Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm
Gm
but I did not shoot the deputy.
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm
Gm
but I did not shoot the deputy.
Eb
Dm
Gm
All around in my home town
Eb
Dm
Gm
they’re trying to track me down.
Eb
Dm
Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Eb
Dm
Gm
for the killing of a deputy,
Eb
Dm
Gm
for the life of a deputy,
G
F
D
C
A#
D
C
A#
G
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm
Gm
but I swear it was in selfdefence.
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm
Gm
and they say it is a capitaloffence.
Eb
Dm
Gm
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
Eb
Dm
Gm
for what I don’t know.
Eb
Dm
Gm
Ev’ry time that I plant a seed
Eb
Dm
Gm
he said “Kill it before it grows,”
Eb
Dm
Gm
he said “Kill them before they grows,”
G
F
D
C
A#
D
C
A#
G
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm
Gm
but I swear it was in selfdefence.
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm
Gm
but I swear it was in selfdefence
Eb
Dm
Gm
Freedom came my way one day
Eb
Dm
Gm
and I started out of town.
Eb
Dm
Gm
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown,
Eb
Dm
Gm
aiming to shoot me down.
Eb
Dm
Gm
So I shot, I shot him down.
G
F
D
C
A#
D
C
A#
G
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm
Gm
but I did not shoot the deputy.
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm
Gm
but I did not shoot the deputy.
Eb
Dm
Gm
Reflexes got the better of me
Eb
Dm
Gm
and what is to be must be.
Eb
Dm
Gm
Ev’ry day the bucket goes down the well,
Eb
Dm
Gm
but one day the bottom will drop out,
Eb
Dm
Gm
yes one day the bottom will drop out.
G
F
D
C
A#
D
C
A#
G
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm
Gm
but I did not shoot the deputy.
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm
Gm
but I did not shoot no deputy.
Gm
Cm
Gm
Cm
Gm
Cm
Gm
Cm
Gm
Gm
G
D
C
Cm
A#
F
Eb
Dm
