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