Chords for "I Am Guilty Of Loving God" (Original)(1973) Tommy Ellison & Five Singing Stars
Tempo:
74.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
C#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D]
[A] Oh yeah,
[A]
[C#m] [D]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] pardon [A] me, stop, listen while I talk to [B] you.
[A] [D] So
[Bm] [A] many people have been accused,
[C#m] [D] or I've been even found guilty [C#] [Bm] of loving [A] God.
Have mercy, but think, who are [Bm] you to [C#m] judge?
[D]
[Bm] [A] Clean around your own backyard, and I'll clean around, [C#m] [D] I'll sure clean around mine.
[Bm] Lord [A] have mercy, God give me the strength for [B] love and [Bm] affectionate, [A]
and he showed me
what's evil, and the way I [D] feel about it, the strength of a man [C#m] [Bm] [A] is like the deepest
of the sea.
And here's another thing Christians, he put [Bm] man [C#] on earth, [D] so through him, [Bm] we might [A] be
able to see.
[F#m] [A] And right now my mind goes back when [C#] [D] I was just a little boy, [C#] [Bm] way [A] back in the country,
I know somebody know what I'm talking about.
Oh yeah, when my [Bm] mother [C#] used [D] to take me by the hand, [Bm] she always [A] taught me to go to church
you know, and every Sunday morning [C#] we would gather [D] around the family table, [D] and we [A] would have prayer.
And since I left home, [Bm] [A] [D] that have stuck with me, oh [Bm] [A] it was just like yesterday, I could
hear my mother tell me these words, [C#] she [D] said Tommy, no [Bm] [A] matter where you go, do unto [Bm] others
[C#] as [D] you would have them to do unto you.
[G] [A] She said lend a friend a helping hand, [C#m] [D]
and [C#] [Bm] I believe if we [A] do that today, this world
would be much better to live in.
[C#m] [D] And I got a song right here, [Bm] I [A] would love to sing, Lord have mercy, oh [D] yeah, [Bm]
and right
[A] now
[A] I stand
[Bm] accused [D]
of [A]
love, of love, of love and God [D] too much.
Do y'all mind if I sing until I [Bm] feel it, would it be okay?
[A] I, oh I [D] hope it's not a crime,
[D] if it [F#m] is I'm guilty of loving [Bm] [C#m]
God, [E]
[A] oh yeah, and you know,
if I had to [B] stand on the witness stand right [Bm] now, [D] [C#m] you know what [A] I would tell the whole
wide world, this is what I would tell them children, [D]
I'm [A]
guilty [C#] of [A] [D] loving God, [A] yes I
am guilty of [D] loving God.
[A]
[D] [Am]
[D]
[A] Oh yeah,
[A]
[C#m] [D]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] pardon [A] me, stop, listen while I talk to [B] you.
[A] [D] So
[Bm] [A] many people have been accused,
[C#m] [D] or I've been even found guilty [C#] [Bm] of loving [A] God.
Have mercy, but think, who are [Bm] you to [C#m] judge?
[D]
[Bm] [A] Clean around your own backyard, and I'll clean around, [C#m] [D] I'll sure clean around mine.
[Bm] Lord [A] have mercy, God give me the strength for [B] love and [Bm] affectionate, [A]
and he showed me
what's evil, and the way I [D] feel about it, the strength of a man [C#m] [Bm] [A] is like the deepest
of the sea.
And here's another thing Christians, he put [Bm] man [C#] on earth, [D] so through him, [Bm] we might [A] be
able to see.
[F#m] [A] And right now my mind goes back when [C#] [D] I was just a little boy, [C#] [Bm] way [A] back in the country,
I know somebody know what I'm talking about.
Oh yeah, when my [Bm] mother [C#] used [D] to take me by the hand, [Bm] she always [A] taught me to go to church
you know, and every Sunday morning [C#] we would gather [D] around the family table, [D] and we [A] would have prayer.
And since I left home, [Bm] [A] [D] that have stuck with me, oh [Bm] [A] it was just like yesterday, I could
hear my mother tell me these words, [C#] she [D] said Tommy, no [Bm] [A] matter where you go, do unto [Bm] others
[C#] as [D] you would have them to do unto you.
[G] [A] She said lend a friend a helping hand, [C#m] [D]
and [C#] [Bm] I believe if we [A] do that today, this world
would be much better to live in.
[C#m] [D] And I got a song right here, [Bm] I [A] would love to sing, Lord have mercy, oh [D] yeah, [Bm]
and right
[A] now
[A] I stand
[Bm] accused [D]
of [A]
love, of love, of love and God [D] too much.
Do y'all mind if I sing until I [Bm] feel it, would it be okay?
[A] I, oh I [D] hope it's not a crime,
[D] if it [F#m] is I'm guilty of loving [Bm] [C#m]
God, [E]
[A] oh yeah, and you know,
if I had to [B] stand on the witness stand right [Bm] now, [D] [C#m] you know what [A] I would tell the whole
wide world, this is what I would tell them children, [D]
I'm [A]
guilty [C#] of [A] [D] loving God, [A] yes I
am guilty of [D] loving God.
[A]
[D] [Am]
Key:
A
D
Bm
C#
C#m
A
D
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Oh yeah, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] pardon [A] me, _ _ _ _ stop, _ listen while I talk to [B] you.
[A] [D] So _
_ _ _ [Bm] [A] many people have been accused, _
_ _ _ [C#m] [D] or I've been even found guilty [C#] [Bm] of loving [A] God.
Have mercy, _ but think, who are [Bm] you to [C#m] judge?
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] [A] Clean around your own backyard, _ _ _ _ _ and I'll clean around, [C#m] [D] I'll sure clean around mine.
_ [Bm] Lord [A] have mercy, _ God _ give me the strength for [B] love and [Bm] affectionate, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
and he showed me
what's evil, _ _ and the way I [D] feel about it, the strength of a man _ [C#m] _ [Bm] [A] is like the deepest
of the sea.
_ And here's another thing Christians, he put [Bm] man [C#] on earth, [D] so through him, _ _ [Bm] we might [A] be
able to see.
_ _ [F#m] [A] And right now my mind goes back when [C#] [D] I was just a little boy, _ _ [C#] [Bm] way [A] back in the country,
I know somebody know what I'm talking about.
Oh yeah, _ _ when my [Bm] mother [C#] used [D] to take me by the hand, _ _ [Bm] she always [A] taught me to go to church
you know, _ _ _ _ _
and every Sunday morning [C#] we would gather [D] around the family table, [D] _ _ and we [A] would have prayer.
_ _ _ And since I left home, _ _ [Bm] _ [A] [D] that have stuck with me, oh _ _ [Bm] _ [A] it was just like yesterday, I could
hear my mother tell me these words, [C#] she [D] said Tommy, _ no _ [Bm] _ [A] matter where you go, _ _ _ _ do unto [Bm] others
[C#] as [D] you would have them to do unto you.
_ _ [G] _ [A] She said lend a friend _ _ a helping hand, _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _
and [C#] [Bm] I believe if we [A] do that today, _ _ this world
would be much better to live in.
[C#m] [D] And I got a song right here, [Bm] _ I [A] would love to sing, _ _ Lord have mercy, _ _ _ oh [D] yeah, [Bm] _ _
_ and right
[A] now _ _
[A] I _ stand _
_ _ _ [Bm] accused [D] _
of _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ love, of love, of love and God [D] too much.
Do y'all mind if I sing until I [Bm] feel it, would it be okay?
[A] I, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
oh I [D] hope it's not a crime, _
[D] if it [F#m] is I'm guilty _ of _ _ _ _ loving [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
God, _ [E] _ _
[A] oh yeah, _ _ _ and you know,
if I had to [B] stand on the witness stand right [Bm] now, _ [D] _ _ [C#m] you know what [A] I would tell the whole
wide world, _ this is what I would tell them children, _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ I'm _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ guilty _ [C#] of [A] [D] loving God, _ _ _ [A] _ yes I
am guilty of _ [D] loving God. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Oh yeah, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] pardon [A] me, _ _ _ _ stop, _ listen while I talk to [B] you.
[A] [D] So _
_ _ _ [Bm] [A] many people have been accused, _
_ _ _ [C#m] [D] or I've been even found guilty [C#] [Bm] of loving [A] God.
Have mercy, _ but think, who are [Bm] you to [C#m] judge?
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] [A] Clean around your own backyard, _ _ _ _ _ and I'll clean around, [C#m] [D] I'll sure clean around mine.
_ [Bm] Lord [A] have mercy, _ God _ give me the strength for [B] love and [Bm] affectionate, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
and he showed me
what's evil, _ _ and the way I [D] feel about it, the strength of a man _ [C#m] _ [Bm] [A] is like the deepest
of the sea.
_ And here's another thing Christians, he put [Bm] man [C#] on earth, [D] so through him, _ _ [Bm] we might [A] be
able to see.
_ _ [F#m] [A] And right now my mind goes back when [C#] [D] I was just a little boy, _ _ [C#] [Bm] way [A] back in the country,
I know somebody know what I'm talking about.
Oh yeah, _ _ when my [Bm] mother [C#] used [D] to take me by the hand, _ _ [Bm] she always [A] taught me to go to church
you know, _ _ _ _ _
and every Sunday morning [C#] we would gather [D] around the family table, [D] _ _ and we [A] would have prayer.
_ _ _ And since I left home, _ _ [Bm] _ [A] [D] that have stuck with me, oh _ _ [Bm] _ [A] it was just like yesterday, I could
hear my mother tell me these words, [C#] she [D] said Tommy, _ no _ [Bm] _ [A] matter where you go, _ _ _ _ do unto [Bm] others
[C#] as [D] you would have them to do unto you.
_ _ [G] _ [A] She said lend a friend _ _ a helping hand, _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _
and [C#] [Bm] I believe if we [A] do that today, _ _ this world
would be much better to live in.
[C#m] [D] And I got a song right here, [Bm] _ I [A] would love to sing, _ _ Lord have mercy, _ _ _ oh [D] yeah, [Bm] _ _
_ and right
[A] now _ _
[A] I _ stand _
_ _ _ [Bm] accused [D] _
of _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ love, of love, of love and God [D] too much.
Do y'all mind if I sing until I [Bm] feel it, would it be okay?
[A] I, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
oh I [D] hope it's not a crime, _
[D] if it [F#m] is I'm guilty _ of _ _ _ _ loving [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
God, _ [E] _ _
[A] oh yeah, _ _ _ and you know,
if I had to [B] stand on the witness stand right [Bm] now, _ [D] _ _ [C#m] you know what [A] I would tell the whole
wide world, _ this is what I would tell them children, _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ I'm _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ guilty _ [C#] of [A] [D] loving God, _ _ _ [A] _ yes I
am guilty of _ [D] loving God. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _