Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen Zirilli. Nació en Freehold, New Jersey, EE UU, el 23 de septiembre de 1949 de padre irlandés (Douglas Springsteen) y de madre italiana (Adele Zirilli). Creció en Freehold, Nueva Jersey.
Editó su primer disco en 1972, llamado "Greetings from Asbury Park", que vendió apenas 25.000 copias y tuvo poca acogida por la crítica. Su siguiente disco fue "The Wild, the Innocent and the E street Shuffle", editado al año siguiente, que tuvo una repercusión mayor.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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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/BC/GGC/G G/BC/GGC/G
VERSE
GGDDEmDC C/G Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain and it's callin' me to shine GGDDEmDC C/G There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine GGDD And aint that Jesus's hes standing in the doorway EmDCC/G with a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so really fine GGDD He says we need you up in Dodge City son because there's EmDC (hold) oh so many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
G/BC/GGC/G G/BC/GGC/G
CHORUS GDEmD Well now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my EmDCC/G lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief oh and GDCAm papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line EmDC (hold) still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
G/BC/GGC/G G/BC/GGC/G
VERSE
GGDD Now old sweet Virgin Mary she runs the Holy Grail Saloon EmDC C/G Where for a nickel theyll give you whiskey and a personally blessed balloon GGDD And the holy ghost hes the host with the most he runs the berlesque show EmDCC/G Where they let in for free but ooh hit you for your soul when you go GGDD And Mary serves mass on Sunday and then she sells her body on Monday EmDCC/G To the bootlegger who will pay the highest price GGDD Well he dont know he got stuck with the losin Mary stone EmDC (hold) Junkie whats more shes a boozer Shes only been made once or twice by some kind of magic
G/BC/GGC/G G/BC/GGC/G
GGDD Well things aint been sane in heaven ever since big bad Bobby came to town EmDCC/G Hes been known to down eleven and then ask for another round GGDD And me I got scabs on my knees from kneelin way to long EmDCC/G You got to take a stand, be a man up where you belong GGDD And forget about the old friends in the old times EmDC (hold) But theres just too many new boys trying to work the same line.
G/BC/GGC/G
CHORUS GDEmD Well now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my EmDCC/G lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief oh and GDCAm papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line EmDC (hold) still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
G/BC/GGC/G G/BC/GGC/G
VERSE
GGDDEmDC C/G Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain and it's callin' me to shine GGDDEmDC C/G There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine GGDD And Jesus's hes standing in the doorway EmDCC/G with 6 guns drawn ready to fan GGDD He says we need you up in Dodge City son EmDC (hold) Im already overdue in Cheyane