Am                            C           Am
Despair and Deception, Love's ugly little twins
G                                      Am
Came a-knocking on my door, I let them in
                                   C                Am
Darling, you're the punishment for all of my former sins

[Chorus]
           G
I let love in
           Am
I let love in

[Verse 2]
Am                                   C                   Am
The door it opened just a crack, but Love was shrewd and bold
G                                                    Am
My life flashed before my eyes, it was a horror to behold
                                           C                   Am
A life-sentence sweeping confetti from the floor of a concrete hole

[Chorus]
           G
I let love in
           Am
I let love in
           G
I let love in
           Am
I let love in
                  
[Verse 3]
Am                                  C              Am
Well I've been bound and gagged and I've been terrorized
G                                           Am
And I've been castrated and I've been lobotomized
                                   C                 Am
But never has my tormentor come in such a cunning disguise

[Chorus]
           G
I let love in
           Am
I let love in
           G
I let love in
           Am
I let love in

[Bridge]
Dm
O Lord, tell me what I done
             Dm
Please don't leave me here alone
             Dm
Where are my friends?
               Am
My friends are gone
Dm
O Lord, tell me what I done
             Dm
Please don't leave me here alone
             Dm
Where are my friends?
               Am
My friends are gone

[Chorus]
           G
I let love in
           Am
I let love in

[Verse 4]
Am                                        C                Am
So if you're sitting all alone and hear a-knocking at your door
G                                                        Am
And the air is full of promises, well buddy, you've been warned
                                      C                   Am
Far worse to be Love's lover than the lover that Love has scorned

[Chorus]
           G
I let love in
           Am
I let love in
                 G
Yeah, I let love in
          Am
I let him in
           G
I let love in, yeah
           Am
I let love in
          G
I let him in
           Am
I let love in