Chords for Read Me My Rights
Tempo:
87.25 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
B
Gb
E
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] This is all [Ab] that I [Abm] can [Ab] want.
[E]
[Ab] [B] [Ab]
[B]
[Gb] [Ab] [B]
[Eb] [Ab] [B]
[Gb] [E] [Eb]
[Ab] [Abm] [B]
[Gb] [Ab]
I'm gonna do my time and raise my [B] right hand.
And I'll tell the [Gb] judge, I'll do it [Ab] again.
[E] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
Well I [Eb] heard him through the grapevine, [B] good daddy ain't [Ab] nothing, this is doing [Ab] time.
Said his wife and his kids were somehow, [B] so unbroken, [Gb] man it all went [Ab] south.
Dropped the hammer on his 45, [B] now he's in a [Gb] pen 25 to [E] life.
I hate to say, but a dead [Eb] man ain't worth a shit.
Breathing in [Ab] my right eye's blood, [B] lean and cold.
You [Gb] take me downtown, better [Ab] lock me up.
And I'll do my time and raise my [B] right hand.
And I'll tell [Gb] the judge, may I do it [E] again.
[Gb] [Abm]
If I have to put [Bb] the law in my [B] hands, yeah.
Well it's [Db] about to break.
[Ab]
Cause time will hide [Bb] from [Ebm] wrong, and if you cross that line, [B] boy all I gotta [Db] say is,
all I gotta say is,
Breathing in [Ab] my right eye's blood, [B] lean and cold.
You [Gb] take me downtown, better [Abm] lock me up.
[Ab] And I'll do my time and raise my [B] right hand.
And I'll [Gb] tell the judge, may I do [E] it again.
[Gb] Breathing [Ab] in my right eye's blood, [B] lean and cold.
You [Gb] take me downtown, better [Ab] lock me up.
And I'll do my time and raise [B] my right hand.
And I'll tell the [Gb] judge, may I do it [Ab] again.
[E]
[Ab] [D] [B] [Ab]
Your honor, I can't lie, I'm guilty.
[Abm]
[Ab] [Db] [B]
[Gb] [Abm]
[Ab] [B]
[Gb] To the river.
[Ab]
[E]
[Ab] [B] [Ab]
[B]
[Gb] [Ab] [B]
[Eb] [Ab] [B]
[Gb] [E] [Eb]
[Ab] [Abm] [B]
[Gb] [Ab]
I'm gonna do my time and raise my [B] right hand.
And I'll tell the [Gb] judge, I'll do it [Ab] again.
[E] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
Well I [Eb] heard him through the grapevine, [B] good daddy ain't [Ab] nothing, this is doing [Ab] time.
Said his wife and his kids were somehow, [B] so unbroken, [Gb] man it all went [Ab] south.
Dropped the hammer on his 45, [B] now he's in a [Gb] pen 25 to [E] life.
I hate to say, but a dead [Eb] man ain't worth a shit.
Breathing in [Ab] my right eye's blood, [B] lean and cold.
You [Gb] take me downtown, better [Ab] lock me up.
And I'll do my time and raise my [B] right hand.
And I'll tell [Gb] the judge, may I do it [E] again.
[Gb] [Abm]
If I have to put [Bb] the law in my [B] hands, yeah.
Well it's [Db] about to break.
[Ab]
Cause time will hide [Bb] from [Ebm] wrong, and if you cross that line, [B] boy all I gotta [Db] say is,
all I gotta say is,
Breathing in [Ab] my right eye's blood, [B] lean and cold.
You [Gb] take me downtown, better [Abm] lock me up.
[Ab] And I'll do my time and raise my [B] right hand.
And I'll [Gb] tell the judge, may I do [E] it again.
[Gb] Breathing [Ab] in my right eye's blood, [B] lean and cold.
You [Gb] take me downtown, better [Ab] lock me up.
And I'll do my time and raise [B] my right hand.
And I'll tell the [Gb] judge, may I do it [Ab] again.
[E]
[Ab] [D] [B] [Ab]
Your honor, I can't lie, I'm guilty.
[Abm]
[Ab] [Db] [B]
[Gb] [Abm]
[Ab] [B]
[Gb] To the river.
[Ab]
Key:
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B
Gb
E
Abm
Ab
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] This is all [Ab] that I _ _ _ [Abm] _ can [Ab] want.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ I'm gonna do my time and raise my [B] right hand.
And I'll tell the [Gb] judge, I'll do it [Ab] again.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab]
Well I [Eb] heard him through the grapevine, [B] good daddy ain't [Ab] nothing, this is doing [Ab] time.
Said his wife and his kids were somehow, [B] so unbroken, [Gb] man it all went [Ab] south.
Dropped the hammer on his 45, [B] now he's in a [Gb] pen 25 to [E] life.
I hate to say, but a dead [Eb] man ain't worth a shit.
Breathing in [Ab] my right eye's blood, [B] lean and cold.
You [Gb] take me downtown, better [Ab] lock me up.
And I'll do my time and raise my [B] right hand.
And I'll tell [Gb] the judge, may I do it [E] again.
[Gb] _ _ [Abm]
If I have to put [Bb] the law in my [B] hands, yeah.
Well it's [Db] about to break.
_ _ [Ab]
Cause time will hide [Bb] from [Ebm] wrong, and if you cross that line, [B] boy all I gotta [Db] say is,
all I gotta say is,
Breathing in [Ab] my right eye's blood, [B] lean and cold.
You [Gb] take me downtown, better [Abm] lock me up.
[Ab] And I'll do my time and raise my [B] right hand.
And I'll [Gb] tell the judge, may I do [E] it again.
[Gb] Breathing [Ab] in my right eye's blood, [B] lean and cold.
You [Gb] take me downtown, better [Ab] lock me up.
And I'll do my time and raise [B] my right hand.
And I'll tell the [Gb] judge, may I do it [Ab] again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [Ab]
Your honor, I can't lie, I'm guilty.
_ [Abm] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Gb] To the river.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ I'm gonna do my time and raise my [B] right hand.
And I'll tell the [Gb] judge, I'll do it [Ab] again.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab]
Well I [Eb] heard him through the grapevine, [B] good daddy ain't [Ab] nothing, this is doing [Ab] time.
Said his wife and his kids were somehow, [B] so unbroken, [Gb] man it all went [Ab] south.
Dropped the hammer on his 45, [B] now he's in a [Gb] pen 25 to [E] life.
I hate to say, but a dead [Eb] man ain't worth a shit.
Breathing in [Ab] my right eye's blood, [B] lean and cold.
You [Gb] take me downtown, better [Ab] lock me up.
And I'll do my time and raise my [B] right hand.
And I'll tell [Gb] the judge, may I do it [E] again.
[Gb] _ _ [Abm]
If I have to put [Bb] the law in my [B] hands, yeah.
Well it's [Db] about to break.
_ _ [Ab]
Cause time will hide [Bb] from [Ebm] wrong, and if you cross that line, [B] boy all I gotta [Db] say is,
all I gotta say is,
Breathing in [Ab] my right eye's blood, [B] lean and cold.
You [Gb] take me downtown, better [Abm] lock me up.
[Ab] And I'll do my time and raise my [B] right hand.
And I'll [Gb] tell the judge, may I do [E] it again.
[Gb] Breathing [Ab] in my right eye's blood, [B] lean and cold.
You [Gb] take me downtown, better [Ab] lock me up.
And I'll do my time and raise [B] my right hand.
And I'll tell the [Gb] judge, may I do it [Ab] again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [Ab]
Your honor, I can't lie, I'm guilty.
_ [Abm] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Gb] To the river.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _