| 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 do | wn |
| G C (riff2a) |
| I would stand tall, for what I know is right |
| *Chorus* |
| C | D | G | Em | |
| Would you sta | nd with me | for the wor | ld to see |
| C G (riff2b) |
| When all is on the line |
| C | D | G | Em | |
| Would you b | e ashamed | of Je | sus name |
| C | D | G | C | G | |
| If loving G | od was a cr | ime |
| C | G | |
| The schoolroom, I h | ear, teaches choices |
| C | |
| To kids who cannot p | ray |
| G | C | G | |
| And the unborn I fe | ar, they have no voice |
| C (riff2a) |
| in politics today |
| *Repeat Chorus* |
| *Bridge* |
| Bm | C | G | |
| T | ake a look around. | What will tomorrow hold? |
| Am | C | G | |
| It's t | ime to stand our g | round. |
| Am | C | |
| We must be bold. We | must be bold. |
| *Organ Solo* |
| G | C | Am | D |
| G | C | |
| If loving God was a cr | ime, I'd be an outlaw. |
| G C (riff2a) |
| I would join the fight. |
| C | D | G | Em | |
| Will you st | and with me | for the w | orld to see |
| C G (riff2b) |
| When all is on the line |
| C | D | G | Em | |
| Will you | be ashamed | of J | esus name |
| C | D | G | |
| When loving G | od is a cr | ime |
| 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) |