Preacher Man

Bananarama

RockAdvanced for beginners10 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Intro 
N.C Bass only 
Dm C Bb 
 
verse 1 
            D 
It?s like a magic 
            A 
I've got to have it 
         Bb 
Whatever lies out of reach of me 
         D 
And to despise it 
          A 
Just magnifies it 
      Bb 
Can't obliterate the need 
Bm 
Bad news disguised 
                         Em 
Dressed and painted with lies (but I just can't see) 
     Bm 
When truth is concealed 
               Em 
How the danger appeals but my conscience sees 
 
                    D 
I heard it from the preacher man 
        C              G 
He said leave that boy alone (he's no good for you) 
                    D 
I heard it from the preacher man 
        C 
He said heaven must have sent you 
        G 
But the devil's gonna get you 
                     A5 
He's gonna do it for you 
 
verse 2 
       D 
You're like a black cat 
           A 
Who always knows that 
     Bb 
It's life is a mystery 
           D 
You mesmerise me 
                   A 
And then you hypnotise me 
         Bb 
Till obsession devours me 
       Bm 
You're silky words soothe me as they move me 
Em 
To ecstasy 
Bm 
And just as I'm falling 
                   Em 
I hear a voice calling don't believe 
 
                    D 
I heard it from the preacher man 
        C              G 
He said leave that boy alone (he's no good for you) 
                    D 
I heard it from the preacher man 
        C 
He said heaven must have sent you 
        G 
But the devil's gonna get you 
                     Bb5 
He's gonna do it for you 
 
Bridge 
N.C Harmonica 
D A Bb 
D A Bb 
 
verse 3 
Bm 
Bad news disguised 
                         Em 
Dressed and painted with lies (but I just can't see) 
     Bm 
When truth is concealed 
               Em 
How the danger appeals but my conscience sees 
 
                    D 
I heard it from the preacher man 
        C              G 
He said leave that boy alone (he's no good for you) 
                    D 
I heard it from the preacher man 
        C 
He said heaven must have sent you 
        G 
But the devil's gonna get you 
                    D 
I heard it from the preacher man 
        C              G 
He said leave that boy alone (he's no good for you) 
                    D 
I heard it from the preacher man 
        C 
He said heaven must have sent you 
        G 
But the devil's gonna get you 
                    D 
I heard it from the preacher man 
        C              G 
He said leave that boy alone (he's no good for you) 
                    D 
I heard it from the preacher man 
        C 
He said heaven must have sent you 
        G 
But the devil's gonna get you

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Chord set

Dm · C · Bb · D · A · Bm · Em · G · A5 · Bb5

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.