Bruce Springsteen – If I Was The Priest (Guitar)
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From the album "Letter To You" (2020)
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/23iSWEI5GZAGxHcJKYCuiC?si=cfecc55fc59244e6
[Verse 1]
A E F#m D There's a light on yonder mountain and it's callin' me to shine A E F#m D There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine A E F#m Dmaj7 That Jesus is standing in the doorway in a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so fine A E Says, "We need you, son, tonight up in Dodge City F#m D 'Cause there's just too many outlaws tryin' to work the same line"
[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
A E Now if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest F#m D If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief A E D Bm If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line F#m E D A There's still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
A E Well sweet Virgin Mary runs the Holy Grail saloon F#m D Where for a nickel she'll give you whiskey and a personally blessed balloon A E And the holy ghost is the host with the most he runs the burlesque show F#m D Where they'll let in for free and they hit you when you go A E Mary serves mass on Sunday and she sells her body on Monday F#m D To the bootlegger who will pay the highest price A E He don't know he got stuck with a loser, she's a stone junkie, what's more she's a user F#m D A E She's only been made once or twice by some kind of magic
[Chorus]
A E If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest F#m D If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief A E D Bm If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line F#m E D A There's still too many outlaws trying to work the same line
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
A E Well things ain't been the same in heaven since big bad Bobby came to town F#m D He's been known to down eleven then ask for another round A E Me, I got scabs on my knees from kneeling way too long F#m D It's about time I played the man and took a stand where I belong A E D Bm Yeah, forget about the old friends and the old times F#m E D A There's just too many new boys tryin' to work the same line
[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
A E Well if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest F#m D If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief A E D Bm If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line F#m E D A There's just too many outlaws trying to work the same line
[Verse 4]
A E F#m Dmaj7 Well, there's a light on yonder mountain and it's callin' me to shine A E F#m Dmaj7 There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine A E F#m D Jesus is standing in the doorway, six guns drawn and ready to fan A E Said, "We need you tonight, son, up in Dodge City" F#m D Told him I was already overdue for Cheyenne
[Chorus]
A E Yeah, if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest F#m D If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief A E D Bm If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line F#m E D A There's still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line A E If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest F#m D If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief A E D Bm If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line F#m E D A There's still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line A E If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
[Instrumental]
F#m D
A E D Bm
F#m E D A
[Outro]
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