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Preacher by Onerepublic
Preacher
Tunig: standard tuning
F# / C# / G# / A#m
alternatiive: capo 1st fret:
F / C / G / Am
play this chord progression for the whole song!
lyrics:
When I was a kid
I used to buy and sell gravity
I knew how to fly
And I could teach you for a fee
Break every window
In my hotel heart
I was only 5 years old but 12 years scarred
And I'd hear the same voice
Echo in my mind
Said 'son you got an angel,
To chase the devil at the light'
When I was a kid
My grandfather was a preacher
He'd talk about God
Yeah he was something like a teacher
He said 'God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves'
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth
I took a little faith
And put it in a parking lot
I drove to a strange town
Full of have and have nots
And as I walked through that storybook life
I was looking for an angel to chase the devil at the light
Oh oh oh
When I was a kid
My grandfather was a preacher
He'd talk about love
Yeah he was something like a teacher
He said 'God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves'
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth
Wave
Put your hands up and hands down
(x3)
When I was a kid
My grandfather was a preacher
He'd talk about life
Yeah he was something like a teacher
He said 'God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves'
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth
Oh
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth
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version 2
CAPO 5th fret
Verse 1:
C G
When I was a kid
D E#m
I used to buy and sell gravity
C G
I knew how to fly
D E#m
And I could teach you for a fee
C G
Break every window
D E#m
In my hotel heart
C G D E#m
I was only 5 years old but 12 years scarred
C G
And I'd hear the same voice
D E#m
Echo in my mind
C G
Said 'son you got an angel,
D E#m
To chase the devil at the light
Chorus:
C G
When I was a kid
D E#m
My grandfather was a preacher
C G
He'd talk about God
D E#m
Yeah he was something like a teacher
C G
He said God only helps those
D E#m
Who learn to help themselves
C G
He was a million miles from a million dollars
D E#m
But you could never spend his wealth
Verse 2:
C G
I took a little faith
D E#m
And put it in a parking lot
C G
I drove to a strange town
D E#m
Full of have and have nots
C G D E#m
And as I walked through that storybook life
C G D E#m (let it ring)
I was looking for an angel to chase the devil at the light
Oh! oh! oh!
Chorus:
C G
When I was a kid
D E#m
My grandfather was a preacher
C G
He'd talk about love
D E#m
Yeah he was something like a teacher
C G
He said God only helps those
D E#m
Who learn to help themselves
C G
He was a million miles from a million dollars
D E#m
But you could never spend his wealth
C G D E#m [x2]
Bridge:
C
Wave
G D E#m
Put your hands up and hands down
[x3]
Chorus:
When I was a kid
D E#m
My grandfather was a preacher
C G
He'd talk about life
D E#m
Yeah he was something like a teacher
C G
He said God only helps those
D E#m
Who learn to help themselves
C G
He was a million miles from a million dollars
D E#m
But you could never spend his wealth
C G D E#m
C G
He was a million miles from a million dollars
D E#m
But you could never spend his wealth..
C G D E#m [x2]
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version 3
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Capo: 1st Fret
Strum pattern: D DuD | D D uD D Du | D DuD | D D uD D Du
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(These symbols appear throughout, apply accordingly)
~: Let ring until next chord or otherwise
!: Mute with left hand (Cover strings after chord)
PM: Palm mute
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[Intro] (Hard + Nail)
(F and G are 1/2 a beat short, while C and Am are 1/2 a beat longer)
F C G Am
F C G Am
[Verse] (Soft + Thumb)
F C
When I was a kid
G Am
I used to buy and sell gravity
F C
I knew how to fly
G Am
And I would teach you for a fee
F C
Broke every window
G Am
In my hotel heart
F C
When I was only 5 years old
G Am
but 12 years scarred
F C
And I'd hear the same voice
G Am
Echo in my mind
F C
Said, "Son you got an angel,
G Am
To chase the devil at night."
Yeah
[Chorus] (Hard + Nail)
F C
When I was a kid
G Am
My grandfather was a preacher
F C
He'd talk about God
G Am
Yeah he was something like a teacher
F C
He said, "God only helps those
G Am
Who learn to help themselves."
F C
He was a million miles from a million dollars
G Am
But you could never spend his wealth
[Verse 2] (Soft + Thumb)
F C
I took a little faith
G Am
And put it in a parking lot
F C
I drove to a strange town
G Am
Full of "have" and "have nots"
F C
And as I walked through
G Am
that storybook life
F C
I was looking for an angel
G Am
to chase the devil at night
[Mute]
Oh! Oh! Oh!
[Chorus] (Hard + Nail)
F C
When I was a kid
G Am
My grandfather was a preacher
F C
He'd talk about God
G Am
Yeah he was something like a teacher
F C
He said, "God only helps those
G Am
Who learn to help themselves."
F C
He was a million miles from a million dollars
G Am
But you could never spend his wealth
[Interlude/Bridge] (Hard + Nail)
F C G Am
Oh! Oh! Oh!
F C G Am
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
(Soft + Thumb)
F C
Wave
G Am
Put your hands up and hands down
(Medium + Thumb)
F C
Wave
G Am
Put your hands up and hands down
(Hard + Thumb)
F C
Wave
G Am
Put your hands up and hands down
[Chorus] (Hard + thumb)
F~(Once) C~(Once)
When I was a kid
(Hard + Nail)
G Am
My grandfather was a preacher
F C
He'd talk about God
G Am
Yeah he was something like a teacher
F C
He said, "God only helps those
G Am
Who learn to help themselves."
F C
He was a million miles from a million dollars
G Am
But you could never spend his wealth
[Outtro]
(Hard + Thumb)
F C G Am
F C G Am
F C
He was a million miles from a million dollars
(Soft + Thumb)
G~(Once) Am~(Once)~~~~~~~(Let ring to end)
But you could never spend his wealth.
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