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I Shot The Sheriff chords by
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
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1988•Reggae•9.5K views•
4.6 (20)
Key: G minor•
Chorus 1
Em
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I shot the sheriff,
Am
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but I did not shoot the deputy
Em
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I shot the sheriff,
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but I did not shoot the deputy
Verse 1
C
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Bm
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2

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All around in my home town
C
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Bm
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2

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They're trying to track me down
C
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Bm
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2

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They say they want to bring me in guilty
C
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Bm
Bm
2

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For the killing of a deputy
C
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Bm
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2

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Em
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For the life of a deputy but I say
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Am
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G
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Chorus 2
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I shot the sheriff,
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but I swear it was in self-defense
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I shot the sheriff,
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and they say it is a capital offense
Verse 2
C
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Bm
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2

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Sheriff John Brown
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always hated me
C
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Bm
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2

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For what I don't know
C
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Bm
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2

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Every time that I plant a seed
C
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Bm
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2

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He said, "Kill it before it grows"
C
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2

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He said, "Kill it before it grows",
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I say
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Chorus 3
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I shot the sheriff,
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but I swear it was in self-defense
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I shot the sheriff,
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but I swear it was in self-defense
Verse 3
C
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Bm
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2

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Freedom came my way one day
C
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2

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Em
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And I started out of town
C
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Bm
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2

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All of a sudden
Em
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I see sheriff John Brown
C
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Em
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Aiming to shoot me down
C
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Em
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So I shot, I shot him down,
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I say
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Chorus 4
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I shot the sheriff,
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but I did not shoot the deputy
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I shot the sheriff,
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but I did not shoot the deputy
Verse 4
C
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Bm
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2

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Em
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Reflexes got the better of me
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2

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Em
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And what is to be must be
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Bm
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Every day
Em
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the bucket goes to the well
C
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Em
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But one day the bottom will drop out
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Yes, one day the bottom will drop out,
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but I say
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G
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Chorus 5
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I shot the sheriff,
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Em
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but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
Em
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I shot the sheriff,
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but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
Outro 1
C
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C
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • Am

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • G

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of I Shot The Sheriff by Eric Clapton is G minor.

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

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