I Shot The Sheriff

I Shot The Sheriff easy guitar chords by Eric Clapton

1988Reggae
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

Transpose

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Capo
  • Em

  • Am

  • C

  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • Em

  • Am

  • C

  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • Chorus 1
    shot 
    the 
    sheriff, 

    but 
    did 
    not 
    shoot 
    the 
    deputy 

    shot 
    the 
    sheriff, 

    but 
    did 
    not 
    shoot 
    the 
    deputy 

    Verse 1
    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 
    depu
    ty 

    For 
    the 
    life 
    of 
    depu
    ty 
    but 
    say 



    Chorus 2
    shot 
    the 
    sheriff, 

    but 
    swear 
    it 
    was 
    in 
    self-defense 

    shot 
    the 
    sheriff, 

    and 
    they 
    say 
    it 
    is 
    capital 
    offense 

    Verse 2
    Sheriff 
    John 
    Brown 

    always 
    hated 
    me 

    For 
    what 
    don't 
    know 

    Every 
    time 
    that 
    plant 
    seed 

    He 
    said, 
    "Kill 
    it 
    be
    fore 
    it 
    grows" 

    He 
    said, 
    "Kill 
    it 
    before 
    it 
    grows", 

    say 


    Chorus 3
    shot 
    the 
    sheriff, 

    but 
    swear 
    it 
    was 
    in 
    self-defense 

    shot 
    the 
    sheriff, 

    but 
    swear 
    it 
    was 
    in 
    self-defense 

    Verse 3
    Freedom 
    came 
    my 
    way 
    one 
    day 

    And 
    started 
    out 
    of 
    town 

    All 
    of 
    sudden 

    see 
    sheriff 
    John 
    Brown 

    Aiming 
    to 
    shoot 
    me 
    down 

    So 
    shot, 
    shot 
    him 
    down, 

    say 


    Chorus 4
    shot 
    the 
    sheriff, 

    but 
    did 
    not 
    shoot 
    the 
    deputy 

    shot 
    the 
    sheriff, 

    but 
    did 
    not 
    shoot 
    the 
    deputy 

    Verse 4
    Reflexes 
    got 
    the 
    better 
    of 
    me 

    And 
    what 
    is 
    to 
    be 
    must 
    be 

    Every 
    day 

    the 
    bucket 
    goes 
    to 
    the 
    well 

    But 
    one 
    day 
    the 
    bottom 
    will 
    drop 
    out 

    Yes, 
    one 
    day 
    the 
    bottom 
    will 
    drop 
    out, 

    but 
    say 


    Chorus 5
    shot 
    the 
    sheriff, 

    but 
    did 
    not 
    shoot 
    the 
    deputy, 
    oh 
    no 

    shot 
    the 
    sheriff, 

    but 
    did 
    not 
    shoot 
    the 
    deputy, 
    oh 
    no 

    Outro 1


    [Repeat 
    and 
    fade] 
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