I Shot The Sheriff Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em]

[Verse 1]
[Em]I shot the sheriff
[Am]but I did not shoot the [Em]deputy
I shot the sheriff,
[Am]but I did not shoot the depu[Em]ty
[Am]All around m[D]y [Em]hometown,
they're [Am]trying to [D]track me [Em]down
They say [Am]they want [D]to bring me in
[Em]Guilty for the [Am]killing [D]of a [Em]deputy
For the [Am]life [D]of a [Em]deputy
But I say, I shot the [Am]sheriff
But I swear I was in [Em]self -defence
I shot the sheriff
[Am]And they say it is a c[Em]ap ital offense
Sher[Am]iff John B[D]rown always [Em]hated me
For [Am]what, [D]I don't know
[Em]Every [Am]time that [D]I plant a[Em] seed
He said, [Am]kill it before [D]it [Em]grows
He said, [Am]kill it [D]before it [Em]grows
But they say, I shot the sheriff
[Am]But I swear it was in [Em]self -defense
I shot the sheriff
[Am]But I swear it was in
[Em]self -defense
[Am]Freedom came my [D]way one [Em]day
And I [Am]started [D]out of [Em]town
All of [Am]a sudden I se[D]e
Sheriff [Em]John Brown
Aiming to [Am]shoot, to [D]shoot me [Em]down
So I [Am]shot, I [D]shot, and [Em]I'm the same
I shot the [Am]sheriff, but I did not shoot [Em]a
I shot the sheriff,
[Am]but I did not shoot the [Em]deputy