I Shot The Sheriff
Eric Clapton
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I didn’t shoot no [Dm] deputy
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I didn’t shoot no [Dm] deputy
[Gm] All a[Am]round in my [Dm] hometown
[Gm] They're [Am] trying to track me [Dm] down
[Gm] They [Am] say they want to bring me [Dm] in guilty
For the [Gm] killing of a [Am] depu[Dm]ty
For the [Gm] life of a [Am] depu[Dm]ty
But I say
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I swear it was in [Dm] self-defence
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] and they say it is a [Dm] capital offence
[Gm] Sheriff [Am] John Brown always [Dm] hated me
[Gm] For [Am] what I don't [Dm] know
[Gm] Every [Am] time I [Dm] plant a seed
He said [Gm] kill it be[Am]fore it [Dm] grows
He said [Gm] kill them be[Am]fore they [Dm] grow And so
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I swear it was in [Dm] self-defence
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I swear it was in [Dm] self-defence
[Gm] Freedom [Am] came my way [Dm] one day
[Gm] And I [Am] started out of [Dm] town
[Gm] All of a [Am] sudden I saw [Dm] Sheriff John Brown
[Gm] Aiming to [Am] shoot me [Dm] down
So I [Gm] shot I [Am] shot I shot him [Dm] down But I say
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I did not shoot the [Dm] deputy
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I did not shoot the [Dm] deputy
[Gm] Reflexes [Am] got the [Dm] better of me
[Gm] And what is to [Am] be must [Dm] be
[Gm] Every [Am] day the bucket goes [Dm] to the well
[Gm] But one [Am] day the bottom [Dm] will drop out
[Gm7] One [Am] day the bottom [Dm] will drop out I say
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I did not shoot the [Dm] deputy
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I did not shoot no [Dm] deputy
I Shot The Sheriff [Dm]Eric Clapton
Dm I shot the Sheriff Gm but I didn’t shoot no Dm deputy Dm I shot the Sheriff Gm but I didn’t shoot no Dm deputy Gm All aAmround in my Dm hometown Gm They're Am trying to track me Dm down Gm They Am say they want to bring me Dm in guilty For the Gm killing of a Am depuDmty For the Gm life of a Am depuDmty But I say
Dm I shot the Sheriff Gm but I swear it was in Dm self-defence Dm I shot the Sheriff Gm and they say it is a Dm capital offence Gm Sheriff Am John Brown always Dm hated me Gm For Am what I don't Dm know Gm Every Am time I Dm plant a seed He said Gm kill it beAmfore it Dm grows He said Gm kill them beAmfore they Dm grow And so
Dm I shot the Sheriff Gm but I swear it was in Dm self-defence Dm I shot the Sheriff Gm but I swear it was in Dm self-defence Gm Freedom Am came my way Dm one day Gm And I Am started out of Dm town Gm All of a Am sudden I saw Dm Sheriff John Brown Gm Aiming to Am shoot me Dm down So I Gm shot I Am shot I shot him Dm down But I say
Dm I shot the Sheriff Gm but I did not shoot the Dm deputy Dm I shot the Sheriff Gm but I did not shoot the Dm deputy Gm Reflexes Am got the Dm better of me Gm And what is to Am be must Dm be Gm Every Am day the bucket goes Dm to the well Gm But one Am day the bottom Dm will drop out Gm7 One Am day the bottom Dm will drop out I say
Dm I shot the Sheriff Gm but I did not shoot the Dm deputy Dm I shot the Sheriff Gm but I did not shoot no Dm deputy