Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
E minorEm G+G A minorAm C majorC
Verse 1:
E minorEm G+G
Raised me straight and raised me true
A minorAm C majorC
Spent my days becomin' you
E minorEm G+G
Sunday mornin', evenin' too
A minorAm C majorC
Sittin' in your second pew
E minorEm G+G
Torn apart, my spirit's spent
A minorAm C majorC
I fell in love on accident
E minorEm G+G
Wondered just what Jesus meant
A minorAm C majorC
When He said all love was Heaven-sent
C majorC
Chorus:
E minorEm G+G
Papa I don't need a preacher
A minorAm
I ain't some kind of creature
C majorC
From some old double feature
E minorEm G+G
I just want to make you proud
A minorAm
Of the kind of love I've found
C majorC
But you say it ain't allowed
A minorAm
Say that its a sin
C majorC
But it's how I've always been
D MajorD E minorEm
Did you love me when he was just my friend?
Interlude:
E minorEm G+G A minorAm C majorC
Verse 2:
E minorEm G+G
Tried my hardest not to be
A minorAm C majorC
I locked the door and I broke the key
E minorEm G+G
Jesus died upon that tree
A minorAm C majorC
Daddy, do you think it covered me?
E minorEm G+G
Red and yellow, black and white
A minorAm C majorC
We are precious in His sight
E minorEm G+G
Why can't I sleep through the night?
A minorAm C majorC
Daddy, do you think I've turned out right?
C majorC
Chorus:
E minorEm G+G
Papa I don't need a preacher
A minorAm
I ain't some kind of creature
C majorC
From some old double feature
E minorEm G+G
I just want to make you proud
A minorAm
Of the kind of love I've found
C majorC
But you say it ain't allowed
A minorAm
Say that it's a sin
C majorC
But it's how I've always been
D MajorD
Did you love me when he was just my friend?
E minorEm G+G
A minorAm C majorC
Ahhh ahhh ahhhh
E minorEm G+G A minorAm C majorC
ooooo ooo ooooo ooo
Verse 3:
E minorEm G+G
Papa you're the one that taught me
A minorAm
By his stripes He sought me
C majorC
And with his blood He bought me
E minorEm G+G
Daddy you're the one that claimed
A minorAm
That He loved me through the flame
C majorC
Now why can't you do the same?
A minorAm
Well I've been born again
C majorC
But first was born in sin
D MajorD
Did you love me then?
E minorEm
Did you love me then?