I Shot The Sheriff chords by Eric Clapton (Ver. 2)

I Shot The Sheriff chords
Eric Clapton 1974 (Bob Marley 1973)

Capo I

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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.
F#m        Bm            F#m
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.

D  Dmaj7    F#m
All around in my home town,
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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 depu ty
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For the life of a depu ty.

But I say:

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

D      Dmaj7    F#m
Sheriff John Brown always hated me;
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for what I don't know.
D         Dmaj7  F#m
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."

I say:

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

D    Dmaj7    F#m
Freedom came my way one day
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And I started out of town.
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All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
D     Dmaj7  F#m
Aiming to shoot me down.
   D    Dmaj7  F#m
So I shot, I shot him down.

I say:

F#m Bm F#m

F#m        Bm            F#m
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.
F#m        Bm            F#m
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.

D        Dmaj7   F#m
Reflexes got the better of me
D       Dmaj7  F#m
And what is to be must be.
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Every day the bucket goes to the well,
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one day the bottom will drop out,
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Yes, one day the bottom will drop out.

But I say:

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F#m        Bm            F#m
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.
F#m        Bm            F#m
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy. . . .


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