do my best to [G] make the whole world [Em] understand,
[G] All the lessons that I've learned from [D] the old [G]-time preacher,
[D] [G]
[Am] [G]
[D]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [Em]
[G] [D] [G]
I was just [D] a young boy [G] seventeen,
[D] When revival came to my [C] hometown,
[G] Every word he [D] spoke was [G] meant for me,
And [D] I felt the power [C] of God [G] come down,
It was that day my mama died,
[D] I didn't know when I [C] was old,
I [G] felt so empty down inside,
[D] But he knew the [F#] words to tell [G] me the truth,
He [A] said just hope,
Long [C] time a teacher,
[G] Trust in him and [D] never stray,
[A] Stand up all the [C] strangers there,
You'll [G] see hope again [D] someday,
[G]
[D] [C] [G]
[D]
[G] Those days are gone and won't return,
[D] There's troubled [B] times [C] throughout the land,
[G] There's a lot of things we ought to learn,
From an old-time preacher man,
[C] [D] I've studied [G] and taught me [C] ever since I [D] was a kid,
I followed in [G] his footsteps, [C] watching everything [D] he did,
[G] And I do [C] my best to [G] make the whole world [Em] understand,
[G] All the lessons that I've learned from the old-time preacher,
[D]
[C] Thank [G]
[C] [F#] [G] you.
[B]
Key:
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D
C
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C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ He was just an [D] old-time [G] preacher man,
_ _ [D] Bailed over all the [C] salt he'd,
_ _ [G] He preached the word and worked the land,
_ [D] Had a backbone like a two [G]-by-four,
_ He could barely [D] even [G] write his name, _
[D] But he used to do [C] good for the land, _
[G] No more earthly riches could he claim, _
[Dm] He lived in an old tar [G] paper shack,
_ I've [D] studied [G] and taught [C] me ever since [D] I was a kid,
I followed in [G] his footsteps, [C] watching everything [D] he did,
[G] And I [C] do my best to [G] make the whole world [Em] understand,
_ [G] All the lessons that I've learned from [D] the old [G]-time preacher, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ I was just [D] a young boy [G] seventeen,
_ _ [D] When revival came to my [C] hometown,
_ [G] Every word he [D] spoke was [G] meant for me,
And [D] I felt the power [C] of God [G] come down, _ _
It was that day my mama died, _
[D] I didn't know when I [C] was old,
_ I [G] felt so empty down inside,
_ [D] But he knew the [F#] words to tell [G] me the truth,
He [A] said just hope,
Long [C] time a teacher,
_ [G] Trust in him and [D] never stray,
_ [A] Stand up all the [C] strangers there,
_ You'll [G] see hope again [D] someday, _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Those days are gone and won't return,
_ [D] There's troubled [B] times [C] throughout the land,
_ [G] _ There's a lot of things we ought to learn,
_ _ From an old-time preacher man,
_ [C] _ [D] I've studied [G] and taught me [C] ever since I [D] was a kid,
I followed in [G] his footsteps, [C] watching everything [D] he did,
[G] And I do [C] my best to [G] make the whole world [Em] understand, _
[G] All the lessons that I've learned from the old-time preacher,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ Thank [G] _
[C] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ you.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ He was just an [D] old-time [G] preacher man,
_ _ [D] Bailed over all the [C] salt he'd,
_ _ [G] He preached the word and worked the land,
_ [D] Had a backbone like a two [G]-by-four,
_ He could barely [D] even [G] write his name, _
[D] But he used to do [C] good for the land, _
[G] No more earthly riches could he claim, _
[Dm] He lived in an old tar [G] paper shack,
_ I've [D] studied [G] and taught [C] me ever since [D] I was a kid,
I followed in [G] his footsteps, [C] watching everything [D] he did,
[G] And I [C] do my best to [G] make the whole world [Em] understand,
_ [G] All the lessons that I've learned from [D] the old [G]-time preacher, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ I was just [D] a young boy [G] seventeen,
_ _ [D] When revival came to my [C] hometown,
_ [G] Every word he [D] spoke was [G] meant for me,
And [D] I felt the power [C] of God [G] come down, _ _
It was that day my mama died, _
[D] I didn't know when I [C] was old,
_ I [G] felt so empty down inside,
_ [D] But he knew the [F#] words to tell [G] me the truth,
He [A] said just hope,
Long [C] time a teacher,
_ [G] Trust in him and [D] never stray,
_ [A] Stand up all the [C] strangers there,
_ You'll [G] see hope again [D] someday, _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Those days are gone and won't return,
_ [D] There's troubled [B] times [C] throughout the land,
_ [G] _ There's a lot of things we ought to learn,
_ _ From an old-time preacher man,
_ [C] _ [D] I've studied [G] and taught me [C] ever since I [D] was a kid,
I followed in [G] his footsteps, [C] watching everything [D] he did,
[G] And I do [C] my best to [G] make the whole world [Em] understand, _
[G] All the lessons that I've learned from the old-time preacher,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ Thank [G] _
[C] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ you.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _