I
SHOT THE SHERIFF (capo 3rd)
Em Am Em
I
shot the sheriff, but I did not
shoot the deputy. Oh no!
Am Em
I
shot the sheriff, but I did not
shoot the deputy. Oh no!
C D Em C
D Em
1.
All around in my home town they're trying to track me down.
C D Em
C D Em
They say they want to bring me in guilty, for the killing of a deputy,
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D Em ~ - - - - - -
for
the killing of a deputy. But I
say:
Em Am Em
I
shot the sheriff, but I did not
shoot the deputy. Oh no!
Am Em
I
shot the sheriff, but I did not
shoot the deputy. Oh no!
C D Em
C D Em
2.
Sheriff John Brown always hated me for
what I don't know.
C
D Em C D Em
Every time that I plant a seed, he said, "Kill it before it grow,"
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D Em ~
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he
said "Kill it before it grow." But I say:
Em
Am
Em
I
shot the sheriff, but I swear it
was in self-defence, oh yeah!
Am Em
I
shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defence, oh
yeah!
C D Em C D Em
3.
Freedom came my way one day, and
I started out of town.
C D Em C D Em
All
of a sudden I see Sheriff John Brown, aiming to shoot me down.
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D Em ~
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So
I shot, I shot him down. But I
say:
Em
Am
Em
I
shot the sheriff, but I swear it was
in self-defence.
Am Em
I
shot the sheriff, but I swear it was
in self-defence.
C D Em C
D Em
4.
Reflexes got the better of me, and what is to be must be.
C
D Em
Ev'ry day the bucket goes to the well,
C
D Em
but
one day the bottom will drop out,
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yes, one day the bottom will drop out. But I say:
Em Am Em
I
shot the sheriff, but I did not
shoot the deputy. Oh no!
Am
Em
I
shot the sheriff, but I did not
shoot the deputy. Oh no!
C - D - Em C - D -
Em C - D - Em
C - D - Em C - D -
Em C - D - Em
(Bob Marley)