Key: G major•
Verse 1
G
C/G
I once thought of love as a prison
Cm/G
G
A place I didn't want to be
Fmaj7
Em7
But so long ago I made a decision
Dsus4
D
To be footloose and fancy free
G
C/G
But you came and I was so tempted
Cm/G
G
To gamble on love just one time
Am7
Dsus4
D
It seemed like a perfect crime
Chorus 1
C
G
Baby, you left me defenseless
C
Dsus4
D
But I've only got one plea
C
Bm
Lock me away inside of your love
Am
Dsus4
D
And throw away the key
C
D
G
I'm guilty of love in the first degree
Verse 2
G
C/G
I thought it would be so simple
Cm/G
G
Like a thousand times before
Fmaj7
Em7
I take what I wanted and just walk away
Dsus4
D
But I never made it to the door
G
C/G
Oh now, babe I'm not begging for mercy
Cm/G
G
Go ahead and throw the book at me
Am7
Dsus4
D
as guilty as a man can be
Chorus 2
C
G
Baby, you left me defenseless
C
Dsus4
D
I've only got one plea
C
Bm
Lock me away inside of your love
Am
Dsus4
D
And throw away the key
C
D
I'm guilty of love in the first degree
Bridge 1
C
G
(Love in the first degree)
C
Dsus4
D
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Chorus 3
C
G
D/F#
Baby, you left me defenseless
C
Dsus4
D
But I've only got one plea
C
Bm
Lock me away inside of your love
Am
Dsus4
D
And throw away the key
C
D
I'm guilty of love in the first degree
Outro 1
C
G
F
C
Love in the first degree oh yeah
G
F
Love in the first degree
C
G
F
C
Love in the first degree oh yeah
G
F
Love in the first degree
C
G
F
C
G
F
Love in the first degree
C
G
F
C
G
[Fade Out]
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