Bob Marley – I Shot The Sheriff (Guitar)
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I Shot the Sherriff - Bob Marley
From the Album “Burnin’” – 1973
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[Chorus]
Em I shot the sheriff Am Em But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no, Oh! Em I shot the sheriff Am Em But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooo, ooo, oo-ooh
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7 Bm Em All around in my home town Cmaj7 Bm Em They're tryin' to track me down Cmaj7 Bm Em They say they want to bring me in guilty Cmaj7 Bm Em For the killing of a deputy Cmaj7 Bm Em For the life of a deputy But I say e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--0----------------------| A|--------2--0----2--0--------| E|--------------3-------3--0--| (oh, now, now)
[Chorus]
Em I shot the sheriff (the Sheriff) Am Em But I swear it was in self defence. (Oh, no!) Ooo, ooo, oo-ooh (yeah!) Em Am I say, I shot the sheriff (oh Lord!) Em And they say it is a capital offence. Ooo, ooo, oo-ooh (yeah!)
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7 Bm Em Sheriff John Brown always hated me Cmaj7 Bm Em For what, I don't know Cmaj7 Bm Em Every time I plant a seed Cmaj7 Bm Em He said kill it before it grow Cmaj7 Bm Em He said kill them before they grow And so, and so e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--0----------------------| A|--------2--0----2--0--------| E|--------------3-------3--0--| (Read it in the news!)
[Chorus]
Em I shot the sheriff Am Em But I swear it was in self-defence (Where was the deputy)
Ooo, ooo, oo-ooh ( I say)
Em I shot the sheriff Am Em But I swear it was in self-defence (Yeah!) oo-ooh
[Verse 3]
Cmaj7 Bm Em Freedom came my way one day Cmaj7 Bm Em And I started, out of town, yeah Cmaj7 Bm Em All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown Cmaj7 Bm Em Aiming to shoot me down Cmaj7 Bm Em So I shot, I shot, I shot him down And I say e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--0----------------------| A|--------2--0----2--0--------| E|--------------3-------3--0--| (If I am guilty, I will pay)
[Chorus]
Em I shot the sheriff (well, I say) Am Em But I didn't shoot no deputy. oh no, Oh! Em I shot the sheriff, Am Em But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.
[Verse 4]
Cmaj7 Bm Em Reflexes had the better of me Cmaj7 Bm Em And what is to be must be Cmaj7 Bm Em Every day, the bucket a-go a-well Cmaj7 Bm Em One day the bottom a-go drop out Cmaj7 Bm Em One day the bottom a-go drop out I say e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--0----------------------| A|--------2--0----2--0--------| E|--------------3-------3--0--|
[Chorus]
Em I-I-I, I shot the sheriff Am Em Lord, I didn't shot the deputy. No! Em I -- I (shot the sheriff) Am Em But I didn't shoot no deputy. Yeah! – So - yeah!
Em Am Em