Love in the First Degree - Alabama - 30 bpm

I [D]once thought of love as a [Dsus4]prison,  a [Gm]place I didn't want to [D]be.
 [Cmaj7]So long ago I [Bm]made a decision to be [Fm]footloose and fancy [A]free.
But [D]you came I was so [Dsus4]tempted to [Gm]gamble on love just one [D]time.
 [Cmaj7]I never thought [Bm]I would get caught. It [Fm]seemed like the perfect [A]crime.

 [G]Baby, you left me de[D]fenseless. [G]I've only got one [A]plea.
 [G]Lock me away [Dmaj7]inside of your love, and [Fm]throw away the [A]key.
I'm [G]guilty of [A]love in the first deg[D]ree.[D7sus4 - ][Gm - ][D]

I [D]thought it would be so [Dsus4]simple, like a [Gm]thousand times be[D]fore.
 [Cmaj7]I'd take what I wanted [Bm]and just walk away, but I [Fm]never made it to the [A]door.
Now [D]babe, I'm not beggin' for [Dsus4]mercy. Go a[Gm]head and throw the book at [D]me.
If [Cmaj7]lovin' you's a crime, [Bm]I know that I'm as [Fm]guilty as a man can [A]be.

 [G]Baby, you left me de[D]fenseless. [G]I've only got one [A]plea.
 [G]Lock me away in[Dmaj7]side of your love, and [Fm]throw away the [A]key.
I'm [G]guilty of [A]love in the first de[Bm]gree.[G] 
 [G]love in the first deg[D]ree.[D7sus4 - ][Gm - ][D]
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