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