My Daddy Was A Preacher chords by Carey Newton

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
• Key: D

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
D  G  D


Verse:
D                          G           D
My Daddy fought in the big war back in 44
     G                                                    D
Came home meet a pretty little girl he hoped he’d see some more
        A
Well he saw her every day and pretty darn soon
     G                            D   A   D
They fell in love under the moon

Chorus:
           D                           G
        My Daddy was a preacher and my Mama was a teacher
                 D            G           D
        And they had’a them a pretty good life.
             D                         G
        They loved each other and they had 5 sons
        D                  G             D
        Who caused them just a little bit of strife
                 A
        Well you know they taught us all to pray
               G
        To our dear Lord Jesus, who showed us the way,
                D                    A               D
        That if everybody loved each other we’d be alright


Verse:
D                            G           D
He preached in a church down by first avenue
   G                                         D
He tried to teach the people about the golden rule
        A
He came home every night when the day was through
   G
To spend some lov’in time with his family too
   D                   A                      D
My Daddy was a country boy, became a preacher man.


Chorus:
           D                           G
        My Daddy was a preacher and my Mama was a teacher
                 D            G           D
        And they had’a them a pretty good life.
             D                         G
        They loved each other and they had 5 sons
        D                  G             D
        Who caused them just a little bit of strife
                 A
        Well you know they taught us all to pray
               G
        To our dear Lord Jesus, who showed us the way,
                D                    A               D
        That if everybody loved each other we’d be alright


Verse:
D                           G                  D
He lived his life trying to help people when he could
     G                                 D
And lived his life just like a good man should
   A
He loved his kids and he loved his wife
       G
And he served the Lord Jesus most all of his life
   D                   A                      D
My Daddy was a country boy, became a preacher man.


Chorus:
           D                           G
        My Daddy was a preacher and my Mama was a teacher
                 D            G           D
        And they had’a them a pretty good life.
             D                         G
        They loved each other and they had 5 sons
        D                  G             D
        Who caused them just a little bit of strife
                 A
        Well you know they taught us all to pray
               G
        To our dear Lord Jesus, who showed us the way,
                D                    A               D
        That if everybody loved each other we’d be alright
                         D                    A               D
        yea if everybody loved each other we’d be alright