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