Verse :
GD
I once thought of love as a prison,
CGA place I didn't want to be,
AmG
So long ago, I made a decision
AmD
To be footloose and fancy-free.
GD
But you came and I was so tempted,
CG
To gamble on love just one time,
AmG
I never thought, I would get caught,
AmD
It seemed like the perfect crime.
Chorus :
CG
Baby you left me defenseless,
CG
I've only got one plea,
AmG
Lock me away, inside of your love,
AmD
And throw away the key.
C
I'm guilty,
DG
Of love in the first degree.
Verse :
GD
I thought it would be so simple,
C
Like a thousand times before,
AmG
I'd take what I wanted, and just walk away,
AmD
But I never made it to the door.
GD
Now babe I'm not begging for mercy,
CG
Go ahead and throw the book at me,
AmG
If loving you's a crime, I know that I'm
AmD
As guilty as a man can be.
Chorus :
CG
Baby you left me defenseless,
CG
I've only got one plea,
AmG
Lock me away, inside of your love,
AmD
And throw away the key.
C
I'm guilty,
DG
Of love in the first degree.
CGTag: Love in the first degree
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