Sidney Bechet

Preachin Blues(Chords)

Sidney Bechet

Key: C

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	        Intro

verse 1 
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Now in the good book on page twenty-one 
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Says ev'ry married woman gonna have a little fun 
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'N' if you turn over further, boys, on page twenty-two 
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Says my wife is John's wife 'n' Henry's gal too 
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And in the good book on page twenty-three 
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Says she'll two-time you jus' like she double-crossed me 

verse 2 
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And in the good book on page twenty-four 
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Says if yo' wife do the boogie firs' time look out she gon' do that some mo' 
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'N lemme tell ya sumpn' about that twenty-fifth page 
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It say that back bitin' women is all the rage 
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And in the good book on page twenty-six 
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Says you keep your wife home, boy, if you gotta mess 'n' treat her wid a brick 

verse 3 
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Now page twenty-seven, it read like this 
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Say if your wife get hungry give 'er a mouthful of fist 
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Now in the good book on page twenty-eight 
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Say when you go out to work a bunch of pinch backs comin' in to yo' back gate 
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And the closin' of my sermon is on page twenty-nine 
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Says a woman get tired of one man all the time 


	        

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