Guilty As Can Be Chords by Cody Johnson
Tempo:
94.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [C] [G]
[D]
Once I had me a woman, everything was going my way.
She thought I had hung the moon, she had an [A] [D] angel's face.
One night I pulled in my drive and something was going [G] on.
There [D] was a long bed forward in my spot that I damn sure didn't know.
[C] [G] [D] I walked up to the screen door and I heard this awful noise.
I moved on to the living [A] room and there sat my two [D] boys.
I said, where's mama?
And they both pointed to the bedroom down [G] the hall.
[D] I ain't never been a fighting man, [A] but red was all [D] I saw.
See brother, cause I've been down and I've been [G] out and I know [D] how it feels.
Stand up for what you think is [A] right and [Bm] get knocked [Cm] off your [C#m] heels.
[D] And if murdering a man who didn't understand just what she [G] meant to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for [A] eternity.
Well [G] then mister, [F] I'm as guilty as [D] can be.
[C] [G] [D] Well I wish I had me a picture of what his face looked like.
I kicked in my bedroom door and [A] raised my 45.
[D] I said, I ain't the kind to hurt a woman and I hope you [G] understand.
[D] Somebody's got to die today [A] son, it looks [D] like you're the man.
See brother, cause I've been down and I've been [G] out and I know [D] how it feels.
Stand up for what you think is [A] right and get [Bm] knocked [Cm] off your [C#m] heels.
[D] And if murdering a man who didn't understand just what she [G] meant to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity.
[A]
[G] Well then mister, I'm [F] as [D] guilty as can be.
[G] [Dm]
[C] [A] [G] [F] [D] That's what I told that jury.
That's what I told that judge.
I knew there'd be hell to pay if I [F] fulfilled my [D] grudge.
See I don't mind these prison bars tucked off [G] in these pine trees.
[D] One thing about [A] that cheating woman, she won't cheat [D] again on me.
See brother, now I've been down and I've been [G] out and I know [D] how it feels.
Stand up for what you think is [A] right and get knocked [Cm] off [C#m] your heels.
And [D] if murdering a man who didn't understand just [Dm] what she meant [G] to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for [A] eternity.
Well [G] then mister, [F] I'm as guilty [D] as can be.
I said if murdering a man who didn't understand just [F] what she [G] meant to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity.
[A] [G] Well then mister, [F] I'm as guilty [D] as can be.
Go ahead and lock me [C] up boy.
[G]
[D] I'm guilty anyway.
[C] [G] [D] [Dm]
[G]
[D] [G] [Dm]
[D] [C]
[D]
Once I had me a woman, everything was going my way.
She thought I had hung the moon, she had an [A] [D] angel's face.
One night I pulled in my drive and something was going [G] on.
There [D] was a long bed forward in my spot that I damn sure didn't know.
[C] [G] [D] I walked up to the screen door and I heard this awful noise.
I moved on to the living [A] room and there sat my two [D] boys.
I said, where's mama?
And they both pointed to the bedroom down [G] the hall.
[D] I ain't never been a fighting man, [A] but red was all [D] I saw.
See brother, cause I've been down and I've been [G] out and I know [D] how it feels.
Stand up for what you think is [A] right and [Bm] get knocked [Cm] off your [C#m] heels.
[D] And if murdering a man who didn't understand just what she [G] meant to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for [A] eternity.
Well [G] then mister, [F] I'm as guilty as [D] can be.
[C] [G] [D] Well I wish I had me a picture of what his face looked like.
I kicked in my bedroom door and [A] raised my 45.
[D] I said, I ain't the kind to hurt a woman and I hope you [G] understand.
[D] Somebody's got to die today [A] son, it looks [D] like you're the man.
See brother, cause I've been down and I've been [G] out and I know [D] how it feels.
Stand up for what you think is [A] right and get [Bm] knocked [Cm] off your [C#m] heels.
[D] And if murdering a man who didn't understand just what she [G] meant to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity.
[A]
[G] Well then mister, I'm [F] as [D] guilty as can be.
[G] [Dm]
[C] [A] [G] [F] [D] That's what I told that jury.
That's what I told that judge.
I knew there'd be hell to pay if I [F] fulfilled my [D] grudge.
See I don't mind these prison bars tucked off [G] in these pine trees.
[D] One thing about [A] that cheating woman, she won't cheat [D] again on me.
See brother, now I've been down and I've been [G] out and I know [D] how it feels.
Stand up for what you think is [A] right and get knocked [Cm] off [C#m] your heels.
And [D] if murdering a man who didn't understand just [Dm] what she meant [G] to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for [A] eternity.
Well [G] then mister, [F] I'm as guilty [D] as can be.
I said if murdering a man who didn't understand just [F] what she [G] meant to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity.
[A] [G] Well then mister, [F] I'm as guilty [D] as can be.
Go ahead and lock me [C] up boy.
[G]
[D] I'm guilty anyway.
[C] [G] [D] [Dm]
[G]
[D] [G] [Dm]
[D] [C]
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Once I had me a woman, everything was going my way.
She thought I had hung the moon, she had an [A] [D] angel's face.
One night I pulled in my drive and something was going [G] on.
There [D] was a long bed forward in my spot that I damn sure didn't know.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] [D] I walked up to the screen door and I heard this awful noise.
I moved on to the living [A] room and there sat my two [D] boys.
I said, where's mama?
And they both pointed to the bedroom down [G] the hall.
[D] I ain't never been a fighting man, [A] but red was all [D] I saw.
See brother, cause I've been down and I've been [G] out and I know [D] how it feels.
Stand up for what you think is [A] right and [Bm] get knocked [Cm] off your [C#m] heels.
[D] And if murdering a man who didn't understand just what she [G] meant to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for [A] eternity.
_ Well [G] then mister, [F] I'm as guilty as [D] can be.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] [D] Well I wish I had me a picture of what his face looked like.
I kicked in my bedroom door and [A] raised my 45.
[D] I said, I ain't the kind to hurt a woman and I hope you [G] understand. _
[D] Somebody's got to die today [A] son, it looks [D] like you're the man.
See brother, cause I've been down and I've been [G] out and I know [D] how it feels.
Stand up for what you think is [A] right and get [Bm] knocked [Cm] off your [C#m] heels.
[D] And if murdering a man who didn't understand just what she [G] meant to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity.
[A] _
_ [G] Well then mister, I'm [F] as [D] guilty as can be.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [F] [D] That's _ _ _ _ _ _ _
what I told that jury.
That's what I told that judge.
I knew there'd be hell to pay if I [F] fulfilled my [D] grudge.
See I don't mind these prison bars tucked off [G] in these pine trees.
[D] One thing about [A] that cheating woman, she won't cheat [D] again on me.
See brother, now I've been down and I've been [G] out and I know [D] how it feels.
Stand up for what you think is [A] right and get knocked [Cm] off [C#m] your heels.
And [D] if murdering a man who didn't understand just [Dm] what she meant [G] to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for [A] eternity.
_ Well [G] then mister, [F] I'm as guilty [D] as can be.
I said if murdering a man who didn't understand just [F] what she [G] meant to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity.
[A] _ _ [G] Well then mister, [F] I'm as guilty [D] as can be.
_ _ Go ahead and lock me [C] up boy.
[G] _
[D] I'm guilty anyway.
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Once I had me a woman, everything was going my way.
She thought I had hung the moon, she had an [A] [D] angel's face.
One night I pulled in my drive and something was going [G] on.
There [D] was a long bed forward in my spot that I damn sure didn't know.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] [D] I walked up to the screen door and I heard this awful noise.
I moved on to the living [A] room and there sat my two [D] boys.
I said, where's mama?
And they both pointed to the bedroom down [G] the hall.
[D] I ain't never been a fighting man, [A] but red was all [D] I saw.
See brother, cause I've been down and I've been [G] out and I know [D] how it feels.
Stand up for what you think is [A] right and [Bm] get knocked [Cm] off your [C#m] heels.
[D] And if murdering a man who didn't understand just what she [G] meant to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for [A] eternity.
_ Well [G] then mister, [F] I'm as guilty as [D] can be.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] [D] Well I wish I had me a picture of what his face looked like.
I kicked in my bedroom door and [A] raised my 45.
[D] I said, I ain't the kind to hurt a woman and I hope you [G] understand. _
[D] Somebody's got to die today [A] son, it looks [D] like you're the man.
See brother, cause I've been down and I've been [G] out and I know [D] how it feels.
Stand up for what you think is [A] right and get [Bm] knocked [Cm] off your [C#m] heels.
[D] And if murdering a man who didn't understand just what she [G] meant to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity.
[A] _
_ [G] Well then mister, I'm [F] as [D] guilty as can be.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [F] [D] That's _ _ _ _ _ _ _
what I told that jury.
That's what I told that judge.
I knew there'd be hell to pay if I [F] fulfilled my [D] grudge.
See I don't mind these prison bars tucked off [G] in these pine trees.
[D] One thing about [A] that cheating woman, she won't cheat [D] again on me.
See brother, now I've been down and I've been [G] out and I know [D] how it feels.
Stand up for what you think is [A] right and get knocked [Cm] off [C#m] your heels.
And [D] if murdering a man who didn't understand just [Dm] what she meant [G] to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for [A] eternity.
_ Well [G] then mister, [F] I'm as guilty [D] as can be.
I said if murdering a man who didn't understand just [F] what she [G] meant to me,
[D] means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity.
[A] _ _ [G] Well then mister, [F] I'm as guilty [D] as can be.
_ _ Go ahead and lock me [C] up boy.
[G] _
[D] I'm guilty anyway.
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