If I Were the Priest chords by Bruce Springsteen
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Verse 1
(G major) There's a light on yonder moun (D major) tain
And it's call (E minor) in' me to (C major) shine
There's a girl (G major) over by the wa
(D major) ter fountain
And she's askin' (E minor) to be (D major) mine (C major)
And Je (G major) sus is standing in the door (D major) way
In a buckskin (E minor) jacket,
boots and spurs so fine (C major)
Says, "We need (G major) you, son,
tonight up in Dodge City (D major)
'Cause there's just (E minor) too many outlaws
(C major) Tryin' to work the same line" (G major)
(C major) (Gsus4) (C major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 2
(Gsus4)
Now (C major) if (G major) Jesus was a sheriff
and I (D major) were a priest
If my (E minor) lady was an heiress
and my (C major) mama was a thief
If (G major) papa rode (D major) shotgun on
the Fargo (C major) line (A minor)
There's still (E minor) too many bad (D major) boys
Tryin' to (C major) work the same
line
(G major) (C major)
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Verse 3
(Gsus4) (C major)
Well (G major) sweet Virgin Mary runs
the Holy (D major) Grail saloon
With a (E minor) nickel she'll give ya whiskey
And a person (C major) ally blessed balloon
And the (G major) Holy Ghost is
the host with the most
He (D major) runs the burlesque show
Where they'll let (E minor) you in for free
And they hit (C major) you when you go
Mary's serving (G major) Mass on Sunday
And she sell (D major) s her body on Monday
To the (E minor) bootlegger who
paid the highest price (C major)
He don't know (G major) he got stuck
with a loser
She's a stone (D major) junkie,
what's more she's a user
(E minor) She's only been made once or twice (C major)
By some kind of ma (G major) gic (D major)
Verse 4
If (G major) Jesus was a sheriff and
I (D major) was the priest
If my (E minor) lady was an heiress
and my (C major) mama was a thief
And (G major) papa rode shotgun (D major) on
the Fargo (C major) line (A minor)
There's still (E minor) too many out (D major) laws
Tryin' to work (C major) the same line (G major) (C major)
(Gsus4) (C major) (G major) (C major) (Gsus4)
Verse 5
(C major)
Well things (G major) ain't been the
same in heaven
Since big bad (D major) Bobby came to town
He's been (E minor) known to down eleven
Then ask (C major) for another round
Me, (G major) I got scabs on my knees
From kneel (D major) ing way too long
It's about time (E minor) I played the man
Took a stand (C major) where I belong
Yeah, forget (G major) about the old (D major) friends
and the old (C major) times (A minor)
There's just (E minor) too many new (D major) boys
Tryin' to (C major) work the same line
(G major) (C major)
Verse 6
(Gsus4)
(C major) Well, if (G major) Jesus was a sheriff
and I (D major) were the priest
If my (E minor) lady was an heiress and
my (C major) mama was a thief
And (G major) papa rode shotgun on
(D major) the Fargo (C major) line (A minor)
There's just (E minor) too many out (D major) laws
Tryin' to work (C major) the same line
(G major)
Verse 7
Well (C major) there's a light (G major) on
yonder moun (D major) tain
And it's call (E minor) ing me to shine (C major)
There's a (G major) girl over by
the water foun (D major) tain
She's ask (E minor) ing to be mine (C major)
Je (G major) sus is standing in the door (D major) way
Six guns (E minor) drawn and ready to fan (C major)
Said, (G major) "We need you tonight son,
up in Dodge (D major) City"
Told him I was already (E minor)
overdue for Cheyenne
(C major)
Verse 8
Yeah, if Jesus was the (G major) sheriff
and I was the (D major) priest
If my (E minor) lady was an heiress and
my (C major) Mama was a thief
And (G major) Papa rode shotgun (D major) on
the Fargo (C major) line (A minor)
There's still (E minor) too many bad (D major) boys
Tryin' to (C major) work the same line
If (G major) Jesus was the sheriff
Verse 9
and
I (D major) was the priest
If my (E minor) lady was an heiress and
my (C major) mama was a thief
And (G major) papa rode shotgun (D major) on
the Fargo line (C major) (A minor)
There's still (E minor) too many bad (D major) boys
Tryin' to work (C major) the same line
Verse 10
Yeah, if Jesus was (G major) the sheriff and I was the (D major) priest
Outro 1
(E minor) (C major) (G major) (D major) (C major) (A minor)
(E minor) (D major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (Gsus4) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (Gsus4) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (Gsus4) (C major) (G major) (C major) (Gsus4) (G major)
(C major) (G major) (C major) (G minor) (C major) (Gsus4) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (Gsus4) (G major) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (Gsus4) (C major)
(G major)
If I Were the Priest
Bruce Springsteen
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