Brantley Gilbert – Read Me My Rights (Guitar Tab)
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I decided to make this tab after seeing someone complain that there are no good country tabs. That said,
hopefully mine is actually right. I used two other tabs and made some tweaks to each while making this. Here
they are, much credit to those who made them(shouldn't let this go to my head, I'm making it sound like I won
a friggin nobel prize):
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/brantley_gilbert/read_me_my_rights_tabs_1831071
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/brantley_gilbert/read_me_my_rights_chords_1780059
Enjoy!
-Tune down a half step-
I find the chords sound best using bar chords for almost all. The B7 sounds fine regular(not even sure how to
play it as a bar chord). Play the rest as bar chords with root notes on the E and A strings- the closer to the
neck the better. I find the D chord sounds the best if you play it with both the D root note on the 5th fret A
string and also add the 5th fret E string to give it a lower sound. The C chord might also sound better
if you play it in the same fashion- I can't decide personally.
If I take the time to figure out the solo I may add it later on, we shall see. Here it is!
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5--0--0--6--0--7-------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0--------------------0--3--0--0--5--0--0--6h7p6\5\3-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1--1--1----|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5--0--0--6--0--7-----5h7p5------------------------------------------|
A|--3--0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0--------------------0----------7--5--5h7p5-----0--5h7p5-----0--3p0--0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------8-------------8----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5--0--0--6--0--7-------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0--------------------0--3--0--0--5--0--0--6h7p6\5\3-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1--1--1----|
A
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---|
D|-----------------------------5--0--0--6--0--7-----5h7p5-----------------------------------2---|
A|--3--0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0--------------------0----------7--5--5h7p5-----0--5h7p5-----0--0---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------8-------------8-------|-I'm not going to do all the lyrics but here are the chords for each verse, the chorus, and the bridge shown
using the first verse, chorus, and the bridge-
[Verse 1]
A
Somebody better call the law
G D
We done took it outside we're about to brawl
A
Ol' Boy done put his hands on a woman
G D
Where I come from son the next thing comin' is a
A
Ass whoopin' in the parkin' lot
G D
I'm bout to drop this fool right in front of the cops
C B7
I ain't gonna run I'm proud of what I've done
yeah
[Chorus]
A G
Read me my rights put me in cuffs
D A
Take me in downtown, better lock me up
A G
And I'll do my time and raise my right hand
D
And I'll tell the judge I'll do it again
-When you transition from the chorus to the verse play an F bar chord on "again" followed by a G bar chord-
[Bridge]
A G D
If I have put the law in my hands, (yeah) hell it's mine to break
A G
Cause I know right from wrong and if you cross that line
D C B7
Boy all I gotta say is, (all I gotta say boy)
-The second time he plays the "intro" riff it's a little different:-
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------5--0--0--6--0--7-------------------------------------------------| A|--3--0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0--------------------0--3--0--0--5--0--0--6h7p6\5\3-----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1--1--1----| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------5--0--0--6--0--7-------------------------------------------------| A|--3--0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0--------------------0--3p0--0--0--3p0--0--0------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------1b3-------------------|
-When it comes to one of the last choruses where the band quites down a little you can play the following
each time a new chord is played(or just play the chords, you're a free spirit)-
e|--3------| B|----3----| G|-------5-| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------|
b: bend
p: pull off
h: hammer on
\: slide down