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