Love In The First Degree Chords by Alabama

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I once thought of love as a [Ab] prison, _ [Dbm] a place I didn't [Ab] want to be. _
[Gb] So long ago, [Fm] I made a decision to [Eb] be footloose and fancy free. _ _
[Ab] But you came and I was so tempted _ [Dbm] to gamble on love just [Ab] one time. _
[Gb] I never thought [Fm] I would get caught.
[Bbm] It seemed like the perfect [Eb] _ crime.
_ [Db] Baby, let me [Ab] face it.
_ [Db] I've only got [Eb] one plea. _
_ [Db] Lock me away, [Ab] sell your love, [Bbm] throw away [Eb] the key. _
[Db] I'm guilty [Eb] of loving the first [Ab] degree. _ _ _ _ _ _
I thought it would be so [Db] simple, _ [Dbm] like a thousand times [Ab] before. _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Fm] Just walked away, [Eb] but I never made it through the door. _
[Ab] Now I'm _ begging for [Db] mercy. _
[Dbm] Go ahead and throw the book [Ab] at me. _
[Gb] If loving you's a crime, [Fm] I'm _ [Bbm] as guilty as a man [Eb] can be.
_ [Db] Baby, let me [Ab] face it.
_ [Db] I've only _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Db] got one _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bb] plea.
Lock me away, sell your love, throw away [Eb] the key. _
_ [Db] I'm guilty _ [Eb] of loving the first [Db] degree.
Loving [Ab] the first degree.
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Baby, _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] let me face it. _
_ [Db] I've only got [Eb] one plea. _
_ [Db] Lock me away, [Ab] sell your love, [Bbm] throw away [Eb] the key. _ _
[Db] I'm guilty _ [Eb] of loving the first [Db] degree.
_ Loving the [Ab] first degree.
_ [Db] _ _ Loving the [Ab] first degree.
_ [Db] _ _ Loving the [Ab] first degree.
_ [Db] _ Loving the [Ab] first degree.
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