Verse 1C/G
Bottles and bibles
C/GC7
Litter the floor
C7FF7
An all night revival
F7C/G
Passed out around 4
C/G
Now the preacher's been drinkin'
C/GC7
But it's hard not to do
C7FF7
Since she ran out the screen door
F7C/G
And swore they were through
(Pre Chorus)
DmF
Oh Lord, if you care, send a spirit down here
DmFC/GC7
Cause the preacher's been drinkin' again
ChorusC7FC/G
But it's a hard way to go, on the straight and narrow
GG7C/GC7
When everybody in town points a finger at you
C7FC/G
But they ain't had to walk with the weight that you've hauled
C/GGG7C/G
They don't know you at all, but they think that they do
Verse 2C/G
He didn't believe her
C/GC7
He just knew she'd come home
C7FF7
But the nights kept a' crawlin'
F7C/G
As he laid there alone
C/G
And he'd call up to heaven
C/GC7
And he'd hope and he'd pray
C7FF7
But the line's always busy
F7C/G
Since he went astray
[Pre ChorusDmF
Oh Lord, if you care, won't you answer his prayers
DmFC/GC7
Cause the preacher's been drinkin' again
[Chours]
C7FC/G
But it's a hard way to go, on the straight and narrow
C/GGG7C/GC7
When everybody in town points a finger at you
C7FC/G
But they ain't had to walk with the weight that you've hauled
C/GGG7C/G
They don't know you at all, but they think that they do
Verse 3C/G
Now the bottles and bibles
C/GC7
Broke out in a fight
C7FF7
The whiskey fought hard, son
F7C/G
And took the victory that night
C/G
They found him a' layin'
C/GC7
Face down by the stairs
C7FF7
Dressed up for a sermon
F7C/G
Nobody would hear
(Pre Chourus)
DmF
Oh Lord, if you care, send your angels down here
DmFC/GC7
Cause the preacher's been drinkin' again
ChorusC7FC/G
But it's a hard way to go, on the straight and narrow
C/GGG7C/GC7
When everybody in town points a finger at you
C7FF7C/G
But they ain't had to walk with the weight that you've hauled
C/GGG7C/G
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.