I Shot The Sheriff
Bob Marley & The Wailers
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[Verse]GmI shot the sheriffCm GmBut I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no, ohGmI shot the sheriffCm GmBut I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, ooooh[Verse]Ebmaj7 Dm GmAll around in my hometownEbmaj7 Dm GmThey're tryin' to track me downEbmaj7 Dm GmThey say they want to bring me in guiltyEbmaj7 Dm GmFor the killing of a deputyEbmaj7 Dm GmFor the life of a deputy, but I say[Riff]e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|
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[Verse]GmI shot the sheriffCm GmBut I swear it was in self defense oh, no Ooh, ooh, oooh yeahGm CmI say, I shot the sheriff, Oh, LordGmAnd they say it is a capital offence, yeah Ooh, ooh, oooh Yeah[Verse]Ebmaj7 Dm GmSheriff John Brown always hated meEbmaj7 Dm GmFor what, I don't knowEbmaj7 Dm GmEvery time I plant a seedEbmaj7 Dm GmHe said kill it before it growsEbmaj7 Dm GmHe said kill them before they grow, and so[Riff]e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|
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[Chorus]GmI shot the sheriffCm GmBut I swear it was in self defense oh, no Ooh, ooh, oooh yeahGmI shot the sheriffCm GmBut I swear it was in self defense, Oh, no, ooh, ooh, oooh Yeah[Verse]Ebmaj7 Dm GmFreedom came my way one dayEbmaj7 Dm GmAnd I started out of town, yeahEbmaj7 Dm GmAll of a sudden I saw sheriff John BrownEbmaj7 Dm GmAiming to shoot me downEbmaj7 Dm GmSo I shot, I shot, I shot him down and I say[Riff]e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|
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If I am guilty I will pay[Chorus]GmI shot the sheriffCm GmBut I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no, ohGmI shot the sheriffCm GmBut I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, ooooh[Verse]Ebmaj7 Dm GmReflexes had got the better of meEbmaj7 Dm GmAnd what is to be must beEbmaj7 Dm GmEvery day the bucket a-go a wellEbmaj7 Dm GmOne day the bottom a-go drop outEbmaj7 Dm GmOne day the bottom a-go drop out, I say[Riff]e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|
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[Chorus]GmI, I, I, I shot the sheriffCm GmLord, I didn't shot the deputy, yeahGmI, I shot the sheriffCm GmBut I didn't shoot no deputy, yeah, no, yeah