I Shot the Sheriff chords by Ottmar Liebert

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I   shot the sheriff,
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but I did not shoot the deputy, no
I shot the sheriff,
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but I did not shoot the deputy, no
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All around in my hometown,
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they're trying to track me down
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They say they want to bring me in guilty
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For the killing of a   deputy
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For the life of a   deputy
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But I say
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I shot the sheriff
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But I swear it was in self -defense
I shot the sheriff,
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and they say it is a cat that
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turned low fingers
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Sheriff John Brown
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always hated me,
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for what, I don't know
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And every time that I plant a   seed
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He said, kill it before it grows
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He said, kill it before it grows
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I said I shot the sheriff,
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but I swear it was in self -defense
I shot the sheriff,
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but I swear it was in self -defense
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Freedom came my way one day
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And  I started out in town, yeah
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All of a sudden I see Cheryl John now
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A bit to shoot me down
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So I  shot, I   shot him down,
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I shot the
I shot the sheriff,
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but I did not shoot the deputy
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But I didn't shoot the deputy
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Reflexes got the better of me
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And what is  to be must be
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Every day the bucket
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calls to  the world
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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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I say I shot the sheriff
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But I didn't shoot the deputy
Oh no
I shot the sheriff,
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but I did not shoot no deputy
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Thank for