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I Shot the Sherriff - Bob Marley From the Album “Burnin’” – 1973 Capo 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Chorus]

^EmI shot the sheriff ^AmBut I didn't shoot no d^Emeputy, oh no, Oh! ^EmI shot the sheriff ^AmBut I didn't shoot no d^Emeputy. Ooo, ooo, oo-ooh

[Verse 1]

^Cmaj7All ^Bmaround in ^Emmy home town They're ^Cmaj7tryin' to ^Bmtrack me ^Emdown ^Cmaj7They say they ^Bmwant to bring me in ^Emguilty For the ^Cmaj7killing of a ^Bmdepu^Emty For the ^Cmaj7life of a ^Bmdep^Emuty

But I say e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--0----------------------| A|--------2--0----2--0--------| E|--------------3-------3--0--| [oh, now, now] [Chorus]

^EmI shot the sheriff [the Sheriff] ^AmBut I swear it was in s^Emelf defence. [Oh, no!] Ooo, ooo, oo-ooh [yeah!] I say, ^EmI shot the sheriff [oh ^AmLord!] And they say it is a ^Emcapital offence. Ooo, ooo, oo-ooh [yeah!]

[Verse 2]

^Cmaj7Sheriff ^BmJohn Brown always ^Emhated me For ^Cmaj7what, ^BmI don't ^Emknow Every ^Cmaj7time I^Bm plant a^Em seed He said ^Cmaj7kill it be^Bmfore it ^Emgrow He said ^Cmaj7kill them be^Bmfore they ^Emgrow

And so, and so e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--0----------------------| A|--------2--0----2--0--------| E|--------------3-------3--0--| [Read it in the news!] [Chorus]

^EmI shot the sheriff ^AmBut I swear it was in ^Emself-defence [Where was the deputy] Ooo, ooo, oo-ooh [I say] ^EmI shot the sheriff ^AmBut I swear it was in s^Emelf-defence [Yeah!] oo-ooh

[Verse 3]

^Cmaj7Freedom came my ^Bmway one ^Emday And I ^Cmaj7started,^Bm out of ^Emtown, yeah ^Cmaj7All of a ^Bmsudden I saw ^EmSheriff John Brown ^Cmaj7Aiming to ^Bmshoot me ^Emdown So I ^Cmaj7shot, I ^Bmshot, I shot him ^Emdown

And I say e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--0----------------------| A|--------2--0----2--0--------| E|--------------3-------3--0--| [If I am guilty, I will pay] [Chorus]

^EmI shot the sheriff [well, I say] ^AmBut I didn't shoot no d^Emeputy. oh no, Oh! ^EmI shot the sheriff, ^AmBut I didn't shoot no d^Emeputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.

[Verse 4]

Ref^Cmaj7lexes had the ^Bmbetter of ^Emme And ^Cmaj7what is to^Bm be must^Em be Every ^Cmaj7day, the^Bm bucket a-go a^Em-well ^Cmaj7One day the ^Bmbottom a-go ^Emdrop out ^Cmaj7One day the ^Bmbottom a-go ^Emdrop out

I say e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--0----------------------| A|--------2--0----2--0--------| E|--------------3-------3--0--| [Chorus]

I-I-^EmI, I shot the sheriff ^AmLord, I didn't shot the depu^Emty. No! I --^Em I [shot the sheriff] ^AmBut I didn't shoot no ^Emdeputy. Yeah! – So - yeah!

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Bob Marley - I shot the sheriff