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