Read Me My Rights Chords by Delbert Mcclinton
Tempo:
72.175 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
Gm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [Eb] [F] [Gm] [F] [Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
The [Bb] sun is shining, [Bb] but don't you know it's raining in [Eb] my heart?
[Eb]
I [F] feel the [Dm] walls closing in, [F] [Bb] at [F] just the [Gm] thought of [Bb] you leaving.
[Db] It's [Bb] gone too far, [Bb] now I find myself [Eb] on the outside, just [E] looking [G] in,
[Dbm] [F] before you leave
me alone [Dm] tonight.
[F] Baby, [Gm] baby, [Bb] read me my rights, [Fm] [F] [F]
I'm [Bb] just a prisoner, caught up in a world I [Eb] can't control.
[G] [G]
[F] What am I doing here?
Just drowning [Bb] in this tea.
[Eb] How [Bb] can you walk away, [Eb] [Bb] and watch it all just crumble?
[Eb] After all these [Bb] years, [E]
[F] before you do me wrong tonight.
[F] Baby, baby, [Bb] read me my rights.
[Eb] Don't I have the right to [Ab] love you?
[Eb] Don't I have the right to want you?
[Bb] Do I have to let you go?
[Bb]
[C] Tell me why you want to leave me?
Baby, don't you need me?
[F] Don't I [Bb] have to [F] know?
Do you [Bb] still love me?
Or am I just wasting my [Eb] time?
Just losing [E] my mind, before [F] you break my heart tonight.
[Bb] [F] Baby, baby, [Bb] read me my rights.
I'm just a prisoner,
[Eb] [E] caught up in a world [F] I can't control.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
Don't I [Eb] have the right to love you?
Don't I have the right to want you?
Do [Bb] I have to let you go?
[C] Tell me why you want to leave me?
Don't you [F] need me?
[Gm] Don't I have to [F] know?
Do [Bb] you still love me?
Or am I just [Gm] wasting [Eb] my time?
Just losing my [E] mind, before [F] you break my heart tonight.
[F] Baby, baby, [Bb] read me my rights.
Before [F]
you do me wrong tonight.
Baby, baby, read me my [Bb] rights.
[Eb] [Bb] [N]
[Bb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
The [Bb] sun is shining, [Bb] but don't you know it's raining in [Eb] my heart?
[Eb]
I [F] feel the [Dm] walls closing in, [F] [Bb] at [F] just the [Gm] thought of [Bb] you leaving.
[Db] It's [Bb] gone too far, [Bb] now I find myself [Eb] on the outside, just [E] looking [G] in,
[Dbm] [F] before you leave
me alone [Dm] tonight.
[F] Baby, [Gm] baby, [Bb] read me my rights, [Fm] [F] [F]
I'm [Bb] just a prisoner, caught up in a world I [Eb] can't control.
[G] [G]
[F] What am I doing here?
Just drowning [Bb] in this tea.
[Eb] How [Bb] can you walk away, [Eb] [Bb] and watch it all just crumble?
[Eb] After all these [Bb] years, [E]
[F] before you do me wrong tonight.
[F] Baby, baby, [Bb] read me my rights.
[Eb] Don't I have the right to [Ab] love you?
[Eb] Don't I have the right to want you?
[Bb] Do I have to let you go?
[Bb]
[C] Tell me why you want to leave me?
Baby, don't you need me?
[F] Don't I [Bb] have to [F] know?
Do you [Bb] still love me?
Or am I just wasting my [Eb] time?
Just losing [E] my mind, before [F] you break my heart tonight.
[Bb] [F] Baby, baby, [Bb] read me my rights.
I'm just a prisoner,
[Eb] [E] caught up in a world [F] I can't control.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
Don't I [Eb] have the right to love you?
Don't I have the right to want you?
Do [Bb] I have to let you go?
[C] Tell me why you want to leave me?
Don't you [F] need me?
[Gm] Don't I have to [F] know?
Do [Bb] you still love me?
Or am I just [Gm] wasting [Eb] my time?
Just losing my [E] mind, before [F] you break my heart tonight.
[F] Baby, baby, [Bb] read me my rights.
Before [F]
you do me wrong tonight.
Baby, baby, read me my [Bb] rights.
[Eb] [Bb] [N]
Key:
Bb
F
Eb
Gm
E
Bb
F
Eb
_ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [F] _
[Bb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [F] _
The [Bb] sun is shining, _ [Bb] but don't you know it's raining in [Eb] my heart?
_ _ [Eb] _ _
I [F] feel the [Dm] walls closing in, [F] [Bb] at [F] just the [Gm] thought of [Bb] you leaving. _ _ _ _ _
[Db] It's [Bb] gone too far, _ _ [Bb] now I find myself [Eb] on the outside, just [E] looking [G] in, _
[Dbm] [F] before you leave
me alone [Dm] tonight.
[F] Baby, [Gm] baby, [Bb] read me my rights, _ _ [Fm] _ [F] _ [F]
I'm [Bb] just a prisoner, _ _ caught up in a world I [Eb] can't control.
_ [G] _ [G] _ _ _
[F] What am I doing here?
Just drowning [Bb] in this tea. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] How [Bb] can you walk away, _ [Eb] [Bb] and watch it all just crumble?
[Eb] After all these [Bb] years, [E] _ _
[F] before you do me wrong tonight.
[F] Baby, baby, [Bb] read me my rights. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Don't I have the right to [Ab] love you?
[Eb] Don't I have the right to want you?
[Bb] Do I have to let you go?
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] Tell me why you want to leave me?
Baby, don't you need me?
[F] Don't I [Bb] have to [F] know?
Do you [Bb] still love me?
_ _ Or am I just wasting my [Eb] time?
Just losing [E] my mind, before [F] you break my heart tonight.
[Bb] _ [F] Baby, baby, [Bb] read me my rights. _ _ _ _ _
I'm just a prisoner, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ caught up in a world [F] I can't control.
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't I [Eb] have the right to love you?
Don't I have the right to want you?
Do [Bb] I have to let you go? _ _ _
[C] Tell me why you want to leave me?
Don't you [F] need me?
_ _ [Gm] Don't I have to [F] know?
_ Do [Bb] you still love me?
_ Or am I just [Gm] wasting [Eb] my time?
Just losing my [E] mind, before [F] you break my heart tonight.
[F] _ Baby, baby, [Bb] read me my rights.
_ Before _ _ _ [F]
you do me wrong tonight.
Baby, baby, read me my [Bb] rights.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Bb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [F] _
The [Bb] sun is shining, _ [Bb] but don't you know it's raining in [Eb] my heart?
_ _ [Eb] _ _
I [F] feel the [Dm] walls closing in, [F] [Bb] at [F] just the [Gm] thought of [Bb] you leaving. _ _ _ _ _
[Db] It's [Bb] gone too far, _ _ [Bb] now I find myself [Eb] on the outside, just [E] looking [G] in, _
[Dbm] [F] before you leave
me alone [Dm] tonight.
[F] Baby, [Gm] baby, [Bb] read me my rights, _ _ [Fm] _ [F] _ [F]
I'm [Bb] just a prisoner, _ _ caught up in a world I [Eb] can't control.
_ [G] _ [G] _ _ _
[F] What am I doing here?
Just drowning [Bb] in this tea. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] How [Bb] can you walk away, _ [Eb] [Bb] and watch it all just crumble?
[Eb] After all these [Bb] years, [E] _ _
[F] before you do me wrong tonight.
[F] Baby, baby, [Bb] read me my rights. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Don't I have the right to [Ab] love you?
[Eb] Don't I have the right to want you?
[Bb] Do I have to let you go?
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] Tell me why you want to leave me?
Baby, don't you need me?
[F] Don't I [Bb] have to [F] know?
Do you [Bb] still love me?
_ _ Or am I just wasting my [Eb] time?
Just losing [E] my mind, before [F] you break my heart tonight.
[Bb] _ [F] Baby, baby, [Bb] read me my rights. _ _ _ _ _
I'm just a prisoner, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ caught up in a world [F] I can't control.
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't I [Eb] have the right to love you?
Don't I have the right to want you?
Do [Bb] I have to let you go? _ _ _
[C] Tell me why you want to leave me?
Don't you [F] need me?
_ _ [Gm] Don't I have to [F] know?
_ Do [Bb] you still love me?
_ Or am I just [Gm] wasting [Eb] my time?
Just losing my [E] mind, before [F] you break my heart tonight.
[F] _ Baby, baby, [Bb] read me my rights.
_ Before _ _ _ [F]
you do me wrong tonight.
Baby, baby, read me my [Bb] rights.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _