Son of a Preacher Man Dusty Springfield
Intro
E Â Â Am E Â E Â Â Am E
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] Cousin Billy would take me walking
through the back yard we'd go walking
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows to my surprise
Chorus:
  E
The only one who could ever reach me
A Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â E
 Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
A Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â E
 Was the son of a preacher man
        B   A         E   Am E
Yes he was, he was   Oh, yes he was
Verse 2Â
   E
Being good isn't always easy
   A       E
No matter how hard I tried
When he started sweet-talkin' to me
    B7
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
Chorus:
  E
The only one who could ever reach me
A Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â E
 Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
A Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â E
 Was the son of a preacher man,
            B     A          D
     Yes he was, he was------lord knows  he was.  (yes he was)
   D
How well I remember
[A]Â The look that was in his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
[B7] Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
Â[E7] Learnin' from each other's knowing
  Lookin to see how much we'd grown and
ChorusÂ
  A
The only one who could ever reach me
D Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A
 Was the son of a preacher man
   Â
The only boy who could ever teach me
D Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A
 Was the son of a preacher man
          E    D7
Yes he was, Â Â he was, Â Â ooh yes he wasÂ
outro
  A
The only one who could ever reach me
     D                   A
 He was the sweet talkin son of a preacher man
        Â
  The only boy who could ever teach me
     D                 A
     Aah, the kiss stealing son of a preacher man.Â
   A
 The only one who could ever move me
     D                A
 the sweet talkin son of a preacher man
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 The only one who could ever groove me
     D           A
 Was the son of a preacher man
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