I Shot The Sheriff Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em](I shot the sher[Am]iff) but I did
not shoot [Em]the deputy
(I shot [Am]the sheriff) but I
didn't shoot the deputy
[Em]

[Verse 2]
[C]
All [Bm]around in my [Em]home town
[C]They're trying to [Bm]track
me [Em]down
[C]They say they want to [Bm]bring me in [Em]guilty
For [C]the killing of [Bm]a deputy[Em]
For [C]the life of [Bm]a deputy,
[Em]but I say
[Bm][Em][Am][Em]

[Verse 3]
(I shot [Am]the sheriff) but I swear
it was [Em]in self- defense
(I shot [Am]the sheriff) they say
it is a [Em]capital [C]offense

[Verse 4]
Sher[Bm]iff John Brown a[Em]lways hated me
[C]For wha[Bm]t I don't kno[Em]w
[C]Every tim[Bm]e that I p[Em]lant a seed
[C]He said, "Kill it be[Bm]fore it [Em]grows"
He [C]said, "Kill it [Bm]before it [Em]grows",
I [Bm]say
[Em][Am][Em]

[Verse 5]
(I shot [Am]the [C]sheriff) but I swear
it [Em]was in self- defense
(I shot [Am]the sheriff) but I swear
it was in [Em]self- defense

[Verse 6]
[C]
Freedom [Bm]came my way [Em]one [C]day
And I star[Bm]ted out of t[Em]own[C]
All of a [Bm]sudden I see [Em]sheriff
John [C]Brown
Aim[Bm]ing to shoot me d[Em]own
So [C]I shot, [Bm]I shot him [Em]down,
I [Bm]say[Em]
[Am][Em]

[Verse 7]
(I shot [Am]the sheriff) but I did
not shoot [Em]the deputy
(I shot [Bm]the [G]sher[Am]iff) but
I didn't shoot the deputy
[Em]

[Verse 8]
[C]
Re[Bm]flexes got the bet
[Em]ter of m[C]e
And what [Bm]is to be mu[Em]st b[C]e
Every day [Bm]the bucket goes [Em]to the well
[C]One day the bot[Bm]tom will dro[Em]p out
[C]Yes, one day the[Bm] bottom will dro[Em]p out,
but I say
[Bm][Am][Em]

[Verse 9]
(I shot [Am]the sheriff) but I didn't
shoot the [Em]deputy, oh no
(I shot [Am]the sheriff) but I did not s[Em]hoot no deputy,

[Outro 1]
oh no
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