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I Shot The Sheriff by Eric Clapton

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			     I SHOT THE SHERIFF - Eric Clapton
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Tabbed by: Zach
Email: claptonisgod96@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard



CHORDS:

|-3----3-----x------5-------------|
|-3----4-----8------6-------------|
|-3----5-----8------7-------------|
|-5----5-----8------7-------------|
|-5----3-----6------5-------------|
|-3----x-----x------x-------------|

  Dm

CHORUS:

Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy


VERSE 1:

Gm
All around in my home town
Gm
They're trying to track me down
Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Gm
For the killing of a deputy
Gm
For the life of a deputy    But I say! (RIFF 1)

RIFF 1:

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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--5--3---------------------------|
|--------5--3-----3--5--3---------|
|--------------6-----------6--3---|

CHORUS:

Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Gm
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense


VERSE 2:

Gm
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
Gm
For what I don't know
Gm
Every time that I plant a seed
Gm
He said "Kill it before it grows"
Gm
He said "Kill it before it grows"   I say!  (RIFF 1)


CHORUS:

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


VERSE 3:

Gm
Freedom came my way one day
Gm
And I started out of town, yeah
Gm
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
Gm
Aiming to shoot me down
Gm
So I shot, I shot him down    I say!  (RIFF 1)


CHORUS:

Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy


VERSE 4:

Gm
Reflexes got the better of me
Gm
And what is to be must be
Gm
Every day the bucket falls to the well
Gm
But one day the bottom will drop out
Gm
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out   But I say! (RIFF 1)


CHORUS:

Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no


ENDING:  Gm