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