0Verse: G#0 D#1 1I once thought of love as a prison, C#2 G#3 A4 place I didn't want to be, A#m5 G#6 2So long ago, I made a decision A#m7 D#8 3To be footloose and fancy-free. G#9 D#10 4But you came and I was so tempted, C#11 G#12 5To gamble on love just one time, A#m13 G#14 6I never thought, I would get caught, A#m15 D#16 7It seemed like the perfect crime. 8 9Chorus: C#17 G#18 10Baby you left me defenseless, C#19 G#20 11I've only got one plea, A#m21 G#22 12Lock me away, inside of your love, A#m23 D#24 13And throw away the key. C#25 14I'm guilty, D#26 G#27 15Of love in the first degree. 16 17Verse: G#28 D#29 18I thought it would be so simple, C#30 19Like a thousand times before, A#m31 G#32 20I'd take what I wanted, and just walk away, A#m33 D#34 21But I never made it to the door. G#35 D#36 22Now babe I'm not begging for mercy, C#37 G#38 23Go ahead and throw the book at me, A#m39 G#40 24If loving you's a crime, I know that I'm A#m41 D#42 25As guilty as a man can be. 26 27Chorus: C#43 G#44 28Baby you left me defenseless, C#45 G#46 29I've only got one plea, A#m47 G#48 30Lock me away, inside of your love, A#m49 D#50 31And throw away the key. C#51 32I'm guilty, D#52 G#53 33Of love in the first degree. 34 C#54 G#55 35Outro: Love in the first degree. 36 37- repeat Chorus and Outro, fade out -