Billy Strings – The Preacher And The Bear (Guitar Tab)

[Verse 1] (Strums each chord once) G C G Well the preacher went out a huntin', it was on one Sunday morn' A D7 Although against his religion, he took his gun along G C G He shot himself some mighty fine quail and one old measley hare C G E7 A D7 G But on his way returning home, he met a great big grizzly bear [Interlude]

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B|-3-3-3--1-3--3-3-3--1-3-|---------3---------3----|
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D|-0-0-0--2-0--0-0-0--2-0-|----0-2--0---------0----|
A|-2-2-2--3-2--2-2-2--3-2-|-1/2-----2---------2----|
E|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|---------3-0-1-2-3-3----|

[Verse 2] G G7 C G Well the bear dashed out to the middle of the road right up to the preacher and seen G A D The preacher got so excited that he climbed up a big ol tree G G7 C G The bear stayed down upon the ground and the preacher climbed out on a limb C G E7 A D G He cast his eyes to the Lord in the skies and these words he said to him [Chorus] G D G "Oh Lord, you delivered Daniel, saved him from the lion's den G A D You also delivered Jonah, from the belly of the whale and then G G7 Cast the Hebrew children from the fiery furnace C G The good books do declare C G E7 Now Lordy, if you don't help me, A D G Just don't help that bear" [Break]

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E|---------3--------------|---------------------3-0|2-3-----------2-3-4-----|--------------1-2--------|

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A|------------------------|-2-3------------2-3--2-0|---------0-------2-1/2--|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------3-------|3-2-1-0--------3-3------|-------------------------|

[Verse 3] G G7 C G Well, the preacher stayed up in that tree oh I think it was all night G A D He said "Oh Lord if you don't help me, you're gonna see one hell of a fight" G G7 C G About that time, the limb let go, and the preacher come-a tumblin' down C G E7 A D G You should have seen him get his razor out before he hit the ground [Verse 4] G C G He hit the ground shakin right to left and he put up a pretty good fight G A D Then the bear hugged the preacher, and he squeezed him a little too tight G G7 C G Preacher dropped his razor, man but the bear held on with a grin C G E7 A D G He cast his eyes to the Lord in the skies and these words he said to him [Chorus] G D G "Oh Lord, you delivered Daniel, saved him from the lion's den G A D You also delivered Jonah, from the belly of the whale and then G G7 Cast the Hebrew children from the fiery furnace C G The good books do declare C G E7 Now Lordy, if you don't help me, A D G Just don't help that bear C G E7 Now Lordy, if you don't help me A D G Just don't you help that bear" ************************************ | / Slide up | b Bend | p Pull-off | \ Slide down ************************************