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