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whole song is a Gsus walk down to a Em6add9 then a Cadd9
 Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9
GsusDriving down the D/F#old field road on a Em6add9sunday afteCadd9rnoon
Gsusheard the man on the D/F#radio say there's a Em6add9storm blowing Cadd9through
i Gsusdidn't know D/F#what he meant till i Em6add9caught a memory of Cadd9you
Gsussuddenly i D/F#realized i didn't Em6add9know what i should Cadd9do
[Chorus]
you were a Gsuspreacher man a D/F#teacher man a Em6add9farmin' man but Cadd9most of all a family man
Gsusworkin' hard to D/F#make ends meet and Em6add9doing the best you Cadd9can
Gsusat the dinner table your D/F#calloused hands were the Em6add9first to fold in Cadd9prayer
as i'm Gsusdown here and i D/F#throw one up i Em6add9wonder     Cadd9can you hear me up there
[instrumental]
Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9
Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9
[Verse 2]
GsusThe horses have D/F#all been sold Em6add9and there's nothing left to Cadd9feed
Gsusso the cows at D/F#the bottom sure are loEm6add9oking slim to mCadd9e
                Gsus               D/F#Em6add       Cadd9  
that tractor's been in the shop more than a dozen times
and Gsusi would give D/F#anything to hear you Em6add9say my name one Cadd9time
[Chorus]
you were a Gsuspreacher man a D/F#teacher man a Em6add9farmin' man but Cadd9most of all a family man
Gsusworkin' hard to D/F#make ends meet and Em6add9doing the best you Cadd9can
Gsusat the dinner table your D/F#calloused hands were the Em6add9first to fold in Cadd9prayer
as i'm Gsusdown here and i D/F#throw one up i Em6add9wonder     Cadd9can you hear me up there
[instrumental]
Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9
Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9
Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9
Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9
[Bridge/Outro]
Well then the Gsusrain came down like it D/F#did that summer when i Em6add9didn't have a dime but Cadd9you had me covered
GsusI need you here and D/F#no one else Em6add9I can't do this Cadd9by myself
GsusPreacher man D/F#teacher man Em6add9farmin' man Cadd9can you hear me up GsusthereD/F#  Em6add9  
Cadd9can you hear me up Gsusthere
Gsusdrivin' down the D/F#old field road on a Em6add9sunday afteCadd9rnoon

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Can You Hear Me Up There

by Jack Nelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Gsus

D/F#

Em6add9

Cadd9

whole song is a Gsus walk down to a Em6add9 then a Cadd9

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

Driving down the old field road on a sunday afternoon

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

heard the man on the radio say there's a storm blowing through

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

i didn't know what he meant till i caught a memory of you

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

suddenly i realized i didn't know what i should do

[Chorus]

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

you were a preacher man a teacher man a farmin' man but most of all a family man

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

workin' hard to make ends meet and doing the best you can

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

at the dinner table your calloused hands were the first to fold in prayer

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

as i'm down here and i throw one up i wonder can you hear me up there

[instrumental]

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

[Verse 2]

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

The horses have all been sold and there's nothing left to feed

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

so the cows at the bottom sure are looking slim to me

Gsus D/F# Cadd9

Em6add

that tractor's been in the shop more than a dozen times

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

and i would give anything to hear you say my name one time

[Chorus]

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

you were a preacher man a teacher man a farmin' man but most of all a family man

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

workin' hard to make ends meet and doing the best you can

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

at the dinner table your calloused hands were the first to fold in prayer

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

as i'm down here and i throw one up i wonder can you hear me up there

[instrumental]

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

[Bridge/Outro]

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

Well then the rain came down like it did that summer when i didn't have a dime but you had me covered

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

I need you here and no one else I can't do this by myself

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9 Gsus D/F# Em6add9

Preacher man teacher man farmin' man can you hear me up there

Cadd9 Gsus

can you hear me up there

Gsus D/F# Em6add9 Cadd9

drivin' down the old field road on a sunday afternoon

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