Intro: G A G A 

#1. 
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Way down in the country, back in the Arkansas woods.. 

there's a man there working for Jesus tryin' to do  
Am7  A 
some good. 
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He don't have no fancy building, just a big ol' raggedy  
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tent and the people who come to see him believe he was  
       A 
Heaven sent. 


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G                  A    G                 A 
Backwoods preacher man, doin' the best he can. 
G                  A    G                         A   Am7 
Backwoods preacher man, tryin' to give the Lord a hand. 

#2. 
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When you hear him talk about Jesus, you know they're  

the best of friends. 
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Just one look and you can tell, he will give the devil  
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hell and help you wash away your sins. 


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G                  A    G                 A 
Backwoods preacher man, doin' the best he can. 
G                  A    G                         A    
Backwoods preacher man, tryin' to give the Lord a hand. 


INTERLUDE: Am7 A Am7 

#3. 
A                      G            Am7 
Let me tell everybody, tremble down to his shoes.. 
         A                                    D 
when you hear that backwoods preacher singin' those gospel  
A     C A 
blues. 


[Refrão]
 
G                  A    G                 A 
Backwoods preacher man, doin' the best he can. 
G                  A    G                         A   Am7 
Backwoods preacher man, tryin' to give the Lord a hand. 

G                  A    G                 A 
Backwoods preacher man, doin' the best he can. 
G                  A    G                         A   Am7 
Backwoods preacher man, tryin' to give the Lord a hand. 

OUTRO: 
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Backwoods preacher man..backwoods preacher man.. 
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backwoods preacher man..(Fade.)