Intro
E, A, A# x2
D# G# A# D#
You read me my rights and then you said "Let's go" and nothing more
G#
I thought of my nights, and how they were
A#
They were filled with --
G#
I know you wouldn't go
A#
You'd watch my heart burst then you'd step in
G G#
I had to know so I asked
D#
You just had to laugh
[intro/hook x 2]
D# G# A# D#
We sat in the night with my hands cuffed at my ... side
G#
I look at your life and your style
A# G#
I wanted nothing more
I know you wouldn't go
A# G
You'd watch my heart burst then you'd step in
G#
I had to know so I asked
D#
You just had to laugh
[intro/hook]
Cm
Walking the line, you were a marksman
G#
Told me that law, like wine, is ageless
F A#
Public defender
Cm
You had to admit
G# F A#
You wanted the love of a sex offender
[guitar solo: E, G#m, A, B]
G#
I know you wouldn't go
A# G
You'd watch my heart burst then you'd step in
G#
I had to know so I asked
D#
You just had to laugh
D# G# A# D#
My vision in blue, I call you from inside my cell
G#
And in the trial, you were there
A# D#
With your badge and rubber boots
G# A# D#
I think all the time how I'm going to perpetrate love with you
G# A# D#
And when I get out, there's no doubt I'll be sex offensive to you