Guilty chords

by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb

Song Key: C Major

Key Signature: No sharps or flats

Time Signature: 4/4 (incl. 2/4, 3/4, 5/4) (♩)

Tempo: 74 bpm (Moderately)

Vocal Range: C4 - F5


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Intermediate

Chords: C, Cmaj7, D, Dm, Dm7, D11, Ebmaj7, Em7, Fmaj7, G11, Gm, Am, Bbmaj7

Chord Chart Legend
C Major Cmaj7 Dm Dm7 D Major D11 Ebmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 G11 Gm Am Bbmaj7
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
C Major Cmaj7 Dm Dm7 D Major D11 Ebmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 G11 Gm Am Bbmaj7

Guilty

 
               Cmaj7     Cmaj7     Dm7     Dm7     G11
Intro: 4/4 ||:        |         |       |       -      :||  

    Cmaj7
1.  Shad-ows fall-ing, ba-by   We stand a-lone

    Out on the street   Any-bod-y you meet 
                                                   5/4
                                                    Am    
    Got a heartache of their own   (It oughta be il-le-gal)
                                     4/4                   5/4
              Em7         Am         Em7                    Am
    Make it a crime to be lone-ly or sad   (It oughta be il-le-gal)
              Em7         Am        
    You got a rea-son for liv-in' you 
   4/4
    Bbmaj7
    Bat-tle on   With the love you're livin' on
                  D          Gm        D
    You got-ta be mine    We take it a-way
         Gm        D     C   D            C          D
    It's got-ta be night and day   Just a mat-ter of time

                                  Cmaj7
Chorus: And we got noth-ing to be guil-ty of
            3/4                              4/4
                                             G11
        Our Love will climb an-y moun-tain   Near or far, we are
                             Cmaj7           Am
        And we nev-er let it end   We are de-vo-tion
                                  Cmaj7
        And we got noth-ing to be sor-ry for
            3/4                         4/4
                                        G11
        Our love is one in a mil-lion   Eyes can see that we
                              Cmaj7                Am
        Got a high-way to the sky   I don't wan-na hear your good-bye
        
          Cmaj7     Cmaj7     Dm7     Dm7     G11
Instr: |         |         |       |       -      |  
         (bye)                Ooh...

    Fmaj7
2.  Pul-se's rac-ing dar-ling   How grand we are

    Lit-tle by lit-tle we meet in the mid-dle
                                                   5/4
                                                   Dm  
    There's dan-ger in the dark   (It oughta be il-le-gal)
                                      4/4                    5/4
               Am          Dm         Am                      Dm
     Make it a crime to be out in the cold   (It oughta be il-le-gal)
 Dm           Am          Dm        
    You got a rea-son for liv-in' you 
   4/4  
    Ebmaj7
    Bat-tle on   With the love you're build-in' on
                  D          Gm        D
    You got-ta be mine    We take it a-way
         Gm        D     C   D            C          D
    It's got-ta be night and day   Just a mat-ter of time

                                  Cmaj7
Chorus: And we got noth-ing to be guil-ty of
            3/4                              4/4
                                             G11
        Our Love will climb an-y moun-tain   Near or far, we are
                             Cmaj7           Am
        And we nev-er let it end   We are de-vo-tion
                                  Cmaj7
        And we got noth-ing to be sor-ry for
            3/4                         4/4
                                        G11
        Our love is one in a mil-lion   Eyes can see that we
                              Cmaj7                Am             Cmaj7
        Got a high-way to the sky   I don't wan-na hear your good-bye
                     Am             Cmaj7
        Don't wan-na hear your good-bye
                       2/4      4/4        
                       Am        D11
        I don't wan-na hear your    And we got noth-ing

                                  Cmaj7
Chorus: And we got noth-ing to be guil-ty of
            3/4                              4/4
                                             G11
        Our Love will climb an-y moun-tain   Near or far, we are
                             Cmaj7           Am
        And we nev-er let it end   We are de-vo-tion
                                  Cmaj7
        And we got noth-ing to be sor-ry for
            3/4                         4/4
                                        G11
        Our love is one in a mil-lion   Eyes can see that we
                              Cmaj7              Am          
        Got a high-way to the sky   Don't wan-na hear your...
                                 Cmaj7
        And we got nothing to be guil-ty of... repeat to fade

Song Details:

  • Songwriters: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
  • Date: 1980
  • Lyrics Begin: Shadows falling, baby.
  • Performing Artists: Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
  • Album: Guilty
  • Recorded: February – March 1980
  • Released: September 23, 1980
  • Single Release: October 1980
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