Bruce Springsteen – Preachers Daughter (Guitar)
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Song written by Bruce Springsteen and recorded during the "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" sessions.
[Intro]
E Esus4 (x4)
[Verse 1]
E Esus4 E Esus4 I got a date with the preacher's daughter E Esus4 E Esus4 She give me life, she bring me water E Esus4 E Esus4 Every Sunday I watch her work E Esus4 E Esus4 Esus4 Pretty little self in a pretty little church E Esus4 E Esus4 Daddy gives her a nod, she takes collection E Esus4 E Esus4 Her daddy gives her a nod, she kneels by his side E Esus4 E Esus4 Well I'd sell my soul for just one touch E Esus4 E Esus4 The good Lord would too if he loved her half as much A Asus4 Well I got a date with the preacher's daughter E Esus4 E Esus4 Hmmm
[Verse 2]
E Esus4 E Esus4 Daddy say that them boys no good E Esus4 E Esus4 Just wanna race some coons out through the back woods E Esus4 E Esus4 Well baby better believe what your daddy say E Esus4 E Esus4 I just wanna ramrod, baby, my life away A Asus4 It's a long walk to heaven and a road filled with sin E Esus4 E Esus4 And they better open up the freeway to let me in E Esus4 E Esus4 'Cause I got a date with the preacher's daughter E Esus4 E Esus4 Hmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmmm
[Verse 3]
E Esus4 E Esus4 Well now I don't care what the preacher say, Heyyy-hey-yeah E Esus4 E Esus4 I don't care what the preacher do, Heyyy-hey-yeah E Esus4 E Esus4 I don't care what the preacher like, Heyyy-hey-yeah E Esus4 E Esus4 I don't care what the preacher think, Heyyy-hey-yeah A Asus4 He leads me to water but won't let me drink E Esus4 E Esus4 He leads me to water but won't let me drink, Big Man!
[Instrumental]
E Esus4 (x4)
[Verse 4]
E Esus4 E Esus4 Hey now on Sawmill Road on Saturday Night E Esus4 E Esus4 Two boys fighting in a halo of light E Esus4 E Esus4 Car door flung open, radio loud E Esus4 E Esus4 And everybody shouting and running around E Esus4 E Esus4 Two guys bloody, over what I don't know A Asus4 E Esus4 And all the little girls shouting, "Go Billy go, go Billy go"
[Verse 5]
E Esus4 E Esus4 Well just as I got the preacher's daughter ready for a light E Esus4 E Esus4 Yeah Mister, the V-8 is firing but something ain't right E Esus4 E Esus4 And like a she-devil howling from the gates of hell E Esus4 E Esus4 Goddamn here come the preacher in his Coupe De Ville E Esus4 E Esus4 Burning up the back road, kicking in the dirt E Esus4 E Esus4 Whoa-oh baby, preacher thinks he's in church A Asus4 Well now your lips they shine in the willow mist E Esus4 E Esus4 And I swear I'd take your daddy on, girl, for just one kiss E Esus4 E Esus4 I got a date with the preacher's daughter E Esus4 E Esus4 I got a date with the preacher's daughter, hey! A Asus4 And it's heyyy-whoaaa-hmmm E Esus4 E Esus4 I got a date with the preacher's daughter, hmmm
[Outro]
E Esus4 (x4)
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