I Shot The Sheriff
Bob MarleyVersion1
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I shot the sheriff,
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!
I shot the sheriff,
But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.
All a-round in my home town,
They're tryin' to track me down;
They say they want to bring me in guilty,
For the killing of a depu-ty,
For the life of a dep-uty. But I say...
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I shot the sheriff,
But I swear it was in self-defence. (Oh, no! Yeah!)
I say; I shot the sheriff, oh Lord!
And they say it is a capital offence. Yeah!
Sheriff John Brown always hated me,
For what... I don't know.
Every time I plant a seed,
He said kill it be-fore it grow,
He said kill them be-fore they grow. And so, and so...
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(Read it in the news!)
I shot the sheriff,
But I swear it was in self-defence. I say;
I shot the sheriff,
But I swear it was in self-defence. (Yeah!)
Freedom came my way one day,
And I started, out of town, yeah!
All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown,
Aiming to shoot me down,
So I shot, I shot, I shot him down. And I say...
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(If I am guilty, I will pay)...
I shot the sheriff,
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!
I shot the sheriff,
But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.
Re-flexes had the better of me,
And what is to be must be.
Every day, the bucket a-go a-well,
One day the bottom a-go drop out,
One day the bottom a-go drop out.
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(I say)...
I-I-I, I shot the sheriff,
Lord, I didn't shot the depu-ty. No!
I-I...(shot the sheriff),
But I didn't shoot no deputy. Yeah! So, yeah!
(Repeat to Fade)
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Readable chord sheet for I Shot The Sheriff by Bob Marley
------------------------.............. [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] But I didn't shoot no [Gm]deputy, oh no! Oh! [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] But I didn't shoot no [Gm]deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh. [Eb] All a-[Dm7]round in [Gm]my home town, They're [Eb]tryin' to [Dm7]track me [Gm]down; [Eb] They say they [Dm7]want to bring me in [Gm]guilty, For the [Eb]killing of a [Dm7]depu-[Gm]ty, For the [Eb]life of a [Dm7]dep-[Gm]uty. But I say... e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--5-3--------------------| A|-------5-3-----5-3-------| E|------------6-------6-3--| [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] But I swear it was in [Gm]self-defence. (Oh, no! Yeah!) I say; [Gm]I shot the sheriff, oh [Cm]Lord! And they say it is a [Gm]capital offence. Yeah! [Eb] Sheriff [Dm7]John Brown always [Gm]hated me, For [Eb]what...[Dm7] I don't [Gm]know. Every [Eb]time I [Dm7]plant a [Gm]seed, He said [Eb]kill it be-[Dm7]fore it [Gm]grow, He said [Eb]kill them be-[Dm7]fore they [Gm]grow. And so, and so... e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--5-3--------------------| A|-------5-3-----5-3-------| E|------------6-------6-3--| (Read it in the news!) [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] But I swear it was in [Gm]self-defence. I say; [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] But I swear it was in [Gm]self-defence. (Yeah!) [Eb] Freedom came my [Dm7]way one [Gm]day, And I [Eb]started,[Dm7] out of [Gm]town, yeah! [Eb] All of a [Dm7]sudden I saw [Gm]Sheriff John Brown, [Eb] Aiming to [Dm7]shoot me [Gm]down, So I [Eb]shot, I [Dm7]shot, I shot him [Gm]down. And I say... e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--5-3--------------------| A|-------5-3-----5-3-------| E|------------6-------6-3--| (If I am guilty, I will pay)... [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] But I didn't shoot no [Gm]deputy, oh no! Oh! [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] But I didn't shoot no [Gm]deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh. Re-[Eb]flexes had the [Dm7]better of [Gm]me, And [Eb]what is to [Dm7]be must [Gm]be. Every [Eb]day, the [Dm7]bucket a-go a-[Gm]well, [Eb] One day the [Dm7]bottom a-go [Gm]drop out, [Eb] One day the [Dm7]bottom a-go [Gm]drop out. e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--5-3--------------------| A|-------5-3-----5-3-------| E|------------6-------6-3--| (I say)... I-I-[Gm]I, I shot the sheriff, [Cm] Lord, I didn't shot the depu-[Gm]ty. No! I-[Gm]I...(shot the sheriff), [Cm] But I didn't shoot no [Gm]deputy. Yeah! So, yeah! [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: [Gm] [Cm] [Eb] [Dm7] [E][A][D][G][B][E] [E][A][D][G][B][E] [E][A][D][G][B][E] [E][A][D][G][B][E] 355333 x35543 x68886 x57565