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Guilty

Billie Holiday

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners17 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D6Diagram coming soon
FdimDiagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○
A7×○○○
D9Diagram coming soon
D××○
G7○○○
G○○○
BDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
A×○○
F#mDiagram coming soon
C#7Diagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
E7○○○○
F#7Diagram coming soon
F#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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D6     Fdim  Em7 Em7/9 Em7 A7/13- 
Is it a sin,  is  it    a  crime 
D9  D  D7M  D6    D7M    G7M G7 
Loving you, Dear, like I do 
Em7/9 Em7  G/B  A7   A4/7     A7 D B7   
 If   it's   a crime, then  I'm guilty 
Em7   G/B  A7     D  A 
Guilty of loving you 
D6         Fdim  Em7    Em7/9 Em7 A7/13- 
Maybe I'm wrong, dreaming     of  you 
D9  D  D7M  D6      D7M    G7M  G7 
Dreaming the lonely night through 
Em7/9 Em7  G/B  A7  A4/7    A7 D B7   
If  it's  a crime, then  I'm guilty 
Em7   G/B  A7     A713- D      
Guilty of dreaming of  you 
Bridge 
F#m       C#7  F#m     Bm7 C#7 
What can I do, what can I  say 
F#m        Bm7        C#7 
After I've taken the blame 
A    E7 Fdim      A      F#7    
You say you're through, you'll go your way 
    G    G/F#   Em7  Em6      A7 
But I'll always feel just the same 
D6        Fdim  Em7 Em7/9 Em7  A7/13- 
Maybe I'm right, maybe     I'm wrong 
D9  D  D7M  D6    D7M    G7M  G7 
Loving you, Dear, like I do 
Em7/9 Em7 G/B  A7  A4/7     A7 D       
If  it's  a crime, then  I'm guilty 
Em7   G/B  A7     D

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Chord set

D6 · Fdim · Em7 · A7 · D9 · D · G7 · G · B · B7 · A · F#m · C#7 · Bm7 · E7 · F#7 · F#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.