"Love In The First Degree"
Capo 1st Fret
[1st Verse]
D G
I once thought of love as a prison,
G D
E place I didn't want to be,
Em D
So long ago, I made a decision
Em 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,
Em D
I never thought, I would get caught,
Em A
It seemed like the perfect crime.
[Chorus]
G D
Baby you left me defenseless,
G D
I've only got one plea,
Em D
Lock me away, inside of your love,
Em 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,
Em D
I'd take what I wanted, and just walk away,
Em 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,
Em D
If loving you's a crime, I know that I'm
Em A
As guilty as a man can be.
[Chorus]
G D
Baby you left me defenseless,
G D
I've only got one plea,
Em D
Lock me away, inside of your love,
Em 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)