Guilty As Can Be

by Cody Johnson

Chords

4.7 (40)

Tuning: D A D G B E

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

For drop D tuning:

The G chord is E/B strings 3rd fret,

D string 4th fret, A/E string 5th fret.

Slide same shape down to the 1st and 3rd frets for F.

Intro

Verse 1

ce I had me a woman

Everything was goin' my way

She thought I had hung the moon

And she h

ad an angel's face

Til' one night I pulled in my drive

And som

ethin' was

goin' o

There was a long bed Ford in my spot

That

I damn sure didn't own

I walked up to the screen door

And I heard this awful noise

I moved on to the living room and t

here sat my two boys

said "Where's mama?"

And they both pointed to the be

droom down t

he hall

Now,

I ain't ever been a fightin' man

But

red was all I saw

Chorus

ee brother 'cause I've been down and I've been out

And

I know h

ow it fee

To stand up for what you think is right

Then g

et knocked off your heels

And i

f murderin' a man who didn't understand

Just what s

he meant t

o me

eans I'll rot here in this cell for et

ernity

Well then

mister I'm as

guilty as can b

Verse 2

Well I wish I had me a picture of what his face looked like

When I kicked in my bedroom door and r

aised my 45

I said ain't the kind to hurt a woman and I

hope yo

u understand

But

somebody's got to die today

Son, it looks like you're the man

Chorus

ee brother 'cause I've been down and I've been out

And

I know

how it fe

els

To stand up for what you think is right

Then

get knocked off your heels

And

if murderin' a man who didn't understand

Just what s

he meant to me

Means I'll rot here in this cell for et

ernity

Well then m

ister I'm as gu

ilty as can b

Bridge

That's what I told that jury

That's what I told that judge

And I knew there'd be hell to pay

if I fulfilled my grudge

See I don't mind these prison bars tu

cked off

in the

se pine trees

One thing about that cheatin' woman

She won't ch

eat again on me

Chorus

See brother 'cause I've been down and I've been out

And

I know h

ow it feel

To stand up for what you think is right

Then g

et knocked off your heels

And

if murderin' a man who didn't understand

Just what s

he meant t

o me

Means I'll rot here in this cell for ete

rnity

Well then m

ister I'm as g

uilty as can be

said if murderin' a man who d

idn't understand

Just what s

he meant t

o me

Means I'll rot here in this cell for ete

rnity

Well then mi

ster I'm as gu

ilty as can be

Outro

Go ahead and lock me up, boys

I'm guilty anyways