If I Was The Priest

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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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That Jesus is standing in the doorway in a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so fine
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Says, "We need you, son, tonight up in Dodge City
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'Cause there's just too many outlaws tryin' to work the same line"


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[Chorus]
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Now if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
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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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[Verse 2]
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Well sweet Virgin Mary runs the Holy Grail saloon
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Where for a nickel she'll give you whiskey and a personally blessed balloon
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And the holy ghost is the host with the most he runs the burlesque show
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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
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To the bootlegger who will pay the highest price
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He don't know he got stuck with a loser, 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


[Chorus]
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If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
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If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
   A                 E            D  Bm
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
         F#m           E                 D             A
There's still too many outlaws trying to work the same line


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[Verse 3]
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Well things ain't been the same in heaven since big bad Bobby came to town
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He's been known to down eleven then ask for another round
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Me, I got scabs on my knees from kneeling way too long
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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


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[Chorus]
        A                       E
Well if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
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If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
   A                 E            D  Bm
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
        F#m           E                 D             A
There's just too many outlaws trying to work the same line


[Verse 4]
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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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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"
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Told him I was already overdue for Cheyenne


[Chorus]
         A                       E
Yeah, if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
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If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
   A                 E            D  Bm
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
        F#m            E                  D             A
There's still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
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If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
      F#m                        D
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
   A                 E            D  Bm
If Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
        F#m            E                  D             A
There's still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
   A                       E
If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest


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