Performer: Big Tent Revival
Words and music: Steve Wiggins Copyright 1995 - Photon Music/BMI
Submitted by John Street
Corrected by Jake Kurdsjuk (jkurdsjuk@att.com)
 
If Loving God Was a Crime 

First verse the drums and bass hold back.  Two guitars throughout,
acoustic is strumming, electric is playing the riffs.

main riff-      Played throughout 1st verse
G                     C
|-0--------0------------1---------1--| B
|--0--------0------------0---------0-| G

main riff-      Played throughout 2nd verse
G                     C
|-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
G                     C
I would join the fight
G                        C
They could not shut me down
                    G                    C    (riff2a)
I would stand tall, for what I know is right

*Chorus*
C            D           G          Em
Would you stand with me  for the world to see
C                   G   (riff2b)
When all is on the line
C          D         G     Em
Would you be ashamed  of Jesus name
C          D          G      C      G
If loving God was a crime


                   C                    G
The schoolroom, I hear, teaches choices
                    C
To kids who cannot pray
G                  C                      G
And the unborn I fear, they have no voice
              C    (riff2a)
in politics today

*Repeat Chorus*

*Bridge*
Bm          C                 G
           Take a look around.  What will tomorrow hold?
Am          C                 G
      It's time to stand our ground.
Am                   C
We must be bold.  We must be bold.

*Organ Solo*
G     C     Am    D

G                     C
If loving God was a crime, I'd be an outlaw.
G                   C  (riff2a)
I would join the fight.


C          D           G         Em
Will you stand with me  for the world to see
C                   G   (riff2b)
When all is on the line
C        D          G    Em
Will you be ashamed  of Jesus name
C            D         G
When loving God is a crime

                     C                     G
When loving God is a crime                          (3x)
                     (when loving God is a crime)
                     C                           G
When loving God is a crime    I'll be an outlaw
                     C                     G
When loving God is a crime                          (repeat and fade)