Guilty Chords
by Newsboys
Guilty by Newsboys is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C, G, Am and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
F C G
verse :
F C
When did it become breaking a rule
G Am
To say Your name out loud in school
F C G
When Your name’s the only one that sets us free
F C
When did it become incorrect
G Am
To speak the truth about life and death
F C G
When Your life gave us all eternity
Pre-Chorus
Am
Even if it gets me convicted
G
I’ll be on my knees with my hands lifted
F C
If serving You’s against the law of man
G Am
If living out my faith in You is banned
F C G
Then I’ll stand right before the jury
F C
If saying I believe is out of line
G Am
If I’m judged ’cause I’m gonna give my life
F C G
To show the world the love that fills me
F C G
Then I wanna be guilty
verse 2:
F C
I’ll rise up and honor You
G Am
I’ll testify to the good You do
F C G
’Cause Your Grace and Your Mercy have overtaken me
Pre-Chorus
Am
Even if it gets me convicted
G
I’ll be on my knees with my hands lifted
F C
If serving You’s against the law of man
G Am
If living out my faith in You is banned
F C G
Then I’ll stand right before the jury
F C
If saying I believe is out of line
G Am
If I’m judged ’cause I’m gonna give my life
F C G
To show the world the love that fills me
Bridge:
F C
Then I wanna be guilty by association
G Am
Guilty of being a voice proclaiming
F C
Your ways, Your truth, Your life
G
I’ll pay the price to be Your light
F C
If serving You’s against the law of man
G Am
If living out my faith in You is banned
F C G
Then I’ll stand right before the jury
F C
If saying I believe is out of line
Em Am
If I’m judged ’cause I’m gonna give my life
F C G
To show the world the love that fills me
Bridge:
F C
Then I wanna be guilty by association
G Am
Guilty of being a voice proclaiming
F C
Your ways, Your truth, Your life
G F C G
I’ll pay the price to be Your light
Coda:
F C G
Oh, I wanna be guilty