Guilty

Words & Music by Harry Akst, Gus Kahn & Richard Whiting
Recorded by Margaret Whiting, 1947 (#5)


D6     Fdim  Em7 Em7/6 Em7  A7+5
Is it a sin,  is  it    a  crime

D9     D  DM7  D6    DM7    GM7  G7
Lov - ing you, Dear, like I do?

Em7/9 Em7  G/B  A7   A7sus4 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    Em7/6 Em7 A7+5
Maybe I'm wrong, dream - ing  of  you,

 D9     D  DM7  D6      DM7    GM7  G7
Dream - ing the lonely night through;

Em7/9 Em7  G/B  A7  A7sus4 A7   D      B7  
  If  it's  a crime, then  I'm guilty,

Em7   G/B  A7     A7+5 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 Em7/6 Em7  A7+5
Maybe I'm right, may - be  I'm wrong,

D9     D  DM7  D6    DM7    GM7  G7
Lov - ing you, Dear, like I do?

Em7/9 Em7 G/B  A7  A7sus4 A7   D      
 If  it's  a crime, then  I'm guilty,

Em7   G/B  A7     D     A
Guilty of loving you.

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