The Preacher And The Slave chords by Joe Hill

Chords with lyrics

Verse #1:

 G+G             C majorC     G+G
 Long-haired preachers come out every night
 G+G                    D MajorD
 Try to tell you what's wrong and what's right
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 But when asked how 'bout something to eat
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 They will answer in voices so sweet

 Chorus Type #1:
 G+G              D MajorD
 You will eat [You will eat], bye and bye [bye and bye]
                 G+G
 In that glorious land above the sky [Way up high]
 G+G           C majorC
 Work and pray [Work and pray], live on hay [live on hay]
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 You'll get pie in the sky when you die

 Verse #2:
 G+G         C majorC     G+G
 And the Starvation Army, they play
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 And they sing and they clap and they pray
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 Till they get all your coin on the drum
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 Then they tell you when you're on the bum

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 Verse #3:
 G+G        C majorC      G+G
 Holy Rollers and Jumpers come out
 G+G                  D MajorD
 And they holler, they jump and they shout
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 Give your money to Jesus, they say
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 He will cure all diseases today

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 Verse #4:
 G+G           C majorC      G+G
 If you fight hard for children and wife
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 Try to get something good in this life
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 You're a sinner and bad man, they tell
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 When you die you will sure go to hell.

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 Verse #5:
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 Workingmen of all countries, unite
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 Side by side we for freedom will fight
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 When the world and its wealth we have gained
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 To the grafters we'll sing this refrain

 Chorus Type #2:
 G+G              C majorC
 You will eat (You will eat), bye and bye [bye and bye]
                      D MajorD
 When you've learned how to cook and how to fry [How to fry]
 G+G                C majorC
 Chop some wood [Chop some wood], 'twill do you good [do you good]
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 Then you'll eat in the sweet bye and bye [That's no lie]