I Shot the Sheriff Eric Clapton
I Shot The Sheri[(3)]ff chords
Eric Clapton 1974 (Bob Marley 1973)
Capo I
[F#m]I shot the sheriff[Bm], but I did not shoot the [F#m]deputy.
[F#m]I shot the sheriff[Bm], but I did not shoot the [F#m]deputy.
[D]All a[Dmaj7]round in my [F#m]home town,
[D]they're trying to [Dmaj7]track me [F#m]down.
[D]They say they want to [Dmaj7]bring me in [F#m]guilty,
for the [D]killing of a [Dmaj7]depu [F#m]ty
For the [D]life of a [Dmaj7]depu [F#m]ty.
But I say:
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[F#m]I shot the sheriff[Bm], but I swear it was in [F#m]self-defense.
[F#m]I shot the sheriff[Bm], and they say it is a [F#m]capital offense.
[D]Sheriff John [Dmaj7]Brown always [F#m]hated me;
for [D]what I [Dmaj7]don't [F#m]know.
[D]Every time that I [Dmaj7]plant a [F#m]seed,
he said, "[D]Kill it be[Dmaj7]fore it [F#m]grows."
He said, "[D]Kill it be[Dma7]fore it [F#m]grows."
I say:
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[F#m]I shot the sheriff[Bm], but I swear it was in [F#m]self-defense.
[F#m]I shot the sheriff[Bm], but I swear it was in [F#m]self-defense.
[D]Freedom [Dmaj7]came my way [F#m]one day
And I [D]started [Dmaj7]out of [F#m]town.
[D]All of a sudden I see [Dmaj7]sheriff John [F#m]Brown
[D]Aiming to [Dmaj7]shoot me [F#m]down.
So I [D]shot, I [Dmaj7]shot him [F#m]down.
I say:
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[F#m]I shot the sheriff[Bm], but I did not shoot the [F#m]deputy.
[F#m]I shot the sheriff[Bm], but I did not shoot the [F#m]deputy.
[D]Reflexes got the [Dmaj7]better of [F#m]me
[D]And what is to [Dmaj7]be must [F#m]be.
[D]Every day the [Dmaj7]bucket goes to the [F#m]well,
[D]one day the [Dmaj7]bottom will drop [F#m]out,
Yes, [D]one day the [Dmaj7]bottom will drop [F#m]out.
But I say:
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[F#m]I shot the sheriff[Bm], but I did not shoot the [F#m]deputy.
[F#m]I shot the sheriff[Bm], but I did not shoot no [F#m]deputy. . . .
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