[Intro]
D G D
[Verse]
D G D
My Daddy fought in the big war back in 44
G D
Came home meet a pretty little girl he hoped he’d see some more
A
Well he saw her every day and pretty darn soon
G D A D
They fell in love under the moon
[Chorus]
D G
My Daddy was a preacher and my Mama was a teacher
D G D
And they had’a them a pretty good life.
D G
They loved each other and they had 5 sons
D G D
Who caused them just a little bit of strife
A
Well you know they taught us all to pray
G
To our dear Lord Jesus, who showed us the way,
D A D
That if everybody loved each other we’d be alright
[Verse]
D G D
He preached in a church down by first avenue
G D
He tried to teach the people about the golden rule
A
He came home every night when the day was through
G
To spend some lov’in time with his family too
D A D
My Daddy was a country boy, became a preacher man.
[Chorus]
D G
My Daddy was a preacher and my Mama was a teacher
D G D
And they had’a them a pretty good life.
D G
They loved each other and they had 5 sons
D G D
Who caused them just a little bit of strife
A
Well you know they taught us all to pray
G
To our dear Lord Jesus, who showed us the way,
D A D
That if everybody loved each other we’d be alright
[Verse]
D G D
He lived his life trying to help people when he could
G D
And lived his life just like a good man should
A
He loved his kids and he loved his wife
G
And he served the Lord Jesus most all of his life
D A D
My Daddy was a country boy, became a preacher man.
[Chorus]
D G
My Daddy was a preacher and my Mama was a teacher
D G D
And they had’a them a pretty good life.
D G
They loved each other and they had 5 sons
D G D
Who caused them just a little bit of strife
A
Well you know they taught us all to pray
G
To our dear Lord Jesus, who showed us the way,
D A D
That if everybody loved each other we’d be alright
D A D
yea if everybody loved each other we’d be alright