I Shot The Sheriff chords by Eric Clapton (Ver. 2)
Guitar chords with lyrics
I Shot The Sheriff chords
Eric Clapton 1974 (Bob Marley 1973)
Capo I
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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 did not shoot the deputy.
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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 depu ty
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For the life of a depu ty.
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But I say:
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F#m Bm F#m
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.
D Dmaj7 F#m
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:
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F#m Bm F#m
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.
D Dmaj7 F#m
Freedom came my way one day
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And I started out of town.
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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:
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F#m Bm F#m
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.
F#m Bm F#m
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.
D Dmaj7 F#m
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 goes to the well,
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one day the bottom will drop out,
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Yes, one day the bottom will drop out.
But I say:
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F#m Bm F#m
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.
F#m Bm F#m
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy. . . .
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