"Love In The First Degree"
Capo 1st Fret
[1st Verse]
A D
I once thought of love as a prison,
D A
B place I didn't want to be,
Bm A
So long ago, I made a decision
Bm E
To be footloose and fancy-free.
A D
But you came and I was so tempted,
D A
To gamble on love just one time,
Bm A
I never thought, I would get caught,
Bm E
It seemed like the perfect crime.
[Chorus]
D A
Baby you left me defenseless,
D A
I've only got one plea,
Bm A
Lock me away, inside of your love,
Bm E
And throw away the key.
D
I'm guilty,
E A
Of love in the first degree.
[2nd Verse]
A D
I thought it would be so simple,
D A
Like a thousand times before,
Bm A
I'd take what I wanted, and just walk away,
Bm E
But I never made it to the door.
A D
Now babe I'm not begging for mercy,
D A
Go ahead and throw the book at me,
Bm A
If loving you's a crime, I know that I'm
Bm E
As guilty as a man can be.
[Chorus]
D A
Baby you left me defenseless,
D A
I've only got one plea,
Bm A
Lock me away, inside of your love,
Bm E
And throw away the key.
D
I'm guilty,
E A
Of love in the first degree.
D A
Tag: Love in the first degree.
(Alternate between Chorus and Tags and fade out)