I SHOT THE SHERIFF - Eric Clapton
[gm] I shot the sheriff, [cm] but I did not shoot the [gm] deputy (2x)
[Eb] [dm] [gm]
All around in my home town - They're trying to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty - For the killing of a deputy
For the life of a deputy - But I say… (play MAIN RIFF)
[gm] I shot the sheriff, [cm] but I swear it was in [gm] self-defense
[gm] I shot the sheriff, [cm] and they say it is a [gm] capital offense
[Eb] [dm] [gm]
Sheriff John Brown always hated me - For what I don't know
Every time that I plant a seed - He said "Kill it before it grows"
He said "Kill it before it grows" - I say! (play MAIN RIFF)
[gm] I shot the sheriff, [cm] but I swear it was in [gm] self-defense (2x)
[Eb] [dm] [gm]
Freedom came my way one day - And I started out of town yeah
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown - Aiming to shoot me down
So I shot, I shot him down - I say! (play MAIN RIFF)
[gm] I shot the sheriff, [dm] but I did not shoot the [gm] deputy (2x)
[Eb] [dm] [gm]
Reflexes got the better of me - And what is to be must be
Every day the bucket falls to the well - But one day the bottom will drop out
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out - But I say (play MAIN RIFF)
[gm] I shot the sheriff, [cm] but I did not shoot the [gm] deputy, oh no (2x)
Outro: [Eb] [dm] [gm] ( ca. 5x and fade out )
MAIN RIFF:
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D|--5--3------------------------|
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E|--------------6--------6---3--|
