If I Was The Priest

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)

 

 

Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain and it's callin' me to shine

There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine

And aint that Jesus's hes standing in the doorway

with a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so really fine

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

 

 

Well now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my

lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief oh and

papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line

Em D C (hold)

still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line

 

 

Now old sweet Virgin Mary she runs the Holy Grail Saloon

 

Where for a nickel theyll give you whiskey and a personally blessed

balloon

And the holy ghost hes the host with the most he runs the berlesque show

Where they let in for free but ooh hit you for your soul when you go

And Mary serves mass on Sunday and then she sells her body on Monday

To the bootlegger who will pay the highest price

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

 

 

Well things aint been sane in heaven ever since big bad Bobby came to town

Hes been known to down eleven and then ask for another round

And me I got scabs on my knees from kneelin way to long

You got to take a stand, be a man up where you belong

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.

 

Well now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my

lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief oh and

papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line

Em D C (hold)

still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line

 

 

Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain and it's callin' me to shine

There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine

And Jesus's hes standing in the doorway

with 6 guns drawn ready to fan

He says we need you up in Dodge City son

Em D C (hold)

Im already overdue in Cheyane

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