Verse 1C
Bottles and bibles
CC7
Litter the floor
C7FF7
An all night revival
F7C
Passed out around 4
C
Now the preacher's been drinkin'
CC7
But it's hard not to do
C7FF7
Since she ran out the screen door
F7C
And swore they were through
(Pre Chorus)
DmF
Oh Lord, if you care, send a spirit down here
DmFCC7
Cause the preacher's been drinkin' again
ChorusC7FC
But it's a hard way to go, on the straight and narrow
GG7CC7
When everybody in town points a finger at you
C7FC
But they ain't had to walk with the weight that you've hauled
CGG7C
They don't know you at all, but they think that they do
Verse 2C
He didn't believe her
CC7
He just knew she'd come home
C7FF7
But the nights kept a' crawlin'
F7C
As he laid there alone
C
And he'd call up to heaven
CC7
And he'd hope and he'd pray
C7FF7
But the line's always busy
F7C
Since he went astray
[Pre ChorusDmF
Oh Lord, if you care, won't you answer his prayers
DmFCC7
Cause the preacher's been drinkin' again
[Chours]
C7FC
But it's a hard way to go, on the straight and narrow
CGG7CC7
When everybody in town points a finger at you
C7FC
But they ain't had to walk with the weight that you've hauled
CGG7C
They don't know you at all, but they think that they do
Verse 3C
Now the bottles and bibles
CC7
Broke out in a fight
C7FF7
The whiskey fought hard, son
F7C
And took the victory that night
C
They found him a' layin'
CC7
Face down by the stairs
C7FF7
Dressed up for a sermon
F7C
Nobody would hear
(Pre Chourus)
DmF
Oh Lord, if you care, send your angels down here
DmFCC7
Cause the preacher's been drinkin' again
ChorusC7FC
But it's a hard way to go, on the straight and narrow
CGG7CC7
When everybody in town points a finger at you
C7FF7C
But they ain't had to walk with the weight that you've hauled
CGG7C
They don't know you at all, but they think that they do
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.