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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) C/E F/C F F/C C/E F/C F F/C VERSE
Well there's a Flight -Fon yonder -GmountaGin and it's Dmcallin' Gme to shFine C/F There's a gFirl over Fby the water GfountaiGn and she's Dmasking Gto be mFine C/F And aint that FJesus's hes Fstanding in the GdoorwaGy 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 Fhost with the most he Gruns the berlesque showG 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 Fstuck with the Glosin Mary sGtone 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 Fheaven ever since big bad GBobby came to tGown Hes been Dmknown to down eGleven and then Fask for another roF/Cund And Fme I got Fscabs on my knees from Gkneelin way to lGong 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
Well there's a Flight -Fon yonder -GmountaGin and it's Dmcallin' Gme to shFine C/F There's a gFirl over Fby the water GfountaiGn and she's Dmasking Gto be mFine C/F And FJesus's hes Fstanding in the GdoorwaGy 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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