Intro {2X}: 
 
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                  * 12th-fret harmonic 
 
Verse 1: 
 
         E 
        Billy Ray was a preacher's son 
                      A                      E 
        And when his daddy would visit he'd come along 
        When they'd gather 'round and started talking 
        B7 
        That's when Billy would take me walking 
        A-through the back yard we'd go walking 
        Then he'd look into my eyes 
        Lord knows to my surprise 

 
             E 
        The only one who could ever reach me 
        A                   E 
          Was the son of a preacher man 
             E 
        The only boy who could ever teach me 
        A                    E 
          Was the son of a preacher man 
                        B    A  
        Yes he was, he was,     mmm, yes he was  
 
        {1: repeat intro (1X)  2: to bridge} 
 
Verse 2 {one line shorter than verse 1}: 
 
        Being good isn't always easy 
        No matter how hard I'd try 
        When he started sweet-talkin' to me 
        He'd come and tell me everything is all right 
        He'd kiss and tell me everything is all right 
        Can I get away again tonight 
 
{repeat Chorus} 
 
Bridge: 
 
                  D 
        (Yes, he was) 
 
        How well I remember 
        A 
          The look was in his eyes 
        Stealin' kisses from me on the sly 
        B7 
           Takin' time to make time 
        Tellin' me that he's all mine 
        E7 
           Learnin' from each other's knowin' 
        Look at us here, how much we've grown 
 
Chorus {in A}: 
 
                 A 
        And the only one who could ever reach me 
        D                    A 
          Was the son of a preacher man 
             A 
        The only boy who could ever teach me 
        D                    A 
          Was the son of a preacher man 
                        E   D7 
        Yes he was, he was, ooh yes he was 
 
Coda: 
 
              A 
        (The only one who could ever reach me 
                       D                      A 
                           Was the son of a preacher man) 
          He was the sweet-talking son of a preacher man) 
 
        (The only boy who could ever teach me 
                           Was the son of a preacher man) 
                   A kiss-stealin' son of a preacher man 
 
        (The only one who could ever move me 
         Was the son of a preacher man) 
 
        (The only one who could ever groove me 
         Was the son of a preacher man)         {fade}