Son Of A Preacher Man[E] - Dusty Springfield PLAY [E7] throughout [E] [Am] [E] [E] [Am] [E] [E] Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his [A] daddy would visit he'd [E] 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 The [E] only one who could ever reach me [A] Was the son of a [E] preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me [A] Was the son of a [E] preacher man Yes he was, he [Bm] was [A] Oh, yes he was [E] [Am] [E] [E] Being good isn't always easy [A] No matter how [E] hard I tried When he started sweet talking 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 The [E] only one who could ever reach me [A] Was the son of a [E] preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me [A] Was the son of a [E] preacher man, Yes he was, he [Bm] was------[A] lord knows he was. (yes he [D] was) [D] How well I remember [A] 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 [E7] Learnin' from each other's knowing Lookin to see how much we'd grown and The [A] only one who could ever reach me, [D] was the son of a [A] preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me, [D] was the son of a [A] preacher man Yes he was, he [E] was, [D7] ooh yes he was The [A] only one who could ever reach me, [D] He was the sweet talkin son of a [A] preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me, [D] aah, the kiss stealing son of a [A] preacher man. The [A] only one who could ever move me, [D] the sweet talkin son of a [A] preacher man The only one who could ever groove me [D] was the son of a [A] preacher man