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Backwoods Preacher Man:Tony Joe White.
WARNER BROS. Records 1973.
INTRO:  G   A   G  A  
#1.
AWay down in the country, back in the Arkansas woods..
there's a man there working for Jesus tryin' to do 
Am7some Agood.
AHe don't have no fancy Am7building, Ajust a big ol' raggedy 
tent and the people who come to see him beGlieve he was 
Heaven Asent.
CHORUS:
GBackwoods preacher Aman, Gdoin' the best he Acan.
GBackwoods preacher Aman, Gtryin' to give the Lord a AhandAm7.
#2.
When you Ahear him talk about Jesus, you know they're 
the best of friends.
Just one look and you can tell, he will Ggive the devil 
hell and Dhelp you wash away your Asins.
CHORUS:
GBackwoods preacher Aman, Gdoin' the best he Acan.
GBackwoods preacher Aman, Gtryin' to give the Lord a Ahand.
INTERLUDE:  Am7   A  Am7  
#3.
ALet me tell everybody, Gtremble down Am7to his shoes..
when you Ahear that backwoods preacher singin' Dthose gospel 
Ablues.C  A  
CHORUS:
GBackwoods preacher Aman, Gdoin' the best he Acan.
GBackwoods preacher Aman, Gtryin' to give the Lord a AhandAm7.
CHORUS:
GBackwoods preacher Aman, Gdoin' the best he Acan.
GBackwoods preacher Aman, Gtryin' to give the Lord a AhandAm7.
OUTRO:
GBackwoods preacher Aman..Gbackwoods preacher Aman..
Gbackwoods preacher Aman..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Backwoods Preacher Man

by Tony Joe White

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Am7

Backwoods Preacher Man:Tony Joe White.

WARNER BROS. Records 1973.

G A G A

INTRO:

#1.

Way down in the country, back in the Arkansas woods..

there's a man there working for Jesus tryin' to do

Am7 A

some good.

A Am7 A

He don't have no fancy building, just a big ol' raggedy

tent and the people who come to see him believe he was

Heaven sent.

CHORUS:

G A G A

Backwoods preacher man, doin' the best he can.

G A G A Am7

Backwoods preacher man, tryin' to give the Lord a hand.

#2.

When you hear him talk about Jesus, you know they're

the best of friends.

Just one look and you can tell, he will give the devil

D A

hell and help you wash away your sins.

CHORUS:

G A G A

Backwoods preacher man, doin' the best he can.

G A G A

Backwoods preacher man, tryin' to give the Lord a hand.

Am7 A Am7

INTERLUDE:

#3.

A G Am7

Let me tell everybody, tremble down to his shoes..

A D

when you hear that backwoods preacher singin' those gospel

A C A

blues.

CHORUS:

G A G A

Backwoods preacher man, doin' the best he can.

G A G A Am7

Backwoods preacher man, tryin' to give the Lord a hand.

CHORUS:

G A G A

Backwoods preacher man, doin' the best he can.

G A G A Am7

Backwoods preacher man, tryin' to give the Lord a hand.

OUTRO:

G A G A

Backwoods preacher man..backwoods preacher man..

G A

backwoods preacher man..(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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