I Shot The Sheriff chords by Eric Clapton
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Chorus 1
(G minor) I shot the sheriff,
(C minor) but I did not shoot the (G minor) deputy
(G minor) I shot the sheriff,
(C minor) but I did not shoot the (G minor) deputy
Verse 1
(E flat major) All around (D minor) in my (G minor) home town
(E flat major) They're trying to (D minor) track me down (G minor)
They (E flat major) say they want to (D minor) bring me in guilty (G minor)
For the (E flat major) killing of a (D minor) deputy (G minor)
For the (E flat major) life of (D minor) a deputy (G minor) but I say
(G minor)
(C minor) (B flat major) (G minor)
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Chorus 2
(G minor) I shot the sheriff,
(C minor) but I swear it was in (G minor) self-defense
(G minor) I shot the sheriff,
(C minor) and they say it is a (G minor) capital offense
Verse 2
(E flat major) (D minor) Sheriff John Brown
(G minor) always hated me
(E flat major) For what (D minor) I don't (G minor) know
(E flat major) Every time (D minor) that I (G minor) plant a seed
He (E flat major) said, "Kill it be (D minor) fore it (G minor) grows"
He (E flat major) said, "Kill it (D minor) before it (G minor) grows",
I say (G minor)
(C minor) (B flat major) (G minor)
Chorus 3
(G minor) I shot the sheriff,
(C minor) but I swear it was in (G minor) self-defense
(G minor) I shot the sheriff,
(C minor) but I swear it was in (G minor) self-defense
Verse 3
(E flat major) Freedom (D minor) came my way (G minor) one day
(E flat major) And I started (D minor) out of (G minor) town
(E flat major) All of a (D minor) sudden
I see (G minor) sheriff John Brown
(E flat major) (D minor) Aiming to shoot me (G minor) down
So I (E flat major) shot, (D minor) I shot him (G minor) down,
I (G minor) say
(C minor) (B flat major) (G minor)
Chorus 4
(G minor) I shot the sheriff,
(C minor) but I did not shoot the (G minor) deputy
(G minor) I shot the sheriff,
(C minor) but I did not shoot the (G minor) deputy
Verse 4
(E flat major) Reflexes (D minor) got the better (G minor) of me
(E flat major) And what (D minor) is to be (G minor) must be
(E flat major) Every day (D minor)
the bucket goes (G minor) to the well
(E flat major) But one day the (D minor) bottom will (G minor) drop out
(E flat major) Yes, one day (D minor) the bottom will (G minor) drop out,
but I (G minor) say
(C minor) (B flat major) (G minor)
Chorus 5
(G minor) I shot the sheriff,
(C minor) but I did not shoot the (G minor) deputy, oh no
(G minor) I shot the sheriff,
(C minor) but I did not shoot the (G minor) deputy, oh no
Outro 1
(E flat major) (D minor) (G minor)
(E flat major) (D minor) (G minor)
[Repeat and fade]
I Shot The Sheriff
Eric Clapton
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