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SONG:   LIKE A PREACHER
               LIKE A PREACHER
              MELISSA ETHERIDGE
INTRO: (GUITAR IMITATING ORGAN)  
E -F#m----------A---------E---------B---------
B ----5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-5--
G --4--------2-----------------4--------
D --------------------6-----------------
A --------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------
E -F#m----------A---------E---------B---------
B ----5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-5--
G --4--------2-----------------4--------
D --------------------6-----------------
A --------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------
VERSE:
AAre you lying thBere Aon the cold dark grBound
YC#mour skin and bones are bare you stare without a sound
WAhat is it in your mBind tAhat lights the fuse this tBime
WC#mhat do you want so bad that you have never had
CAould it be dangerBous Ato light the flame and jBust
C#mFeel the warmth again make it rise again
ReAmember your last tBime yAou tried to let it Bin
It scC#morched the walls, torched the halls
And then it melted your F#mskin
CHORUS:
LF#mike a preacher sAave you from the fire
EI won’t let you bBurn
F#mLike a preacher goAnna lift you higher
EI won’t let you bBurnF#m  A  E  
I won’t let you bBurn
VERSE:
TAhe feelings you reprBess tAhe thoughts you don’t confBess
C#mThey grow inside the dark make ashes of your heart
YAou recklessly adBore tAhe idols keeping scBore
C#mBut no-one ever wins they just start the game again
YAou chose the cross you bBare aAnd pick the chains you wBear
C#mYour heavens in your mind your hells a valentine
CAome closer now exprBess tAhis longing so divBine
C#mOn your knees be blessed let it possess you one more F#mtime
CHORUS:
LF#mike a preacher sAave you from the fire
EI won’t let you bBurn
F#mLike a preacher gAonna lift you higher
EI won’t let you bBurn
BREAK:
F#mI'm a sermoniser, AOn the street evangeliser
VEirtuous and sanctified
Your inBnocence is glorified 
TF#mhere’s a part that’s incomplete
Your hAungering is so discrete 
TEake this now for it’s my body a liBttle death can be so godly 
CHORUS:
LF#mike a preacher sAave you from the fire
EI won’t let you bBurn 
F#mLike a preacher gAonna lift you higher
EI won’t let you bBurn
CHORUS:                    
F#mLike a preacher
SAave you from the fEire
I wBon't let you bF#muuuuAurn
I’ll sEave you
CBome come
OUTRO:
CEome follow C#mme 
To the deep insAide
Where heaven C#mis love is alAive
CEome follow C#mme to the deep insAide
Where heaven C#mis love is alAive

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Like A Preacher

by Melissa Etheridge

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

C#m

SONG: LIKE A PREACHER

LIKE A PREACHER

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

INTRO: (GUITAR IMITATING ORGAN)

F#m A E B

E --------------------------------------

B ----5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-5--

G --4--------2-----------------4--------

D --------------------6-----------------

A --------------------------------------

E --------------------------------------

F#m A E B

E --------------------------------------

B ----5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-5--

G --4--------2-----------------4--------

D --------------------6-----------------

A --------------------------------------

E --------------------------------------

VERSE:

A B A B

Are you lying there on the cold dark ground

C#m

Your skin and bones are bare you stare without a sound

A B A B

What is it in your mind that lights the fuse this time

C#m

What do you want so bad that you have never had

A B A B

Could it be dangerous to light the flame and just

C#m

Feel the warmth again make it rise again

A B A B

Remember your last time you tried to let it in

C#m

It scorched the walls, torched the halls

F#m

And then it melted your skin

CHORUS:

F#m A

Like a preacher save you from the fire

E B

I won’t let you burn

F#m A

Like a preacher gonna lift you higher

E B F#m A E

I won’t let you burn

VERSE:

A B A B

The feelings you repress the thoughts you don’t confess

C#m

They grow inside the dark make ashes of your heart

A B A B

You recklessly adore the idols keeping score

C#m

But no-one ever wins they just start the game again

A B A B

You chose the cross you bare and pick the chains you wear

C#m

Your heavens in your mind your hells a valentine

A B A B

Come closer now express this longing so divine

C#m F#m

On your knees be blessed let it possess you one more time

CHORUS:

F#m A

Like a preacher save you from the fire

E B

I won’t let you burn

F#m A

Like a preacher gonna lift you higher

E B

I won’t let you burn

BREAK:

F#m A

I'm a sermoniser, On the street evangeliser

Virtuous and sanctified

Your innocence is glorified

F#m

There’s a part that’s incomplete

Your hungering is so discrete

E B

Take this now for it’s my body a little death can be so godly

CHORUS:

F#m A

Like a preacher save you from the fire

E B

I won’t let you burn

F#m A

Like a preacher gonna lift you higher

E B

I won’t let you burn

CHORUS:

F#m

Like a preacher

A E

Save you from the fire

B F#m A

I won't let you buuuuurn

I’ll save you

Come come

OUTRO:

E C#m

Come follow me

To the deep inside

C#m A

Where heaven is love is alive

E C#m A

Come follow me to the deep inside

C#m A

Where heaven is love is alive

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