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
F# 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 F#
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]
Bm
Walking the line, you were a marksman
G
Told me that law, like wine, is ageless
E A
Public defender
Bm
You had to admit
G E A
You wanted the love of a sex offender
[guitar solo: E, G#m, A, B]
G
I know you wouldn't go
A F#
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