The Preacher And The Bear Tab par Various Artists

C
A preacher went out hunting
F                    C
‘Twas on one Sunday morn

it was against his religion,
         D7             G7
but he decided to Carry on
    C
he got himself three mighty fine quail,
     F              C
and one old measly hare,
     F            C       A7
And on his way returning home,
          D7         G7     C
He met a great big grizzly bear.

C
The bear marched out in the middle of the road
    F                    C
to meet the preacher to see
  
the preacher got so excited
        D7            G7
he climbed a Big old tree
      C
The bear sat down upon the ground,
       F                       C
the preacher climbed out on a limb
          F.                   C
well he cast his eyes to the lord in the
  A7
skies
      D7            G7      C
and these words he said to him

Chorus:

 C
Oh, Lord, you delivered 
                 G7     C
Daniel from the lion’s den

Also delivered Jonah,
           D7                    G7
from the belly of the whale and then
               C
saved three hebrew children 
           C7
from the fiery furnace,
         F             C
so the good books do declare
F                     C         A7
now, oh Lord, if you can’t help me,
              D7         G7        C
well, then please don’t help that bear.

C
Now the preacher was up in that tree,
    F                C
i think it was all night.

He says, Mr. Bear if you brother me
      D7                G7
I'll give you an awful fight
        C
Just about that time the limb let go,
           F                    C
And the preacher came tumbling down.
       F.                         C
You shoulda see him getting his razor
A7
out
D7         G7       C
before he hit the ground

Chorus:

 C
Oh, Lord, you delivered 
                 G7     C
Daniel from the lion’s den

Also delivered Jonah,
           D7                    G7
from the belly of the whale and then
               C
saved three hebrew children 
           C7
from the fiery furnace,
         F             C
so the good books do declare
F                     C         A7
now, oh Lord, if you can’t help me,
              D7         G7        C
well, then please don’t help that bear