| D | D7 | D7 | G |
[Verse 1]
G C G
Why do you punish me for loving you?
D G
You're counting my mistakes, how about yours?
C G
Why do you sentence me? To nights of tears
D G
Convicting all these dreams, I've dreamed for all these years
[Chorus]
C G
My heart cries out behind these prison bars
D A D
It pleads to you for your true love to set it free
G C G
Why do you punish me? Is love a crime?
D D7 G
If so, I'll spend a lifetime loving serving time
[Interlude]
| G | G | G C | G |
| G | D D7 | D7 | G |
(fiddle part)
| G | G | G C | G |
| G | D | D | G | G |
(piano part)
[Chorus]
C G
My heart cries out behind these prison bars
D A D
It pleads to you for your true love to set it free
G C G
Why do you punish me? Is love a crime?
D D7 G
If so, I'll spend a lifetime loving serving time