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