The Preacher and the Bear Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]
The preacher went out a huntin',
it [C]was on one Sunday [G]morn'
It was against his religion,
but he [A]took a shotgun [D]along
He [G]got himself a mess o' mighty fine quail
and [C]one old scraggly [G]hare
And on the way home he [E]crossed the path
of a [A]great big [D]grizzly [G]bear
Well the bear got down lookin'
ready to charge
The preacher never seen nothin'
quite that [D]large
They [G]looked each other right
smack in the eye
Didn't take that preacher
long to say bye

[Verse 2]
The preacher, he [G]run till
he spotted a tree
He said,
"Up in that tree's where I oughta be"
By the time that bear made
a grab for him
The preacher was a sittin'
on top a that limb
Scared to death, he turned about
He looked to the sky and began to shout

[Verse 3]
"Hey lord, you [G]delivered Daniel from
the [C]bottom of the lion's [G]den
You delivered Jonah from the
[A]belly of the whale and [D]then
The [G]Hebrew children from
the fiery furnace
So the [Em]good books do de[C]clare
Hey [G]lord, if you [E]can't help me,
For goodness [A]sake don't
[D]help that [G]bear"
[F][C][Eb]

[Verse 4]
[G]
Yea, look out preacher!

[Verse 5]
Well, about that time the limb broke off [C]And the
preacher came tumblin' [G]down
Had a straight razor out of his pocket
By the [A]time he lit on the [D]ground
He [G]landed on his feet right
in front a that [D]bear
And [C]Lord, what an awful [G]fight
The preacher and the bear
and the [E]razor and the hair
[A]Flyin' from [D]left to [G]right

[Verse 6]
Well first they was up [G]and then they
was down
The preacher and the bear runnin'
round an' round
The bear he roared,
and the the preacher he groaned
He was havin' a tough time
holdin' his own!
He said, "Lord if I get out a here alive
To the good book I'll abide
No more huntin' on the Sabbath day
Come Sunday I'm headin' to the

[Verse 7]
church to pray"
[G]Up to the heavens the
preacher glanced
He said, "Lord won't you give me just
one more chance"
So the preacher got away,
he looked around
Seen a tree where he'd be
[D]safe and sound
[G]Jumped on a limb, turned [D]about
Looked to the sky and began to [G]shout

[Verse 8]
"Hey lord, you delivered Daniel from
the [C]bottom of the lion's [G]den
You delivered Jonah from the
[A]belly of the whale and then
[D]The Heb[G]rew children from
the fiery furnace
So the [Em]good books do de[C]clare
Hey [G]lord, if you [E]can't[A][D][G]
[C]hel[Eb]p
[G]me,[E]
[A]For good[D]ness[G][F][C]
[Eb]sake[G][E][A][D]
[G][F][C][Eb]
[G][E]
[A][D][G]
[C]don[Eb]'t he[G]lp[E]
[A]tha[D]t b[G]ear[F]"[C]
[Eb][E]