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[Verse 1]
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It was the time of the preacher
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When the story began
                      B7
With the choice of a lady
                  E   E7
and the love of a man

[Verse 2] 
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How he loved her so dearly
                   E
he went out of his mind
                      B7
When she left him for someone
             E      A  E
she'd left behind

[Verse 3]
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He cried like a baby
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He screamed like a panther in the middle of the night
                   B7
And he saddled his pony
               E
and went for a ride

[Verse 4]
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It was the time of the preacher
               E
in the year of 01
                     B7
Now the preachin' is over
                  E     A  E
and the lesson's begun

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