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Heres my own arrangement to the unreleased Springsteen classic. I arranged
it for guitar and changed the timing a little (of course its impossible to
transcribe Bruces timing on this number). Excuse me if the chords are a
little off from the original version, but it stands alone just fine with the
guitar.
If I Was The Priest
Bruce Springsteen
INTRO (dont play the bottom E string on Intro)
C/E F/C F F/C
C/E F/C F F/C
VERSE
F F G G Dm G F C/F
Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain and it's callin' me to shine
F F G G Dm G F C/F
There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine
And aint that JFesus's hes stFanding in the doGorway G
with a buckskin Dmjacket, boots and Gspurs so really fFine F/C
He says we nFeed you uFp in Dodge CGity son Gbecause there's
Dm G F (hold)
oh so many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
C/E F/C F F/C
C/E F/C F F/C
CHORUS
Well now if FJesus was the sGheriff and IDm was theG priest if my
Dmlady was an Gheiress and my maFma was a thF/Cief oh and
Fpapa rode shotgun Gfor the Fargo Fline Dm
Dm G F (hold)
still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
C/E F/C F F/C
C/E F/C F F/C
VERSE
Now oFld sweet Virgin FMary she runs the GHoly Grail SalGoon
Dm G F
Where for a nF/Cickel theyll give you whiskey and a personally blessed
balloon
And the Fholy ghost hes the hFost with the most he rGuns the berlesque show G
Where they let Dmin for free but ooh Ghit you for your Fsoul when you gF/Co
And FMary serves mass on FSunday and then she Gsells her body on GMonday
To the Dmbootlegger who will Gpay the highest Fprice F/C
Well Fhe dont know he got sFtuck with the lGosin Mary stoGne
Dm G F (hold)
Junkie whats more shes a boozer Shes only been made once or twice
by some kind of magic
C/E F/C F F/C
C/E F/C F F/C
Well things Faint been sane in hFeaven ever since big bad BGobby came to toGwn
Hes been kDmnown to down elGeven and then aFsk for another rouF/Cnd
And Fme I got Fscabs on my knees from Gkneelin way to loGng
You Dmgot to take a stand, be a Gman Fup where you bF/Celong
And forFget about the Fold friends Gin the old tGimes
Dm G F (hold)
But theres just too many new boys trying to work the same line.
C/E F/C F F/C
CHORUS
Well now if FJesus was the sGheriff and IDm was theG priest if my
Dmlady was an Gheiress and my maFma was a thF/Cief oh and
Fpapa rode shotgun Gfor the Fargo Fline Dm
Dm G F (hold)
still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
C/E F/C F F/C
C/E F/C F F/C
VERSE
F F G G Dm G F C/F
Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain and it's callin' me to shine
F F G G Dm G F C/F
There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine
And FJesus's hes sFtanding in the dGoorwayG
with 6 guns dDmrawn Gready to fFan F/C
He says we nFeed you uFp in Dodge CGity son G
Dm G F (hold)
Im already overdue in Cheyane
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