Tablature if i was the priest - Bruce Springsteen

          



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  From: BoogieBoy@aol.com

  

  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)

  

  G/B  C/G  G  C/G

  G/B  C/G  G  C/G

  

  VERSE

  

                 G      G          D     D            Em      D       C    C/G

  Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain  and it's callin' me to shine

             G        G            D      D           Em     D      C    C/G

  There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine

                 G            G               D     D

  And aint that Jesus's hes standing in the doorway

                       Em                D                C      C/G

       with a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so really fine

              G        G           D       D

  He says we need you up in Dodge City son because there's

       Em            D               C (hold)

       oh so many bad boys tryin' to work the same line

  

  G/B  C/G  G  C/G

  G/B  C/G  G  C/G

  

  CHORUS

              G              D           Em      D

  Well now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my

  Em          D                C          C/G

  lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief   oh and

  G                 D             C       Am

  papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line

  Em             D                  C (hold)

  still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line

  

  G/B  C/G  G  C/G

  G/B  C/G  G  C/G

  

  VERSE

  

       G               G                 D             D

  Now old sweet Virgin Mary she runs the Holy Grail Saloon

                   Em                      D             C

                    C/G

       Where for a nickel theyll give you whiskey and a personally blessed

  balloon

          G                   G                     D                      D

  And the holy ghost hes the host with the most he runs the berlesque show

                      Em                  D                C              C/G

       Where they let in for free but ooh hit you for your soul when you go

      G                   G                   D                 D

  And Mary serves mass on Sunday and then she sells her body on Monday

              Em                  D               C     C/G

       To the bootlegger who will pay the highest price

       G                    G              D            D

  Well he dont know he got stuck with the losin Mary stone

       Em                         D              C (hold)

       Junkie whats more shes a boozer   Shes only been made once or twice

       by some kind of magic

  

  G/B  C/G  G  C/G

  G/B  C/G  G  C/G

  

              G                  G                         D              D

  Well things aint been sane in heaven ever since big bad Bobby came to town

                 Em             D              C                 C/G

       Hes been known to down eleven and then ask for another round

      G        G                      D                D

  And me I got scabs on my knees from kneelin way to long

           Em                        D   C             C/G

       You got to take a stand, be a man up where you belong

         G             G           D           D

  And forget about the old friends in the old times

                   Em            D                  C (hold)

       But theres just too many new boys trying to work the same line.

  

  G/B  C/G  G  C/G

  

  CHORUS

              G              D           Em      D

  Well now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my

  Em          D                C          C/G

  lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief   oh and

  G                 D             C       Am

  papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line

  Em             D                  C (hold)

  still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line

  

  G/B  C/G  G  C/G

  G/B  C/G  G  C/G

  

  VERSE

  

                 G      G          D     D            Em      D       C    C/G

  Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain  and it's callin' me to shine

             G        G            D      D           Em     D      C    C/G

  There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine

      G            G               D     D

  And Jesus's hes standing in the doorway

                    Em   D         C      C/G

       with 6 guns drawn ready to fan

              G        G           D       D

  He says we need you up in Dodge City son

            Em         D         C (hold)

       Im already overdue in Cheyane

  

  Boogieboy@aol.com

  

   


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 If i was the priest, de Bruce springsteen 

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