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