Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell - Preachin' To The Choir guitar chord

Preachin' To the Choir--Rodney Crowell

written by Rodney Crowell

From the album FATE'S RIGHT HAND

Corrections welcome.

Capo I

INTRO:A A7 (8x)

A A7

My self importance is a God-forsaken bore

A A7

I aim for heaven but I wake up on the floor

A A7

I'd take up with rattlesnakes to get my point across

A A7

I'd argue with a parking brake to show 'em who's the boss

E E7

It's my intention to inspire

A A7

Instead I'm preachin to the choir

I had some money but I blew it living high

My wine and women were the best that you could buy

I tried to prove myself a man of certain taste

But all I've got tho show you now is written on my face

I'm not someone you'd admire

But I'm still preachin to the choir

SOLO: D A (4x) E E7 D A

I'm born a lion but I don't believe it fits

I'm no king of the jungle out here livin by my wits

This morning's paper called for romance on a whim

I reckon I'd believe 'em if they told me sink or swim

I'm under water not on fire

But I'm still preachin to the choir

Baytown Texas there's a fisherman I knew

He said the bible and he spit tobacco too

He said that crap about the rod you spare to spoil the child

Is only propoganda meant to keep you in denial

Go on and follow your desire

But he was preachin' to the choir

Time is of the essence when you're hanging by a thread

And the answer to your questions won't unravel in your head

When you're staring at forever from the edge of life's abyss

No one's gonna tell you how it all came down to this

If you say different you're a liar

I'm just preachin' to the choir

When I'm standing at the St. Peter's gate trying to slip in

I might as well plead guilty to the worst of who I've been

I used to like to think I had a special way with words

But right now I'm convinced I've more in common with the birds

I'm not ready to retire

I'll keep on preachin to the choir

So when the situation's dire

I keep on preachin to the choir

CHORDS:

A x0222x

A7 x02020

E 022100

E7 020100

D xx0232

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