Bruce Springsteen - If i was the priest
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Tuning: G C E A
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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