Key:
Chorus:
Gm
Cm
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
but I did not shoot
the deputy
Gm
Cm
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
but I did not shoot
the deputy
VERSE 1-
Cm Dm
Gm
All around in my
home town
Cm Dm
Gm
They're trying to
track me down
Cm
Dm Gm
They say they want
to bring me in
guilty
Cm
Dm Gm
For the killing of a
deputy
Cm Dm
Gm
For the life of a
deputy But I say?
(play MAIN RIFF)
MAIN RIFF-
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CHORUS-
Gm
Cm
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
but I swear it was
in self-defense
Gm
Cm
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
and they say it is a
capital offense
VERSE 2-
Cm Dm
Gm
Sheriff John Brown
always hated me
Cm Dm
Gm
For what I don't
know
Cm Dm
Gm
Every time that I
plant a seed
Cm Dm
Gm
He said Kill it
before it grows
Cm Dm
Gm
He said Kill it
before it grows I
say!
(play MAIN RIFF)
CHORUS-
Gm
Cm
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
but I swear it was
in self-defense
Gm
Cm
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
but I swear it was
in self-defense
VERSE 3-
Cm Dm
Gm
Freedom came my way
one day
Cm Dm
Gm
And I started out of
town yeah
Cm Dm
Gm
All of a sudden I
see sheriff John
Brown
Cm Dm
Gm
Aiming to shoot me
down
Cm Dm Gm
So I shot, I shot
him down I
say!
(play MAIN RIFF)
CHORUS-
Gm
Cm
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
but I did not shoot
the deputy
Gm
Cm
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
but I didn't shoot
the deputy
VERSE 4-
Cm Dm
Gm
Reflexes got the
better of me
Cm Dm
Gm
And what is to be
must be
Cm Dm
Gm
Every day the bucket
falls to the well
Cm Dm
Gm
But one day the
bottom will drop
out
Cm Dm
Gm
Yes, one day the
bottom will drop out
But I say
(play MAIN RIFF)
CHORUS-
Gm
Cm
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
but I did not shoot
the deputy, oh no
Gm
Cm
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
but I did not shoot
no deputy, oh no
ENDING- Cm Dm
Gm
Cm Dm Gm
(repeat and fade) |
