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From: BoogieBoy@aol.com 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
And aint that JGesus's hes stGanding in the doDorway D with a buckskin Emjacket, boots and Dspurs so really fCine C/G He says we nGeed you uGp in Dodge CDity son Dbecause 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
Well now if GJesus was the sDheriff and IEm was theD priest if my Emlady was an Dheiress and my maCma was a thC/Gief oh and Gpapa rode shotgun Dfor the Fargo Cline Am 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
Now oGld sweet Virgin GMary she runs the DHoly Grail SalDoon Em D C Where for a nC/Gickel theyll give you whiskey and a personally blessed balloon And the Gholy ghost hes the hGost with the most he rDuns the berlesque show D Where they let Emin for free but ooh Dhit you for your Csoul when you gC/Go And GMary serves mass on GSunday and then she Dsells her body on DMonday To the Embootlegger who will Dpay the highest Cprice C/G Well Ghe dont know he got sGtuck with the lDosin Mary stoDne 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
Well things Gaint been sane in hGeaven ever since big bad BDobby came to toDwn Hes been kEmnown to down elDeven and then aCsk for another rouC/Gnd And Gme I got Gscabs on my knees from Dkneelin way to loDng You Emgot to take a stand, be a Dman Cup where you bC/Gelong And forGget about the Gold friends Din the old tDimes 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
Well now if GJesus was the sDheriff and IEm was theD priest if my Emlady was an Dheiress and my maCma was a thC/Gief oh and Gpapa rode shotgun Dfor the Fargo Cline Am 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
And GJesus's hes sGtanding in the dDoorwayD with 6 guns dEmrawn Dready to fCan C/G He says we nGeed you uGp in Dodge CDity son D Em D C (hold) Im already overdue in Cheyane
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