ARTIST: ASHLEY McBRYDE
WRITTEN BY: RANDAL CLAY
SONG: RATTLESNAKE PREACHER
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIHqKr7YLXI
TAB BY: L-MAR
[Intro]
Dsus2
There ain’t enough water in the river
Dsus2
to wash me clean
C6sus2
After all the dirty deeds
Gsus2
I’ve done and seen
Dsus2
Sins like mine don’t come out easy
C6sus2
Ain't enough water
Asus4
for the lord to forgive me
[Intro Picking]
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F D C C F D
F D A C G E
F D C C F D
F D A C G
[Chorus]
F6 F6 C6sus2
My daddy was a rattle snake preacher
F6 F6 C6sus2
My daddy was a man of God
F6 F6 C6sus2
My daddy was a rattle snake preacher in South Alabama
[Verse 1]
F6
Knew the good book real good
C6sus2
Knew the bad all too well
G6sus2
Spend his life rattlin’ cages and runnin’ that devil’s ass back to Hell
[Chorus]
F6 D5 C6sus2 C6sus2 F6 D5
My daddy was a rattle snake preacher
F6 D5 Asus4 C6sus2 Gsus2 Esus4
My daddy was a man of God
F6 D5 C6sus2 C6sus2 F6 D5
My daddy was a rattle snake preacher
F6 D5 Asus4 C6sus2 Gsus2
in South Alabama
F6 D5 C6sus2 C6sus2 F6 D5
My daddy was the Devil’s undertaker
F6 D5 A C Gsus2 Esus4
My daddy is a saver of souls
F6 D5 C6sus2 C6sus2 F6 D5
My daddy was a rattle snake preacher
F6 D5 Asus4 C6sus2 Gsus2
Just like his daddy before him was
[Verse 2]
F6
He was all fire and brimstone
C6sus2
Firewater on his breath
C6sus2
Spittin’ 90 proof of truth
C6sus2
To a tent full of sinners
C6sus2
’Til there wasn’t one single unsaved soul left, son
[Chorus]
F6 D5 C6sus2 C6sus2 F6 D5
My daddy was a rattle snake preacher
F6 D5 Asus4 C6sus2 Gsus2 Esus4
My daddy was a man of God
F6 D5 C6sus2 C6sus2 F6 D5
My daddy was a rattle snake preacher
F6 D5 Asus4 C6sus2 Gsus2
in South Alabama
F6 D5 C6sus2 C6sus2 F6 D5
My daddy was the Devil’s undertaker
F6 D5 Asus4 C6sus2 Gsus2 Esus4
My daddy is a saver of souls
F6 D5 C6sus2 C6sus2 F6 D5
My daddy was a rattle snake preacher
F6 D5 Asus4 C6sus2 Gsus2
Just like his daddy before him was
[Verse 3]
F6
Told my boy all ‘bout his pap-paw
C6sus2
And how he learned how to chase the devil away
C6sus2
Some day I lay a rattlesnake down
C6sus2
And he’s gonna pick it up, shake it at the sinners and say
[Chorus]
F6 D5 C6sus2 C6sus2 F6 D5
My daddy was a rattle snake preacher
F6 D5 Asus4 C6sus2 Gsus2 Esus4
My daddy was a man of God
F6 D5 C6sus2 C6sus2 F6 D5
My daddy was a rattle snake preacher
F6 D5 Asus4 C6sus2 Gsus2
in South Alabama
F6 D5 C6sus2 C6sus2 F6 D5
My daddy was the Devil’s undertaker
F6 D5 Asus4 C6sus2 Gsus2 Esus4
My daddy is a saver of souls
F6 D5 C6sus2 C6sus2 F6 D5
My daddy was a rattle snake preacher
F6 D5 Asus4 C6sus2 Gsus2
Just like his daddy before him was
F6
I sing, Yes
C6sus2
Jesus Loves Me
F6 C6sus2
Yes, Jesus Loves Me
F6 C6sus2
Yes, Jesus Loves Me
Gsus2
My daddy told me soooooo