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Capo: no capo
Tuning: G C E A
Chorus
Gm I shot the sheriff,
Cm But I didn't shoot no Gmdeputy, oh no! Oh!
Gm I shot the sheriff,
Cm But I didn't shoot no Gmdeputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.
Verse
Eb All a-Dm7round in Gmmy home town,
They're Ebtryin' to Dm7track me Gmdown;
Eb They say they Dm7want to bring me in Gmguilty,
For the Ebkilling of a Dm7depu-Gmty,
For the Eblife of a Dm7dep-Gmuty. But I say...
Riff:
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Chorus
Gm I shot the sheriff,
Cm But I swear it was in Gmself-defence. - Oh, no! Yeah! -
I say; GmI shot the sheriff, oh CmLord!
And they say it is a Gmcapital offence. Yeah!
Verse
Eb Sheriff Dm7John Brown always Gmhated me,
For Ebwhat...Dm7 I don't Gmknow.
Every Ebtime I Dm7plant a Gmseed,
He said Ebkill it be-Dm7fore it Gmgrow,
He said Ebkill them be-Dm7fore they Gmgrow. And so, and so...
Riff:
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- Read it in the news! -
Chorus
Gm I shot the sheriff,
Cm But I swear it was in Gmself-defence. I say;
Gm I shot the sheriff,
Cm But I swear it was in Gmself-defence. - Yeah! -
Verse
Eb Freedom came my Dm7way one Gmday,
And I Ebstarted,Dm7 out of Gmtown, yeah!
Eb All of a Dm7sudden I saw GmSheriff John Brown,
Eb Aiming to Dm7shoot me Gmdown,
So I Ebshot, I Dm7shot, I shot him Gmdown. And I say...
Riff:
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- If I am guilty, I will pay -...
Chorus
Gm I shot the sheriff,
Cm But I didn't shoot no Gmdeputy, oh no! Oh!
Gm I shot the sheriff,
Cm But I didn't shoot no Gmdeputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.
Verse
Re-Ebflexes had the Dm7better of Gmme,
And Ebwhat is to Dm7be must Gmbe.
Every Ebday, the Dm7bucket a-go a-Gmwell,
Eb One day the Dm7bottom a-go Gmdrop out,
Eb One day the Dm7bottom a-go Gmdrop out.
Riff:
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- I say -...
Chorus
I-I-GmI, I shot the sheriff,
Cm Lord, I didn't shot the depu-Gmty. No!
I-GmI...- shot the sheriff -,
Cm But I didn't shoot no Gmdeputy. Yeah! So, yeah!
Outro - repeat and fade -