I Shot The Sherrif chords by Eric Clapton

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
 G minorGm  C minorCm  DmDm  D#D#

Chorus:
G minorGm         C minorCm   DmDm        G minorGm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
G minorGm         C minorCm   DmDm        G minorGm
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:
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--3---------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------5--3-----3--5--3---------|
E MajorE|--------------6-----------6--3---|

Chorus:
G minorGm         C minorCm   DmDm        G minorGm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
G minorGm         C minorCm   DmDm        G minorGm
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense

Verse 2:
D#D#   DmDm     G minorGm
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)

Chorus:
G minorGm         C minorCm    DmDm      G minorGm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
G minorGm         C minorCm    DmDm      G minorGm
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
D#D#  DmDm  G minorGm
So I shot, I shot him down  I say! (RIFF 1)

Chorus:
G minorGm         C minorCm    DmDm       G minorGm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
G minorGm         C minorCm    DmDm       G minorGm
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy

Verse 4:
D#D#   DmDm     G minorGm
Reflexes got the better of me
D#D#   DmDm     G minorGm
And what is to be must be
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Every day the bucket falls to the well
D#D#       DmDm     G minorGm
But one day the bottom will drop out
D#D#    DmDm        G minorGm
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out  But I say! (RIFF 1)

Chorus:
G minorGm         C minorCm     DmDm      G minorGm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
G minorGm         C minorCm     DmDm      G minorGm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no

Ending:
D#D# DmDm G minorGm