...I SHOT THE SHERIFF... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Burnin'' (1973)*
[Chorus 1]
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm Gm
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm Gm
But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.
[Verse 1]
Eb Dm7 Gm
All a-round in my home town,
Eb Dm7 Gm
They're tryin' to track me down;
Eb Dm7 Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty,
Eb Dm7 Gm
For the killing of a depu-ty,
Eb Dm7 Gm
For the life of a dep-uty. But I say...
*(Riff):
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D|--5-3--------------------|
A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|
E|------------6-------6-3--|
[Chorus 2]
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm Gm
But I swear it was in self-defence. (Oh, no! Yeah!)
Gm Cm
I say; I shot the sheriff, oh Lord!
Gm
And they say it is a capital offence. Yeah!
[Verse 2]
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Sheriff John Brown always hated me,
Eb Dm7 Gm
For what... I don't know.
Eb Dm7 Gm
Every time I plant a seed,
Eb Dm7 Gm
He said kill it be-fore it grow,
Eb Dm7 Gm
He said kill them be-fore they grow. And so, and so...
*(Riff):
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D|--5-3--------------------|
A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|
E|------------6-------6-3--|
(Read it in the news!)
[Chorus 3]
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm Gm
But I swear it was in self-defence. I say;
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm Gm
But I swear it was in self-defence. (Yeah!)
[Verse 3]
Eb Dm7 Gm
Freedom came my way one day,
Eb Dm7 Gm
And I started, out of town, yeah!
Eb Dm7 Gm
All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown,
Eb Dm7 Gm
Aiming to shoot me down,
Eb Dm7 Gm
So I shot, I shot, I shot him down. And I say...
*(Riff):
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B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--5-3--------------------|
A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|
E|------------6-------6-3--|
(If I am guilty, I will pay)...
[Chorus 4]
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm Gm
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm Gm
But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.
[Verse 4]
Eb Dm7 Gm
Re-flexes had the better of me,
Eb Dm7 Gm
And what is to be must be.
Eb Dm7 Gm
Every day, the bucket a-go a-well,
Eb Dm7 Gm
One day the bottom a-go drop out,
Eb Dm7 Gm
One day the bottom a-go drop out.
*(Riff):
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B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--5-3--------------------|
A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|
E|------------6-------6-3--|
(I say)...
[Chorus 5]
Gm
I-I-I, I shot the sheriff,
Cm Gm
Lord, I didn't shot the depu-ty. No!
Gm
I-I...(shot the sheriff),
Cm Gm
But I didn't shoot no deputy. Yeah! So, yeah!
[Coda]
Gm Cm
Gm
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Gm Cm Eb Dm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
