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I Shot The Sheriff chords by
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
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1973•Reggae•4.2K views•
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Key: G minor•
Chorus 1
Gm
Gm
3

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I shot the sheriff,
Cm
Cm
3

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Gm
Gm
3

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but I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no, oh
Gm
Gm
3

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I shot the sheriff,
Cm
Cm
3

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Gm
3

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but I didn't shoot no deputy,
Verse 1

ooh, ooh, ooh yeah
Eb
Eb
6

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Dm
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Gm
Gm
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All around in my home town
Eb
Eb
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Gm
Gm
3

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They're tryin' to track me down
Eb
Eb
6

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Dm

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Gm
Gm
3

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They say they want to bring me in guilty
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Eb
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Dm

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Gm
Gm
3

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For the killing of a deputy
Eb
Eb
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Dm

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Gm
Gm
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For the life of a deputy but I say
Chorus 2

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Gm
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Cm
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I shot the sheriff,
Gm
Gm
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but I swear it was in self defense

oh no, oh
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Gm
3

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Cm
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I shot the sheriff,
Gm
Gm
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and they say it is a capital offense
Verse 2

Ooh, ooh, ooh yeah
Eb
Eb
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Dm
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Sheriff John Brown
Gm
Gm
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always hated me
Eb
Eb
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Gm
Gm
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For what, I don't know
Eb
Eb
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Dm

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Gm
Gm
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Every time I plant a seed
Eb
Eb
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Dm

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Gm
Gm
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He said kill them before they grow
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Gm
Gm
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He said kill them before they grow, and so
Chorus 3

Read it in the news!
Gm
Gm
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I shot the sheriff,
Gm
Gm
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but I swear it was in self defense oh no, oh
Gm
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Cm
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I shot the sheriff,
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But I swear it was in self defense
Verse 3

yeah ooh ooh
Eb
Eb
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Gm
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Freedom came my way one day
Eb
Eb
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And I started out of town, yeah
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Gm
Gm
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All of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown
Eb
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Gm
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Aiming to shoot me down
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So I shot, I shot, I shot him down and I say
Chorus 4

If I am guilty I will pay
Gm
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I shot the sheriff,
Cm
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but I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no, oh
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I shot the sheriff,
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but I didn't shoot no deputy,

ooh, ooh, ooh yeah
Verse 4
Eb
Eb
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Gm
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Reflexes had got the better of me
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And what is to be must be
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Every day the bucket a-go a well
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One day the bottom a-go drop out
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One day the bottom a-go drop out, I say
Chorus 5

I, I, I,
Gm
Gm
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I, shot the sheriff
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but I didn't shot the deputy, no yeah
Gm
Gm
3

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Cm
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I I, shot the sheriff
Gm
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but I didn't shoot no deputy, yeah so, yeah
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Gm

    3

  • Cm

    3

  • Eb

    6

  • Dm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of I Shot The Sheriff by Bob Marley & The Wailers is G minor.

The primary chords used in I Shot The Sheriff are Gm, Cm, Eb, Dm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gm, Cm, Eb, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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