If I Was The Priest(Chords)

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Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain  and it's callin' me to shine 
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There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine 
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And ait that Jesus's he´ standing in the doorway 
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     with a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so really fine 
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He says we need you up in Dodge City son because there's 
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     oh so many bad boys tryin' to work the same line 

  

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Well now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my 
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lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief   oh and 
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papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line 
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still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line 

  

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Now old sweet Virgin Mary she runs the Holy Grail Saloon 
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Where for a nickel they´ll give you whiskey and a personally blessed 
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balloon 
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And the holy ghost hes the host with the most he runs the berlesque show 
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     Where they let in for free but ooh hit you for your soul when you go 
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And Mary serves mass on Sunday and then she sells her body on Monday 
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     To the bootlegger who will pay the highest price 
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Well he don´t know he got stuck with the losin´ Mary stone 
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     Junkie what´ more she´ a boozer   She´ only been made once or twice 
     by some kind of magic 

  
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Well things ain´t been sane in heaven ever since big bad Bobby came to town 
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     He´ been known to down eleven and then ask for another round 
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And me I got scabs on my knees from kneelin´ way to long 
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     You got to take a stand, be a man up where you belong 
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And forget about the old friends in the old times 
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     But there´ just too many new boys trying to work the same line. 
  

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

  
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            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 

  

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               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 
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And Jesus's hes standing in the doorway 
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     with 6 guns drawn ready to fan 
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He says we need you up in Dodge City son 
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     I´m already overdue in Cheyane
	        

Written by Bruce Springsteen