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Son Of A Preacher Man (Maggie) [C]Dusty Springfield

Intro
C C C C

Verse 1
C Billy Ray was a preacher's son
And when his F daddy would visit he'd C come along
When they gathered 'round and started talking
G That's when 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
The C only one who could ever reach me
F Was the son of a C preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
F Was the son of a C preacher man
Yes he was, he G was F Oh, yes he was C F C

Verse 2
C Being good isn't always easy
F No matter how C hard I tried
When he started sweet-talkin' to me
G 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
The C only one who could ever reach me
F Was the son of a F preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
F Was the son of a C preacher man,
Yes he was, he G was....F Lord knows he was. F Yes he was

Bb How well I remember
F The look that was in his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
G Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
C Learnin' from each other's knowing
Lookin to see how much we'd grown and

Chorus
The F only one who could ever reach me
Bb Was the son of a F preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Bb Was the son of a F preacher man
Yes he was, he Cwas, F ooh yes he was

Outro
The F only one who could ever reach me
Bb He was the sweet talkin son of a F preacher man
The F only boy who could ever teach me
Bb Aah, the kiss stealing son of a F preacher man
The F only one who could ever move me
Bb The sweet talkin son of a F preacher man
The only one who could ever groove me
Bb Was the son of a F preacher F* man.

3 C 1 2 F 1 2 3 G 1 2 3 Bb