Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm GmI shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
VERSE 1:
All around in my home town
Cm Dm GmThey're trying to track me down
Cm Dm GmThey say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of a deputy
Cm Dm GmFor the life of a deputy But I say… (play MAIN RIFF)
MAIN RIFF:
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CHORUS
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Gm Cm GmI shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense
VERSE 2:
Cm Dm Gm
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what I don't know
Cm Dm GmEvery time that I plant a seed
Cm Dm GmHe said "Kill it before it grows"
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
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 GmAnd I started out of town yeah
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
Cm Dm GmAiming to shoot me down
Cm Dm GmSo I shot, I shot him down I say!
(play MAIN RIFF)
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm GmI shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy
VERSE 4:
Reflexes got the better of me
Cm Dm GmAnd what is to be must be
Cm Dm GmEvery day the bucket falls to the well
But one day the bottom will drop out
Cm Dm GmYes, one day the bottom will drop out But I say
(play MAIN RIFF)
CHORUS
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
Gm Cm GmI shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no
ENDING: Cm Dm Gm
Cm Dm Gm (repeat and fade)
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