Key: E
Introduction: B4
G
D
A
A
It was the time of the preacher
E
When the story began
B
With the choice of a lady
E
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And the love of a man
A
How he loved her so dearly
E
He went out of his mind
B
When she left him for someone
E
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E
She'd left behind
A
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A
He cried like a baby
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A
E
He screamed like a panther in the middle of the night
B
And he saddled his pony
E
And went for a ride
A
It was the time of the preacher
E
In the year of 01
B
Now the preachin' is over
E
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E
And the lesson's begun
E
B
E
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