[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
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