Key: G
Introduction:
G D Em D C C/G
Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain and it's callin' me to shine
G D Em D C C/G
There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine
G D
And ait that Jesus's he´ standing in the doorway
Em D C C/G
with a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so really fine
G D
He says we need you up in Dodge City son because there's
Em D C(hºld)
oh so many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
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(hºld)
still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
G D
Now old sweet Virgin Mary she runs the Holy Grail Saloon
Em D C
Where for a nickel they´ll give you whiskey and a personally blessed
C/G
balloon
G D
And the holy ghost he s the host with the most he runs the berlesque show
Em D C C/G
Where they let in for free but ooh hit you for your soul when you go
G D
And Mary serves mass on Sunday and then she sells her body on Monday
Em D C C/G
To the bootlegger who will pay the highest price
G D
Well he don´t know he got stuck with the losin´ Mary stone
Em D C
Junkie what´ more she´ a boozer She´ only been made once or twice
by some kind of magic
G D
Well things ain´t been sane in heaven ever since big bad Bobby came to town
Em D C C/G
He´ been known to down eleven and then ask for another round
G D
And me I got scabs on my knees from kneelin´ way to long
Em D C C/G
You got to take a stand, be a man up where you belong
G D
And forget about the old friends in the old times
Em D C
But there´ just too many new boys trying to work the same line.
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(hºld)
still too many bad boys tryin' to work the same line
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
G D Em D C C/G
Well there's a light -on yonder -mountain and it's callin' me to shine
G D Em D C C/G
There's a girl over by the water fountain and she's asking to be mine
G D
And Jesus's he s standing in the doorway
Em D C C/G
with 6 guns drawn ready to fan
G D
He says we need you up in Dodge City son
Em D C
I´m already overdue in Cheyane