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  Trumpet solo (2pick all, or 1pick vibrato & 2pick trills) 

 

 

 


Guitar, basically repeating the trumpet passage, here tabbed 
To indicate doublepicking 

 

 

 



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H - hammer-on (and, sometimes, play in same beat) 
P - pull-off (aka hammer-off) (and, sometimes, play in same beat) 
S - slide 
# - Rest 
= - Hold note a beat 
1Pick --> singlepick 
2Pick --> doublepick 
"Hu!"; "haa!" --> various shouts 

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(Piano trills continue for 3 measures) 
(Base and rhythm continue for 3 more measures) 

Repeat high E-string guitar passage, with piano embellishments 



Verb ON 2 

Intro 

 

Where the high E's are played with twelfth-fret harmonics 


The chords are 

E 
Billy Ray was a preacher's son 
              A                        E 
And when his daddy'd visit he'd come along 
E 
When they gathered round and started talking 
              A                        E 
That's when Billy would take me walking 
E 
All through the backyard we'd go walking 
   A                        E 
Then he'd looked into my eyes 
E 
Lord knows to my surprise 




  E 
The only one who could ever reach me 
A                    E 
Was the son of a preacher man 
         E 
And the only boy who could ever teach me 
A                    E 
  Was the son of a preacher man 
    E   B        A 
Yes he was, was, yes he was 


 


Verse 
Another verse - something about "bein' good isn't always easy" 
Bein' good isn't always easy 
No matter hard I try 
When he started sweettalking to me 
He'd come and tell my everything is allright 
He'd kiss it down and everything's allright 
Can I get away again tonight ? 




  E 
The only one who could ever reach me 
A                    E 
Was the son of a preacher man 
         E 
And the only boy who could ever teach me 
A                    E 
  Was the son of a preacher man 
    E   B        A 
Yes he was, was, yes he was 




A         D 
Oh yes he was 
How will I remember 
A 
The look within his eyes 
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly 
B7 
Takin' time to make time 
Tellin' me that he's all mine 
E 
Learnin' from each other's knowin' 

Looking to see how uch we've grown 


Coda repeat to fade 

And the only one who could ever reach me 
Was the son of a preacher man 
The only boy who could ever teach me 
Was the son of a preacher man 


Yes he was, he was, oh yes he was 


Repeat to fade 

         A 
The only boy who could ever reach me 
        D 
Was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man 





Verb ON 3 



Intro 

Girl 
 

You'll be a woman.... soon 

(Main Riff - Speedy Tempo) 
Gm 
I love you so much, can't count all the ways 
Gm 
I've died for you girl and all I can say is 
F 
He's not your kind 
Gm 
You never get tired of putting me down 
Gm 
And I'll never know when I'll come around 
F                                       D# 
But I'm going to fight - Don't let them make up your mind 
Don't you know 



Gm       C           F      Gm 
Girl,   You'll be a woman   soon 
Gm       C        F   F 
Please, Come take my  hand or 
Soon,   Youll need a man 



Gm 
I've been missing you all of my life 
Gm 
Then someone like him cuts like a knife 
F 
The boys no good 
Gm 
Well If I'm finally gone while looking poor 
Gm 
But they get a chance when off the shore 
F                           D# 
I'm sure they would - I've done all I could 
Now it's up to 



Gm       C           F      Gm 
Girl,   You'll be a woman   soon 
Gm       C        F   F 
Please, Come take my  hand or 
Soon,   Youll need a man 
X2 

Piano Solo



Gm       C           F      Gm 
Girl,   You'll be a woman   soon 
Gm       C        F   F 
Please, Come take my  hand or 
Soon,   Youll need a man