The Preacher And The Bear
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
(Strums each chord once)
G C G
Well the preacher went out a huntin', it was on one Sunday morn'
A D7
Although against his religion, he took his gun along
G C G
He shot himself some mighty fine quail and one old measley hare
C G E7 A D7 G
But on his way returning home, he met a great big grizzly bear
[Interlude]
e|-3-3-3--0-3--3-3-3--0-3-|---------3---------3----|
B|-3-3-3--1-3--3-3-3--1-3-|---------3---------3----|
G|-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-------0-0---------0----|
D|-0-0-0--2-0--0-0-0--2-0-|----0-2--0---------0----|
A|-2-2-2--3-2--2-2-2--3-2-|-1/2-----2---------2----|
E|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|---------3-0-1-2-3-3----|
[Verse 2]
G G7 C G
Well the bear dashed out to the middle of the road right up to the preacher and seen
G A D
The preacher got so excited that he climbed up a big ol tree
G G7 C G
The bear stayed down upon the ground and the preacher climbed out on a limb
C G E7 A D G
He cast his eyes to the Lord in the skies and these words he said to him
[Chorus]
G D G
"Oh Lord, you delivered Daniel, saved him from the lion's den
G A D
You also delivered Jonah, from the belly of the whale and then
G G7
Cast the Hebrew children from the fiery furnace
C G
The good books do declare
C G E7
Now Lordy, if you don't help me,
A D G
Just don't help that bear"
[Break]
e|---------3----0-3-0-----|---------------------3--|------------------------|----------2---------3--3-|
B|---------3-0-3-----3-0-0|-0-------------------3--|---------------------2--|----------3---------2--2-|
G|-------0-0------------3-|3-2-0-----0-3b-0---0-0--|-------------0-------2--|----------2---------3--3-|
D|----0-2--0--------------|-----2p0-2------2p0--0--|--------0-2p0--------2--|3\2-0---0---------0------|
A|-1/2-----2--------------|--------3------------2--|---0-1-2-----------0----|-----2-0---2-0-------0---|
E|---------3--------------|---------------------3-0|2-3-----------2-3-4-----|--------------1-2--------|
e|----0-3-0---------------|----------------3---0---|-------0--0---3--3------|-------------------------|
B|-0-3-----3-0------------|----------------3---1---|-------0--2---2--3------|-------------------------|
G|------------0-3\2p0---0-|-----0-3b-0---0-0---0---|-------1--2---3--0------|---0---------------------|
D|-------------------2p0-2|0---2------2p0--0---2---|-------2--2-0----0----0-|2p0----------------------|
A|------------------------|-2-3------------2-3--2-0|---------0-------2-1/2--|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------3-------|3-2-1-0--------3-3------|-------------------------|
[Verse 3]
G G7 C G
Well, the preacher stayed up in that tree oh I think it was all night
G A D
He said "Oh Lord if you don't help me, you're gonna see one hell of a fight"
G G7 C G
About that time, the limb let go, and the preacher come-a tumblin' down
C G E7 A D G
You should have seen him get his razor out before he hit the ground
[Verse 4]
G C G
He hit the ground shakin right to left and he put up a pretty good fight
G A D
Then the bear hugged the preacher, and he squeezed him a little too tight
G G7 C G
Preacher dropped his razor, man but the bear held on with a grin
C G E7 A D G
He cast his eyes to the Lord in the skies and these words he said to him
[Chorus]
G D G
"Oh Lord, you delivered Daniel, saved him from the lion's den
G A D
You also delivered Jonah, from the belly of the whale and then
G G7
Cast the Hebrew children from the fiery furnace
C G
The good books do declare
C G E7
Now Lordy, if you don't help me,
A D G
Just don't help that bear
C G E7
Now Lordy, if you don't help me
A D G
Just don't you help that bear"
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.