Johnny Cash - The Preacher Said, "Jesus Said": Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Preacher Said, "Jesus Said"" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Preacher Said, "Jesus Said" ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Preacher Said, "Jesus Said"" smoothly on your ukulele.

E                              B7              E E7
Well with everybody tryin' to tell us what to do
     E                     B7                  E A E
You wonder how are you to know whose word is true
          A
But the preachers just keep on a
  E                        F#7
bringin' us the very same word
                                               B7
And from St. Paul to Billy Graham the same is heard
          E                B7         E
And the preacher said of truth Jesus said

(And Jesus said
I'm the way the truth and the life)

Well we can see that the world is full of greed
There's so much hate yet there is so much need
What should we do when no one seems to care
What can we do when there is no love there
And then the preacher said of love Jesus said

(Jesus said love Thy neighbor as Thyself)

Well please tell us the road we oughta go
In such confusion how are we to know
And if there is a heaven show us to its gates
Oh you'd better tell us preacher before
it's too late

(Jesus said seek
Thee first the kingdom of
God and His righteousness
And all these things shall be added unto you)

Well please tell us how we can find a way
To climb every mountain that we face every day
And in time of troubles what to depend upon
To be the truth and help us carry on
And the preacher said of trouble  Jesus said

(Jesus said let not your heart be
troubled if you believe in God
believe also in me. In my father's
house are many mansions if it were
not so I would have told you,
I go to prepare a place for you. And if I
prepare a place for you
I will come again and receive you unto myself.
That where I am there you may be also)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

E

Ukulele chord E

E7

Ukulele chord E7

F#7

Ukulele chord F#7

B7

Ukulele chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Preacher Said, "Jesus Said"" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Preacher Said, "Jesus Said"" by Johnny Cash.

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