I Shot The Sheriff Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Chorus 1]
[Gm]I shot the sheriff,
[Cm]but I didn't shoot no depu[Gm]ty, oh no, oh
[Gm]I shot the sheriff,
[Cm]but I didn't shoot no depu[Gm]ty,

[Verse 1]
ooh, ooh, ooh yeah
[Eb]All around[Dm] in my home [Gm]town
They're [Eb]tryin' to [Dm]track me [Gm]down
They [Eb]say they want to [Dm]bring me in [Gm]guilty
For the [Eb]killing of a [Dm]deputy[Gm]
For the [Eb]life of a [Dm]deputy [Gm]but I say

[Chorus 2]
[Gm]I shot the she[Cm]riff,
but I swear it was in [Gm]self defense
oh no, oh
[Gm]I shot the she[Cm]riff,
and they say it is a [Gm]capital offense

[Verse 2]
Ooh, ooh, ooh yeah
[Eb]Sheriff John[Dm] Brown
[Gm]always hated me
[Eb]For [Dm]what, I don't [Gm]know
Every [Eb]time I [Dm]plant a [Gm]seed
He said [Eb]kill them be[Dm]fore they [Gm]grow
He said [Eb]kill them be[Dm]fore they [Gm]grow, and so

[Chorus 3]
Read it in the news!
[Gm]I shot the she[Cm]riff,
but I swear it was in [Gm]self defense oh no, oh
[Gm]I shot the she[Cm]riff,
But I swear it was in [Gm]self defense

[Verse 3]
yeah ooh ooh
[Eb]Freedom came my way [Dm]one day[Gm]
And I [Eb]started [Dm]out of town, yeah
[Eb]All of a sudde[Dm]n I saw [Gm]sheriff John Brown
[Eb]Aiming to [Dm]shoot me [Gm]down
So I [Eb]shot, I [Dm]shot, I shot him [Gm]down and I say

[Chorus 4]
If I am guilty I will pay
[Gm]I shot the sheriff,
[Cm]but I didn't shoot no depu[Gm]ty, oh no, oh
[Gm]I shot the sheriff,
[Cm]but I didn't shoot no depu[Gm]ty,
ooh, ooh, ooh yeah

[Verse 4]
Re[Eb]flexes had got the [Dm]better of [Gm]me
[Eb]And what is to b[Dm]e must be[Gm]
Every [Eb]day the [Dm]bucket a[Gm]-go a well
[Eb]One day the [Dm]bottom a-go [Gm]drop out
[Eb]One day the [Dm]bottom a-go [Gm]drop out, I say

[Chorus 5]
I, I, I,
[Gm]I, shot the sher[Cm]iff
but I didn't shot the depu[Gm]ty, no yeah
[Gm]I I, shot the sh[Cm]eriff
but I didn't shoot no [Gm]deputy, yeah so, yeah

[Outro 1]
[Gm][Cm][Gm]
[Gm][Cm][Gm]
[Gm][Cm][Gm]
[Bass and drums]