[Intro] Gm Cm Dm D# [Chorus] Gm Cm Dm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Gm Cm Dm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy [Verse 1] D# Dm Gm All around in my home town D# Dm Gm They're trying to track me down D# Dm Gm They say they want to bring me in guilty D# Dm Gm For the killing of a deputy D# Dm Gm For the life of a deputy But I say! (RIFF 1) [Riff 1] e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--5--3---------------------------| A|--------5--3-----3--5--3---------| E|--------------6-----------6--3---| [Chorus] Gm Cm Dm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense Gm Cm Dm Gm I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense [Verse 2] D# Dm Gm Sheriff John Brown always hated me D# Dm Gm For what I don't know D# Dm Gm Every time that I plant a seed D# Dm Gm He said "Kill it before it grows" D# Dm Gm He said "Kill it before it grows" I say! (RIFF 1) [Chorus] Gm Cm Dm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense Gm Cm Dm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense [Verse 3] D# Dm Gm Freedom came my way one day D# Dm Gm And I started out of town, yeah D# Dm Gm All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown D# Dm Gm Aiming to shoot me down D# Dm Gm So I shot, I shot him down I say! (RIFF 1) [Chorus] Gm Cm Dm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Gm Cm Dm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy [Verse 4] D# Dm Gm Reflexes got the better of me D# Dm Gm And what is to be must be D# Dm Gm Every day the bucket falls to the well D# Dm Gm But one day the bottom will drop out D# Dm Gm Yes, one day the bottom will drop out But I say! (RIFF 1) [Chorus] Gm Cm Dm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no Gm Cm Dm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no [Ending] D# Dm Gm D# Dm Gm (repeat and fade)
