Guilty As Can Be chords by Cody Johnson (Official Version)

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D5
Cadd9
G
A
F
D
G/B
Cdim
C#dim

Intro 1

Cadd9

Verse 1
D5 
Once I had me a woman
Everything was goin' my way
She thought I had hung the moon
A 
and she had an angel's face
D5 
Til' one night I pulled in my drive
G 
and somethin' was goin' on
D5 
There was a long bed Ford in my spot
A 
F 
that I damn sure didn't own
D5 
D5 
Cadd9 
G 

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Verse 2
D5 
I walked up to the screen door
and I heard this awful noise
I moved on to the living room
A 
and there sat my two boys
D5 
I said "Where's mama?"
And they both pointed
G 
to the bedroom down the hall
D5 
Now, I ain't ever been a fightin' man
A 
D5 
but red was all I saw

Chorus 1
D 
See brother 'cause I've been down
G 
D 
and I've been out and I know how it feels
To stand up for what you think is right
A 
G/B 
Cdim 
C#dim 
then get knocked off your heels
D 
And if murderin' a man who didn't understand
G 
just what she meant to me
D 
A 
Means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity
G 
F 
Well then mister I'm as guilty as can be
D5 
D5 
Cadd9 
G 

Verse 3
D5 
Well I wish I had me a picture
of what his face looked like
When I kicked in my bedroom door
A 
and raised my 45
D5 
I said I ain't the kind to hurt a woman
G 
and I hope you understand
D5 
Somebody's got to die today
A 
D5 
Son, it looks like you're the man

Chorus 2
D 
See brother 'cause I've been down
G 
D 
and I've been out and I know how it feels
To stand up for what you think is right
A 
G/B 
Cdim 
C#dim 
then get knocked off your heels
D 
And if murderin' a man who didn't understand
G 
just what she meant to me
D 
A 
Means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity
G 
F 
Well then mister I'm as guilty as can be

Solo 1

Cadd9

Verse 4
D5 
That's what I told that jury
That's what I told that judge
And I knew there'd be hell to pay
A 
if I fulfilled my grudge
D5 
See I   don't mind these prison bars
G 
tucked off in these pine trees
D5 
But one thing about that cheatin' woman
A 
D5 
She won't cheat again on me

Chorus 3
D 
See brother 'cause I've been down
G 
D 
and I've been out and I know how it feels
To stand up for what you think is right
A 
G/B 
Cdim 
C#dim 
then get knocked off your heels
D 
And if murderin' a man who didn't understand
G 
just what she meant to me
D 
A 
Means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity
G 
F 
D 
Well then mister I'm as guilty as can be
I said if murderin' a man
who didn't understand
F 
G 
just what she meant to me
D 
A 
Means I'll rot here in this cell for eternity
G 
F 
Well then mister I'm as guilty as can be

Outro 1

Yeah, go ahead and lock me up, boys

Cadd9

I'm guilty anyways

Cadd9

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D5
Cadd9
G
A
F
D
G/B
Cdim
C#dim

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: D majorBPM: 92

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Cdim: x-3-4-x-4-x
C#dim: x-4-5-x-5-x

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This is the definitive original version of Guilty As Can Be by Cody Johnson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Cody Johnson's performance.