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 decision A#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'm COLO