I Shot The Sheriff Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]I shot the sheriff, but
I didn't shoot [Dm]no deputy
Oh, [Am]no, oh
I shot the sheriff,
but I didn't shoot [Dm]no deputy
[Am]Ooh, ooh, ooh Yeah

[Verse 2]
[Dm]All arou[C]nd in my homet[Am]own
They're [Dm]tryin' to [Em]track me [Am]down, yeah
They [Dm]say they [C]want
to bring me in [Am]guilty
For the [Dm]killing of a [Em]deputy,
[Am]for the [Dm]life of a depu[Em]ty[Am]
But I say, oh, now, now

[Verse 3]
Oh, I shot [Dm]the sheriff,
but I swear it was in [Am]self defence
Ooh, ooh, ooh
I said, I shot the sheriff, Oh Lord
[Dm]And they say it is a c[Am]apital
offence
Ooh, ooh, ooh
[Dm]Hear this
Sheriff [Em]John Brown al

[Verse 4]
[Am]ways hated me
[G]For [Dm]what [C]I don[Am]'t know
[G]Eve[Dm]ry time I pla[Em]nt a s[Am]eed
[Dm]He said, "Kill it be[C]fore it [Am]grows."
[Dm]He said, "Kill them be
[Em]fore they [Am]grow."
And so, oh, now, now,

[Verse 5]
Read it in the news
[Am]I shot the sheriff,
[Dm]but I swear it was in self[Am] defence
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Where was the deputy?
I said I shot [Dm]the sheriff but I swear
[Am]it was in self defence

[Verse 6]
[Dm]Freedom came [Em]my way one da[Am]y
[G]And [Dm]I started [C]out of [Am]town, yeah!
[G]All of a s[Dm]udden I saw[Em]
[Am]Sheriff John Brown
[Dm]Aiming [C]to shoot me [Am]down
So I shot, [Dm]I shot,
[Em]I shot him down[Am]
And I say, if I am guilty I will pay

[Verse 7]
[Dm]I shot the sheriff,
but I say, but I didn't [Am]shoot no deputy
Ooh, no, oh
I shot the sher[Dm]iff,
but I didn't shoot no [Am]deputy
Ooo, ooo, ooh

[Verse 8]
[Am]Reflexes [Dm]had t[Em]he better of me[Am]
And what [Dm]is to be mu[Em]st b[Am]e
Every [Dm]day the [Em]bucket a- [Am]go- a well
[Dm]One day the [Em]bottom a- go d[Am]rop out
[Dm]One day the [Em]bottom a- go d[Am]rop out
I say, [Dm]I, I,[Am]

[Verse 9]
[Am]I, I shot the sheriff,
[Dm]but [Am]I didn't shoot the deput[Dm]y, n[Am]o
I shot the sheriff,
but [Dm]I di[Am]dn't shoot the deputy.

[Outro 1]
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