If Loving God Was a Crime - Big Tent Revival
copyright 1995 - Photon Music/BMI
Words and music by Steve Wiggins
submitted by John Street
corrected by Jake Kurdsjuk (jkurdsjuk@att.com)
main riff- Played throughout 1st verse
GC
-0--------0------------1---------1-- B
--0--------0------------0---------0- G
main riff- Played throughout 2nd verse
GC
-3--------3------------0---------0-- E
--0--------0------------1---------1- B
riff2a riff2b
-3-2------ A ----0-2-3- A
------3-0- E -3-------- E
No chord C
If loving God was a crime, I'd be an outlaw
GC
I would join the fight
GC
They could not shut me down
G C (riff2a)
I would stand tall, for what I know is right
*Chorus*
CDGEm
Would you stand with me for the world to see
C G (riff2b)
When all is on the line
CDGEm
Would you be ashamed of Jesus name
CDGG
If loving God was a crime
CG
The schoolroom, I hear, teaches choices
C
To kids who cannot pray
GCG
And the unborn I fear, they have no voice
C (riff2a)
in politics today
*Repeat Chorus*
*Bridge*
BmCG
Take a look around. What will tomorrow hold?
AmCG
It's time to stand our ground.
AmC
We must be bold. We must be bold.
*Organ Solo*
GCADGC
If loving God was a crime, I'd be an outlaw.
G C (riff2a)
I would join the fight.
CDGEm
Will you stand with me for the world to see
C G (riff2b)
When all is on the line
CDGEm
Will you be ashamed of Jesus name
CDG
When loving God is a crime
CG
When loving God is a crime (3x)
(when loving God is a crime)
CG
When loving God is a crime I'll be an outlaw
CG
When loving God is a crime (repeat and fade)