I Shot The Sheriff

Gm♩ 194

Chorus 1

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                

 But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                       

 But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.

Verse 1

Eb     Dm7      Gm           

 All a-round in my home town,

        Eb        Dm7      Gm   

They're tryin' to track me down;

Eb             Dm7                 Gm     

 They say they want to bring me in guilty,

        Eb           Dm7  Gm 

For the killing of a depu-ty,

        Eb        Dm7 Gm               

For the life of a dep-uty. But I say...

Riff

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|--5-3--------------------|

A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|

E|------------6-------6-3--|

Chorus 2

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                           

 But I swear it was in self-defence. (Oh, no! Yeah!)

       Gm                     Cm   

I say; I shot the sheriff, oh Lord!

Gm

And they say it is a capital offence. Yeah!

Verse 2

Eb       Dm7               Gm       

 Sheriff John Brown always hated me,

    Eb     Dm7      Gm   

For what... I don't know.

      Eb     Dm7     Gm   

Every time I plant a seed,

        Eb         Dm7     Gm   

He said kill it be-fore it grow,

        Eb           Dm7       Gm                     

He said kill them be-fore they grow. And so, and so...

*(Riff):

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|--5-3--------------------|

A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|

E|------------6-------6-3--|

(Read it in the news!)

Chorus 3

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                  

 But I swear it was in self-defence. I say;

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                   

 But I swear it was in self-defence. (Yeah!)

Verse 3

Eb               Dm7     Gm  

 Freedom came my way one day,

      Eb      Dm7     Gm         

And I started, out of town, yeah!

Eb        Dm7          Gm                 

 All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown,

Eb         Dm7      Gm   

 Aiming to shoot me down,

     Eb      Dm7              Gm                

So I shot, I shot, I shot him down. And I say...

*(Riff):

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|--5-3--------------------|

A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|

E|------------6-------6-3--|

(If I am guilty, I will pay)...

Chorus 4

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                

 But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                       

 But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.

Verse 4

   Eb             Dm7       Gm 

Re-flexes had the better of me,

    Eb         Dm7     Gm 

And what is to be must be.

      Eb       Dm7           Gm   

Every day, the bucket a-go a-well,

Eb           Dm7         Gm       

 One day the bottom a-go drop out,

Eb           Dm7         Gm       

 One day the bottom a-go drop out.

*(Riff):

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|--5-3--------------------|

A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|

E|------------6-------6-3--|

(I say)...

Chorus 5

Gm

I-I-I, I shot the sheriff,

Cm                            Gm     

 Lord, I didn't shot the depu-ty. No!

Gm

I-I...(shot the sheriff),

Cm                     Gm                     

 But I didn't shoot no deputy. Yeah! So, yeah!

Coda

Gm Cm

Gm

I Shot The Sheriff

Gm♩ 194

Chorus 1

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                

 But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                       

 But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.

Verse 1

Eb     Dm7      Gm           

 All a-round in my home town,

        Eb        Dm7      Gm   

They're tryin' to track me down;

Eb             Dm7                 Gm     

 They say they want to bring me in guilty,

        Eb           Dm7  Gm 

For the killing of a depu-ty,

        Eb        Dm7 Gm               

For the life of a dep-uty. But I say...

Riff

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|--5-3--------------------|

A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|

E|------------6-------6-3--|

Chorus 2

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                           

 But I swear it was in self-defence. (Oh, no! Yeah!)

       Gm                     Cm   

I say; I shot the sheriff, oh Lord!

Gm

And they say it is a capital offence. Yeah!

Verse 2

Eb       Dm7               Gm       

 Sheriff John Brown always hated me,

    Eb     Dm7      Gm   

For what... I don't know.

      Eb     Dm7     Gm   

Every time I plant a seed,

        Eb         Dm7     Gm   

He said kill it be-fore it grow,

        Eb           Dm7       Gm                     

He said kill them be-fore they grow. And so, and so...

*(Riff):

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|--5-3--------------------|

A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|

E|------------6-------6-3--|

(Read it in the news!)

Chorus 3

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                  

 But I swear it was in self-defence. I say;

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                   

 But I swear it was in self-defence. (Yeah!)

Verse 3

Eb               Dm7     Gm  

 Freedom came my way one day,

      Eb      Dm7     Gm         

And I started, out of town, yeah!

Eb        Dm7          Gm                 

 All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown,

Eb         Dm7      Gm   

 Aiming to shoot me down,

     Eb      Dm7              Gm                

So I shot, I shot, I shot him down. And I say...

*(Riff):

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|--5-3--------------------|

A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|

E|------------6-------6-3--|

(If I am guilty, I will pay)...

Chorus 4

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                

 But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!

Gm

 I shot the sheriff,

Cm                     Gm                       

 But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.

Verse 4

   Eb             Dm7       Gm 

Re-flexes had the better of me,

    Eb         Dm7     Gm 

And what is to be must be.

      Eb       Dm7           Gm   

Every day, the bucket a-go a-well,

Eb           Dm7         Gm       

 One day the bottom a-go drop out,

Eb           Dm7         Gm       

 One day the bottom a-go drop out.

*(Riff):

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|--5-3--------------------|

A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|

E|------------6-------6-3--|

(I say)...

Chorus 5

Gm

I-I-I, I shot the sheriff,

Cm                            Gm     

 Lord, I didn't shot the depu-ty. No!

Gm

I-I...(shot the sheriff),

Cm                     Gm                     

 But I didn't shoot no deputy. Yeah! So, yeah!

Coda

Gm Cm

Gm