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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) C/E F/C F F/C C/E F/C F F/C VERSE F F G G Dm G F C/F Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain and it's callin' me to shine F F G G Dm G F C/F There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine
And aint that JFesus's hes stFanding in the doGorway G with a buckskin Dmjacket, boots and Gspurs so really fFine F/C He says we nFeed you uFp in Dodge CGity son Gbecause there's Dm G F (hold) oh so many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
C/E F/C F F/C C/E F/C F F/C CHORUS
Well now if FJesus was the sGheriff and IDm was theG priest if my Dmlady was an Gheiress and my maFma was a thF/Cief oh and Fpapa rode shotgun Gfor the Fargo Fline Dm Dm G F (hold) still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
C/E F/C F F/C C/E F/C F F/C VERSE
Now oFld sweet Virgin FMary she runs the GHoly Grail SalGoon Dm G F Where for a nF/Cickel theyll give you whiskey and a personally blessed balloon And the Fholy ghost hes the hFost with the most he rGuns the berlesque show G Where they let Dmin for free but ooh Ghit you for your Fsoul when you gF/Co And FMary serves mass on FSunday and then she Gsells her body on GMonday To the Dmbootlegger who will Gpay the highest Fprice F/C Well Fhe dont know he got sFtuck with the lGosin Mary stoGne Dm G F (hold) Junkie whats more shes a boozer Shes only been made once or twice by some kind of magic
C/E F/C F F/C C/E F/C F F/C
Well things Faint been sane in hFeaven ever since big bad BGobby came to toGwn Hes been kDmnown to down elGeven and then aFsk for another rouF/Cnd And Fme I got Fscabs on my knees from Gkneelin way to loGng You Dmgot to take a stand, be a Gman Fup where you bF/Celong And forFget about the Fold friends Gin the old tGimes Dm G F (hold) But theres just too many new boys trying to work the same line.
C/E F/C F F/C CHORUS
Well now if FJesus was the sGheriff and IDm was theG priest if my Dmlady was an Gheiress and my maFma was a thF/Cief oh and Fpapa rode shotgun Gfor the Fargo Fline Dm Dm G F (hold) still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
C/E F/C F F/C C/E F/C F F/C VERSE F F G G Dm G F C/F Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain and it's callin' me to shine F F G G Dm G F C/F There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine
And FJesus's hes sFtanding in the dGoorwayG with 6 guns dDmrawn Gready to fFan F/C He says we nFeed you uFp in Dodge CGity son G Dm G F (hold) Im already overdue in Cheyane
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