Preacher Lyrics

Hello,
I'm just a self-taught guitar player who, like all of you, just want quality, accurate
tabs 'n stuff.
I figure, since the UG community has helped me so much, I'd like to give back.
I don't use a pick when I play. I find that it's easier to weave feelings into the music
with finger strumming
than with using a pick, so riddled throughout the tab, I have suggestions on how to
strum the chords at that
time in the song. The "strum suggestions" section has more of an explanation for the
strum stroke.
Please rate, comment, and enjoy!
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Author/Band: OneRepublic
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/onerepublic/preacher.html
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch'v=of0N_--eQlg
Capo: 1st Fret
Strum pattern: D DuD | D D uD D Du | D DuD | D D uD D Du
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(Apply each where noted)
Hard: Strum with pressure. Feel the string. Accentuate each hit. make it LOUD!
Soft: Play like the wind. Like you're trying to calm someone to sleep.
Nail: Put an edge on your strum (I say "nail" because my nails are what strikes the strings)
*Mimics the sound of a pick
Thumb (+ Hard): Use the front of your thumb to strum
*(Thumb nail should be pointing up on the down stroke, but never striking the strings)
Thumb (+ Soft): Use the left side of your thumb to strum
*(Thumb nail should be pointing towards the neck of the guitar, but never
striking the strings)
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(These symbols appear throughout, apply accordingly)
~: Let ring until next chord or otherwise
!: Mute with left hand (Cover strings after chord)
PM: Palm mute
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(Hard + Nail)
(F and G are 1/2 a beat short, while C and Am are 1/2 a beat longer)
(Soft + Thumb)
When I was a kid
I used to buy and sell gravity
I knew how to fly
And I would teach you for a fee
Broke every window
In my hotel heart
When I was only 5 years old
but 12 years scarred
And I'd hear the same voice
Echo in my mind
Said, "Son you got an angel,
To chase the devil at night."
Yeah
horus
(Hard + Nail)
When I was a kid
My grandfather was a preacher
He'd talk about God
Yeah he was something like a teacher
He said, "God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves."
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth
(Soft + Thumb)
I took a little faith
And put it in a parking lot
I drove to a strange town
Full of "have" and "have nots"
And as I walked through
that storybook life
I was looking for an angel
to chase the devil at night
Mute
Oh! Oh! Oh!
horus
(Hard + Nail)
When I was a kid
My grandfather was a preacher
He'd talk about God
Yeah he was something like a teacher
He said, "God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves."
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth
Interlude/ridge
(Hard + Nail)
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
(Soft + Thumb)
Wave
Put your hands up and hands down
(Medium + Thumb)
Wave
Put your hands up and hands down
(Hard + Thumb)
Wave
Put your hands up and hands down
horus
(Hard + thumb)
F~(Once) C~(Once)
When I was a kid
(Hard + Nail)
My grandfather was a preacher
He'd talk about God
Yeah he was something like a teacher
He said, "God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves."
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth
Outtro
(Hard + Thumb)
He was a million miles from a million dollars
(Soft + Thumb)
G~(Once) Am~(Once)~~~~~~~(Let ring to end)
But you could never spend his wealth.
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Email: Kodlee@kodleeshare.net
Happy picking!