If I was the priest (video)

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1. There's a light on yonder mountain and it's callin' me to shine,

G D Em C

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

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That Jesus is standing in the doorway

Em C

in a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so fine.

G D

Says, "We need you, son, tonight up in Dodge City,

Em C

'cause there's just too many outlaws tryin' to work the same line."

+ G - C - F - C (2x)

G D

Now if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest,

Em C

if my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief,

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if Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line,

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

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2. Well, sweet Virgin Mary runs the Holy Grail saloon,

Em

where for a nickel she'll give you whiskey

C

and a personally blessed balloon.

G

And the holy ghost is the host with the most,

D

he runs the burlesque show,

Em C

where they'll let in for free and they hit you when you go.

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

Em C

to the bootlegger who will pay the highest price.

G

He don't know he got stuck with a loser,

D

she's a stone junkie, what's more, she's a user,

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she's only been made once or twice by some kind of magic.

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Now if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest,

Em C

if my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief,

G D C - Am

if Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line,

Em D C G

there's still too many outlaws tryin' to work the same line.

+ G - C - F - C (2x)

G

3. Well, things ain't been the same in heaven

D

since big bad Bobby came to town,

Em C

he's been known to down eleven, then ask for another round.

G D

Me, I got scabs on my knees from kneeling way too long

Em C

it's about time I played the man and took a stand where I belong.

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Yeah, forget about the old friends and the old times,

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there's just too many new boys tryin' to work the same line.

+ G - C - F - C

G D

Now if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest,

Em C

if my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief,

G D C - Am

if Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line,

Em D C G

there's just too many outlaws tryin' to work the same line.

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4. Well, there's a light on yonder mountain, and it's callin' me to shine,

G D Em C

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

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Jesus is standing in the doorway, six guns drawn and ready to fan,

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said, "We need you tonight, son, up in Dodge City".

Em C

Told him I was already overdue for Cheyenne. - - -

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If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest,

Em C

if my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief,

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if Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line,

Em D C G

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

+ repeat CHORUS

G D

If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest...

+ finish CHORUS as instrumental

+ G - C - F - C (2x) + G - C - F - C (4x) ....

(orig. = capo 3rd) (Bruce Springsteen)