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If I Was The Priest by Bruce Springsteen - Guitar Chords
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From the album "Letter To You"
[Verse 1]
A E F#m D
There's a light on yonder mountain and it's callin' me to shine
A E F#m D
There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine
A E F#m Dmaj7
That Jesus is standing in the doorway in a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so fine
A E
Says, "We need you, son, tonight up in Dodge City
F#m D
'Cause there's just too many outlaws tryin' to work the same line"
[Instrumental]
A Dsus2 A7sus2 Dsus2
A Dsus2 A7sus2 Dsus2
[Chorus]
A E
Now if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
F#m D
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
A E D Bm
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
F#m E D A
There's still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
[Instrumental]
A Dsus2 A7sus2 Dsus2
[Verse 2]
A E
Well sweet Virgin Mary runs the Holy Grail saloon
F#m D
Where for a nickel she'll give you whiskey and a personally blessed balloon
A E
And the holy ghost is the host with the most he runs the burlesque show
F#m D
Where they'll let in for free and they hit you when you go
A E
Mary serves mass on Sunday and she sells her body on Monday
F#m D
To the bootlegger who will pay the highest price
A E
He don't know he got stuck with a loser, she's a stone junkie, what's more she's a user
F#m D A E
She's only been made once or twice by some kind of magic
[Chorus]
A E
If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
F#m D
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
A E D Bm
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
F#m E D A
There's still too many outlaws trying to work the same line
[Instrumental]
A Dsus2 A7sus2 Dsus2
A Dsus2 A7sus2 Dsus2
[Verse 3]
A E
Well things ain't been the same in heaven since big bad Bobby came to town
F#m D
He's been known to down eleven then ask for another round
A E
Me, I got scabs on my knees from kneeling way too long
F#m D
It's about time I played the man and took a stand where I belong
A E D Bm
Yeah, forget about the old friends and the old times
F#m E D A
There's just too many new boys tryin' to work the same line
[Instrumental]
A Dsus2 A7sus2 Dsus2
[Chorus]
A E
Well if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
F#m D
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
A E D Bm
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
F#m E D A
There's just too many outlaws trying to work the same line
[Verse 4]
A E F#m Dmaj7
Well, there's a light on yonder mountain and it's callin' me to shine
A E F#m Dmaj7
There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine
A E F#m D
Jesus is standing in the doorway, six guns drawn and ready to fan
A E
Said, "We need you tonight, son, up in Dodge City"
F#m D
Told him I was already overdue for Cheyenne
[Chorus]
A E
Yeah, if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
F#m D
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
A E D Bm
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
F#m E D A
There's still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
A E
If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
F#m D
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
A E D Bm
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
F#m E D A
There's still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
A E
If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
[Instrumental]
F#m D
A E D Bm
F#m E D A
[Outro]
A Dsus2 A7sus2 Dsus2
A Dsus2 A7sus2 Dsus2
A Dsus2 A7sus2 Dsus2
A Dsus2 A7sus2 Dsus2
A Dsus2 A7sus2 Dsus2
A Dsus2 A7sus2 Dsus2
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