{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":84436,"song":"If I Was The Priest","artist":"Bruce Springsteen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/84436-if-i-was-the-priest-chords-by-bruce-springsteen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/84436?type=chord","rating":4.69008,"votes":29,"content":"From: BoogieBoy@aol.com\r\n\r\nHere's my own arrangement to the unreleased Springsteen classic. I arranged\r\nit for guitar and changed the timing a little (of course it's impossible to\r\ntranscribe Bruce's timing on this number). Excuse me if the chords are a\r\nlittle off from the original version, but it stands alone just fine with the\r\nguitar.\r\n\r\nIf I Was The Priest\r\nBruce Springsteen\r\n\r\nINTRO (don't play the bottom E string on Intro)\r\n\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n\r\nVERSE\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nWell there's a light -on yonder -mountain  and it's callin' me to shine[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThere's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd ain't that Jesus's he's standing in the doorway[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n     with a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so really fine[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe says we need you up in Dodge City son because there's[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch] (hold)\r\n     oh so many bad boys tryin' to work the same line[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nlady was an heiress and my mama was a thief   oh and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\npapa rode shotgun on the Fargo line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch] (hold)\r\nstill too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n\r\nVERSE\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow old sweet Virgin Mary she runs the Holy Grail Saloon[/tab]\r\n                 [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n     Where for a nickel they'll give you whiskey and a personally blessed[/tab]\r\nballoon\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the holy ghost is the host with the most he runs the berlesque show[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n     Where they let in for free but ooh hit you  when you go[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd Mary serves mass on Sunday and then she sells her body on Monday[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n     To the bootlegger who will pay the highest price[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell he don't know he got stuck with the losin Mary stone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch] (hold)\r\n     Junkie what's more she's a user  She's only been made once or twice[/tab]\r\n     that's  some kind of magic\r\n\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nlady was an heiress and my mama was a thief   oh and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\npapa rode shotgun on the Fargo line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch] (hold)\r\nstill too many outlaws tryin' to work the same line[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell things ain't been sane in heaven ever since big bad Bobby came to town[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n     He's been known to down eleven and then ask for another round[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd me I got scabs on my knees from kneelin way to long[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n     You got to take a stand, be a man up where you belong[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd forget about the old friends in the old times[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch] (hold)\r\n     But there's just too many new boys trying to work the same line.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nlady was an heiress and my mama was a thief   oh and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\npapa rode shotgun on the Fargo line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch] (hold)\r\nstill too many outlaws tryin' to work the same line[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n\r\nVERSE\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nWell there's a light -on yonder -mountain  and it's callin' me to shine[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThere's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd Jesus's he's standing in the doorway[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n     with 6 guns drawn ready to fan[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSaid, \"We need you tonight son up in Dodge City\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch] (hold)\r\nTold him I was already overdue for Cheyenne[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS (3 times)\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell now if Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest if my[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nlady was an heiress and my mama was a thief   oh and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\npapa rode shotgun on the Fargo line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch] (hold)\r\nstill too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line[/tab]\r\n\r\n(3 times)","plain_text":"From: BoogieBoy@aol.com\n\nHere's my own arrangement to the unreleased Springsteen classic. I arranged\nit for guitar and changed the timing a little (of course it's impossible to\ntranscribe Bruce's timing on this number). Excuse me if the chords are a\nlittle off from the original version, but it stands alone just fine with the\nguitar.\n\nIf I Was The Priest\nBruce Springsteen\n\nINTRO (don't play the bottom E string on Intro)\n\nG/B  C/G  G  C/G\nG/B  C/G  G  C/G\n\nVERSE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG/B  C/G  G  C/G\nG/B  C/G  G  C/G\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\nG/B  C/G  G  C/G\nG/B  C/G  G  C/G\n\nVERSE\n\n                 Em                      D             C\n\nballoon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n     that's  some kind of magic\n\nG/B  C/G  G  C/G\nG/B  C/G  G  C/G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG/B  C/G  G  C/G\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\nG/B  C/G  G  C/G\nG/B  C/G  G  C/G\n\nVERSE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS (3 times)\n\n\n\n\n\n(3 times)","chords":["E","G/B","C/G","G","D","Em","C","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}