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If I Was The Priest

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Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter and leader of the E Street Band. He is recognized for his poetic lyrics, his Jersey Shore roots, his distinctive voice, and his lengthy, energetic stage performances.

Springsteen has recorded both rock albums and more somber folk-oriented works. His most successful studio albums, Born to Run (1975) and Born in the U.S.A. (1984), find pleasures in the struggles of daily American life.

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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)

G/B C/G G C/G
G/B C/G G C/G

VERSE

G G D D Em D C C/G
Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain and it's callin' me to shine
G G D D Em D C C/G
There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine
G G D D
And aint that Jesus's hes standing in the doorway
Em D C C/G
with a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so really fine
G G D D
He says we need you up in Dodge City son because there's
Em D C (hold)
oh so many bad boys tryin' to work the same line

G/B C/G G C/G
G/B C/G G C/G

CHORUS
G D Em D
Well now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my
Em D C C/G
lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief oh and
G D C Am
papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line
Em D C (hold)
still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line

G/B C/G G C/G
G/B C/G G C/G

VERSE

G G D D
Now old sweet Virgin Mary she runs the Holy Grail Saloon
Em D C
C/G
Where for a nickel theyll give you whiskey and a personally blessed
balloon
G G D D
And the holy ghost hes the host with the most he runs the berlesque show
Em D C C/G
Where they let in for free but ooh hit you for your soul when you go
G G D D
And Mary serves mass on Sunday and then she sells her body on Monday
Em D C C/G
To the bootlegger who will pay the highest price
G G D D
Well he dont know he got stuck with the losin Mary stone
Em D C (hold)
Junkie whats more shes a boozer Shes only been made once or twice
by some kind of magic

G/B C/G G C/G
G/B C/G G C/G

G G D D
Well things aint been sane in heaven ever since big bad Bobby came to town
Em D C C/G
Hes been known to down eleven and then ask for another round
G G D D
And me I got scabs on my knees from kneelin way to long
Em D C C/G
You got to take a stand, be a man up where you belong
G G D D
And forget about the old friends in the old times
Em D C (hold)
But theres just too many new boys trying to work the same line.

G/B C/G G C/G

CHORUS
G D Em D
Well now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my
Em D C C/G
lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief oh and
G D C Am
papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line
Em D C (hold)
still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line

G/B C/G G C/G
G/B C/G G C/G

VERSE

G G D D Em D C C/G
Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain and it's callin' me to shine
G G D D Em D C C/G
There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine
G G D D
And Jesus's hes standing in the doorway
Em D C C/G
with 6 guns drawn ready to fan
G G D D
He says we need you up in Dodge City son
Em D C (hold)
Im already overdue in Cheyane

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