Son of A Preacher Man
Dusty Springfield, Melissa Etheridge, Tanya Tucker, Sarah Connor, Joss Stone (sexy, yeah)
Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Natasha Hamilton

Midi 1(Bb98)
Midi 2(C151)

Dusty Springfield
Midi 3(C151)*-harp
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Don't fret the flats - they'll
come in time...

Tabbed by Mark Purintun 1/08
For Diatonic harmonica

 

Lead in:  10 measures

 R 5  5  5   5  5   6b-->  5    -4b   5    5   -6-->
| Billy-Ray was a prea | cher's son, and when his |
-> -6  -6 -6 -6   -6    6---> 5  5 R
| daddy'd visit, he'd come |  along. |
 R  5     5     5 5     5    5      6b 5  -4b 5
| When they'd gather 'round and | started talkin', |
 R -3  -3  -3 -3   -3     -4b -3  3 -3
|  is when Billy would | take me walkin'. |
 r-3    -3    -3  -3  -3     -4b -3  3  -3
| A' through the backyard | we'd go walkin', |
 r -3  -3   -3   -3  -3  -4b -3 3 -3   R -5  -5    -5
| and then he'd look in | to my eyes, | lord knows to |
  -7   -7  -5     5     5 5  5   5    5     6b 5  -4b   5   R -6  -6  -6 -6 -6
| my surprise - the | only one who could | ever reach me, | was the son of a |
    6   5   5  r 5     5 5  5   5    5     6b 5  -4b   5   R -6  -6  -6 -6 -6
| preacher man. The | only boy who could | ever teach me, | was the son of a |
     6  5   5    5   5    5  r -3   -4b -3 RRR    5     RRRR   RRRR   RRRR   RRRR
| preacher man, yes he | was, yes | he was..   | was  |      |      |      |      |
 

 R 5 5    5   5 5  6b-->  5  -4 5 5 -6-->-6 -6  -6  -6 -6 6--> 5   5  R
| Bein' good isn't al | ways ah easy,  | no matter how hard | I'd try.  |
 R  5   5   5  5   5  5     6b  5 -4b  5    R -3   -3     -3  -3 -3
| When he started sweet- | talkin' to me - | he'd come 'ntell me ev' |
    -4b -3  3    -3    r  -3  -3    -3   -3 -3      -4b -3  3    -3
| thing is all right. | He'd kiss 'ntell me ev' | thing is all right, |
   -3  -3 -3  -3   -3  -4b -3  3  -3
| and can we get 'way | again tonight? |

 R -5    -5  -5   -7  -7  -5     5     5 5  5   5    5     6b 5  -4b   5
| Lord knows to | my surprise - the | only one who could | ever reach me, |
 R -6  -6  -6 -6 -6     6  5   5 r  5     5 5  5   5    5     6b 5  -4b   5
| was the son of a | preacher man. The | only boy who could | ever teach me,
 R -6  -6  -6 -6 -6    6   5   5    5   5    5 r  -3   -4b -3 RRR     5    RRRR   RRRR
| was the son of a | preacher man. Yes he | was, yes | he was.    |  was. |      |    |


 R -6  -6   -6 -6 -7 -6   R -6  -6    5   5    -5  -6 -5 5 R
| How well | I remember, | the look that was | in his eyes - |
 R  -6 -6   -6 -6   5   5   -5  -6  -6     R -5 -5  -5  -5     6   -5
| Stealin' kisses from me | on the sly... | Takin' time to | make time. |
 R -5 -5  -5  -5   -5     6  6 -5 R R  6  6     6    6     6  6    -6  6
| Tellin' me that he's | all mine. | Learnin' from each | other's knowin', |
    6  6   6  6   -6    -7  7b  -7   -6 -6    -5   -6-6  -6  -6   -5    -6 5   -5  -6
| lookin' to see how | much we been growin'. The | only one who could | ever reach me,
 R -6  -6  -6 -6 -6    7b  -6  -6 r  -5   -6-6  -6  -6   -6    7b-6  -5   -6
| was the son of a | preacher man.  The | only boy who could | ever teach me, |
 R -6  -6  -6 -6 -6    7b  -6  -6   -6 -6  -6---> RRR  R 6b  5  RR   RRRr  -5
| was the son of a | preacher man. Yes he was, |      |  he was.   |      The |
  -6-6  -6  -6   -5    -6 5   -5  -6   R -6  -6  -6 -6 -6    7b  -6  -6 r  -5
| only one who could | ever reach me, | was the son of a | preacher man.  The |
  -6-6  -6  -6   -6    7b-6   -5  -6   R -6  -6  -6 -6 -6    7b  -6  -6   -6 -6  -6--->
| only boy who could | ever teach me, | was the son of a | preacher man. Yes he was. |
-> RRR  R 6b  5  RR   RRRr   -5     RRRR
|      |  he was.   |       was.  |      |

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