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