Key: D
Introduction: D G Bm G D G Bm G
D G
Little white steeples God fearing people
D
Pot luck dinners and kings James scripture
G
On that first Baptist church sign
D G
He pulls up in his bronco stomps out a Marlboro
C D
Visine eyes straightens his tie
G
Phony smiles and a fake hello
Em
He sits next to momma a little bit late
G
Rolled up dollar in that offering plate
D
He&rsquo s the preachers Kid
A G (D)
Trying to live up to his daddy like Jesus did
A
It&rsquo s always all eyes on him
Bm A
The weight of this town is wearing him down
G D A
But it ain&rsquo t his damn fault God forbid
A
He&rsquo s the preacher&rsquo s kid
D G Bm G
D
Now people keep talking about
G
The line he ain&rsquo t walking
D
Just to walk and contradiction feeling that fiction
G
That is just like his old man
D
He&rsquo s trying to do his own thing
G
He wants to pave his own way
C D
But it&rsquo s hard to fly with a bible belt
G
Tied so tight around his name
D
He&rsquo s the preachers Kid
A G (D)
Trying to live up to his daddy like Jesus did
A
It&rsquo s always all eyes on him
Bm A
The weight of this town is wearing him down
G D A
But it ain&rsquo t his damn fault God forbid
Bm A
He&rsquo s the preacher&rsquo s kid
G D Bm A G
Em
The last I heard the good Lord forgives
G
So go on and give a break
D
To the preachers kid
A G (D)
Trying to live up to his daddy like Jesus did
A
It&rsquo s always all eyes on him
Bm A
The weight of this town is wearing him down
G D A
But it ain&rsquo t his damn fault God forbid
A
He&rsquo s the preacher&rsquo s kid
D G Bm G
D
The preachers Kid
D G Bm G