If I Was The Priest chords by Bruce Springsteen

Chords with lyrics

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 MajorE string on Intro)

G/BG/B C/GC/G G+G C/GC/G
G/BG/B C/GC/G G+G C/GC/G

VERSE

        G+G   G+G     D MajorD   D MajorD      E minorEm   D MajorD    C majorC  C/GC/G
Well there's a light -on yonder -...
      G+G    G+G      D MajorD   D MajorD      E minorEm   D MajorD   C majorC  C/GC/G
There's a girl over by the water ....
        G+G      G+G        D MajorD   D MajorD
And aint that Jesus's hes ...
           E minorEm        D MajorD        C majorC   C/GC/G
   with a buckskin jacket, ...
      G+G    G+G      D MajorD    D MajorD
He says we need you up in Dodge ...
   E minorEm      D MajorD        C majorC (hold)
   oh so many bad boys ...

G/BG/B C/GC/G G+G C/GC/G
G/BG/B C/GC/G G+G C/GC/G

CHORUS
      G+G       D MajorD      E minorEm   D MajorD
Well now if Jesus was the sheriff ...
E minorEm     D MajorD        C majorC     C/GC/G
lady was an heiress and my ....
G+G         D MajorD       C majorC    A minorAm
papa rode shotgun for the ....
E minorEm       D MajorD         C majorC (hold)
still too many bad boys tryin'...

G/BG/B C/GC/G G+G C/GC/G
G/BG/B C/GC/G G+G C/GC/G

VERSE

   G+G        G+G         D MajorD       D MajorD
Now old sweet Virgin Mary she runs the ...
         E minorEm           D MajorD       C majorC
         C/GC/G
   Where for a nickel theyll give you ...
balloon
    G+G          G+G           D MajorD           D MajorD
And the holy ghost hes the host with the ...
          E minorEm         D MajorD        C majorC       C/GC/G
   Where they let in for free but ooh hit ....
  G+G          G+G          D MajorD         D MajorD
And Mary serves mass on Sunday and then she ...
      E minorEm         D MajorD        C majorC   C/GC/G
   To the bootlegger who will ...
   G+G          G+G       D MajorD      D MajorD
Well he dont know he got stuck ...
   E minorEm             D MajorD       C majorC (hold)
   Junkie whats more shes a boozer  She....
   by some kind of magic

G/BG/B C/GC/G G+G C/GC/G
G/BG/B C/GC/G G+G C/GC/G

      G+G         G+G             D MajorD       D MajorD
Well things aint been sane in heaven ever ...
        E minorEm       D MajorD       C majorC         C/GC/G
   Hes been known to down eleven ...
  G+G    G+G           D MajorD        D MajorD
And me I got scabs on my knees ...
     E minorEm            D MajorD  C majorC       C/GC/G
   You got to take a stand, be ....
    G+G       G+G      D MajorD      D MajorD
And forget about the old ...
         E minorEm      D MajorD         C majorC (hold)
   But theres just too many new boys ....

G/BG/B C/GC/G G+G C/GC/G

CHORUS
      G+G       D MajorD      E minorEm   D MajorD
Well now if Jesus was the ...
E minorEm     D MajorD        C majorC     C/GC/G
lady was an heiress and my mama was ...
G+G         D MajorD       C majorC    A minorAm
papa rode shotgun for ....
E minorEm       D MajorD         C majorC (hold)
still too many bad boys tryin'...

G/BG/B C/GC/G G+G C/GC/G
G/BG/B C/GC/G G+G C/GC/G

VERSE

        G+G   G+G     D MajorD   D MajorD      E minorEm   D MajorD    C majorC  C/GC/G
Well there's a light -on yonder -...
      G+G    G+G      D MajorD   D MajorD      E minorEm   D MajorD   C majorC  C/GC/G
There's a girl over by the water ...
  G+G      G+G        D MajorD   D MajorD
And Jesus's hes ...
         E minorEm  D MajorD     C majorC   C/GC/G
   with 6 guns drawn ...
      G+G    G+G      D MajorD    D MajorD
He says we need you ...
     E minorEm     D MajorD     C majorC (hold)
   Im already ....

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