If I Was The Priest
Bruce Springsteen
RockMedium for beginners6 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
BDiagram coming soon
C
D
Em
Am
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
INTRO G/B C/G G C/G G/B C/G G C/G 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 ait that Jesus's he´ 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 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 G G D D Now old sweet Virgin Mary she runs the Holy Grail Saloon Em D C Where for a nickel they´ll give you whiskey and a personally blessed C/G 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 don´t know he got stuck with the losin´ Mary stone Em D C Junkie what´ more she´ a boozer She´ 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 ain´t been sane in heaven ever since big bad Bobby came to town Em D C C/G He´ 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 But there´ just too many new boys trying to work the same line. G/B C/G G C/G 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 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 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 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 I´m already overdue in Cheyane
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Chord set
G · B · C · D · Em · Am
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.