Maggie Rose - Preachers daughter

Pink ^Amblossoms on the Mimosa trees ^CCadas dance, singing soft and sweet ^GSweat on his neck in the summer heat Kissin' the preacher's ^Amdaughter

^AmHeadlights flashing in their eyes The ^Cshadow of a face they recognized A s^Gingle shot split the night Footsteps in muddy ^Amwater

And the ^Gsun came up like the ^Fday before And her ^Amsheets hadn't been turned down And the ^Gboy turned up down^Fstream on the rocks Two ^Ammiles outside of town She was ^Gleavin' church in a ^Fwhite sundress Last ^Amtime anybody ^Dsaw her Oh, ^Cwhat's be^Dcome of the preacher's ^Amdaughter

One-eyed ^Amwoman with her tarot cards Said she ^Cain't comin' back but she ain't gone far The ^Gdevil's a liar and he drives a car Somewhere in Catahoula ^AmCounty

Then the ^Gsun came up like the ^Fday before And her ^Amsheets hadn't been turned down And the s^Gearch dogs barked on the ^Fday they laid Her ^Amfirst love in the ground The ^Gpreacher's knees buckled ^Fin the heat So the ^Amdeacon took ^Dover And said &^Cquot;let^D us pray for the preach^Amer's daughter"

Blue^Am lights flashin' on the riverbank They ^Cheld their breath as they dragged the chains ^GHearts all sank when her beautiful face Came up out of the ^Amwater

Through her ^Amtangled hair they could see ^CShe was missing one earring Found the ^Gother in the back seat of the car Of the deacon that couldn't ^Amhave her

And the ^Gsun came up like the ^Fday before And her ^Amsheets hadn't been turned down When they s^Glapped the cuffs on the d^Feacon's wrists You could ^Amhear it all over town And the ^Gheadlines read "^F;Justice At Last Up ^AmFrom The Muddy ^DWater... The Re^Csurr^Dection of the Preacher's ^AmDaughter"