If I Were the Priest chords by
Bruce Springsteen

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Verse 1
Bb Bb 
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F F 
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There's a light on yonder mountain
Gm Gm 3
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And it's callin' me to shine
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There's a girl over by the wa
F F 
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ter fountain
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F F 
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Eb Eb 6
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And she's askin' to be mine
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F F 
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And Jesus is standing in the doorway
Gm Gm 3
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In a buckskin jacket,
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boots and spurs so fine
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Says, "We need you, son,
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tonight up in Dodge City
Gm Gm 3
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'Cause there's just too many outlaws
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Bb Bb 
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Try in' to work the same line"
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Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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Verse 2
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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Now if  Jesus was a sheriff
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and I  were a priest
Gm Gm 3
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If my lady was an heiress
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and my mama was a thief
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F F 
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If papa rode shotgun on
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Cm Cm 3
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the Fargo line
Gm Gm 3
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F F 
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There's still too many bad boys
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Tryin' to work the same
line
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Eb Eb 6
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Verse 3
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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Well sweet Virgin Mary runs
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the Holy Grail saloon
Gm Gm 3
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With a nickel she'll give ya whiskey
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And a personally blessed balloon
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And the Holy Ghost is
the host with the most
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He runs the burlesque show
Gm Gm 3
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Where they'll let you in for free
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And they hit you when you go
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Mary's serving Mass on Sunday
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And she sells her body on Monday
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To the bootlegger who
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paid the highest price
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He don't know he  got stuck
with a loser
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She's a stone junkie,
what's more she's a user
Gm Gm 3
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Eb Eb 6
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She's only been made once or twice
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F F 
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By some kind of magic

Verse 4
Bb Bb 
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If Jesus was a sheriff and
F F 
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I  was the priest
Gm Gm 3
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If my lady was an heiress
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and my mama was a thief
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F F 
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And papa rode shotgun on
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Cm Cm 3
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the Fargo line
Gm Gm 3
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F F 
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There's still too many outlaws
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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Tryin' to work the same line
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
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Verse 5
Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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Well things ain't been the
same in heaven
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Since big bad Bobby came to town
Gm Gm 3
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He's been known to down eleven
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Then ask for another round
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Me, I   got scabs on my knees
F F 
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From kneeling way too long
Gm Gm 3
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It's about time I played the man
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Took a stand where I belong
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F F 
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Yeah, forget about the old friends
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Cm Cm 3
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and the old times
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F F 
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There's just too many new boys
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Tryin' to work the same line
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Eb Eb 6
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Verse 6
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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Well, if Jesus was a sheriff
F F 
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and I  were the priest
Gm Gm 3
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If my lady was an heiress and
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my mama was a thief
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And papa rode shotgun on
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Eb Eb 6
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Cm Cm 3
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the Fargo line
Gm Gm 3
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F F 
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There's just too many outlaws
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Tryin' to work the same line
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Verse 7
Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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Well there's a light on
F F 
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yonder mountain
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Eb Eb 6
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And it's calling me to shine
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There's a girl over by
F F 
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the water fountain
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Eb Eb 6
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She's ask ing to be mine
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F F 
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Jesus is standing in the doorway
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Eb Eb 6
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Six guns drawn and ready to fan
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Said, "We need you tonight son,
F F 
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up in Dodge City"
Gm Gm 3
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Told him I was already
overdue for Cheyenne
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Verse 8
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Yeah, if Jesus was the sheriff
F F 
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and I was the priest
Gm Gm 3
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If my lady was an heiress and
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my Mama was a thief
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F F 
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And Papa rode shotgun on
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Cm Cm 3
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the Fargo line
Gm Gm 3
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F F 
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There's still too many bad boys
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Tryin' to work the same line
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If Jesus was the sheriff

Verse 9
and
F F 
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I  was the priest
Gm Gm 3
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If my lady was an heiress and
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my mama was a thief
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F F 
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And papa rode shotgun on
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Cm Cm 3
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the Fargo line
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F F 
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There's still too many bad boys
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Tryin' to work the same line

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Yeah, if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest

Outro 1
Gm Gm 3
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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F F 
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Eb Eb 6
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Cm Cm 3
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Gm Gm 3
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F F 
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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Eb Eb 6
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Eb Eb 6
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Eb Eb 6
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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Eb Eb 6
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Eb Eb 6
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