Chords with lyrics
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I SHOT THE SHERIFF - Eric Clapton
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Tabbed by: Zach
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Tuning: Standard
CHORDS:
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CHORUS:
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
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I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy
VERSE 1:
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All around in my home town
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They're trying to track me down
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They say they want to bring me in guilty
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For the killing of a deputy
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For the life of a deputy But I say! (RIFF 1)
RIFF 1:
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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
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I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense
VERSE 2:
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Sheriff John Brown always hated me
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For what I don't know
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Every time that I plant a seed
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He said "Kill it before it grows"
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He said "Kill it before it grows" I say! (RIFF 1)
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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
VERSE 3:
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Freedom came my way one day
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And I started out of town, yeah
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All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
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Aiming to shoot me down
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So I shot, I shot him down I say! (RIFF 1)
CHORUS:
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
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I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy
VERSE 4:
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Reflexes got the better of me
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And what is to be must be
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Every day the bucket falls to the well
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But one day the bottom will drop out
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Yes, one day the bottom will drop out But I say! (RIFF 1)
CHORUS:
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no
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