I Shot The Sheriff Guitar Chords & Lyrics
By Eric Clapton · Accurate chord sheet on WokChords (Wok Chords)
Key
Dm
1.0x
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Verse 1
Dm
I
shot the Sheriff
Gm
,
but I didn?t shoot no
Dm
deputy
Dm
I
shot the Sheriff
Gm
,
but I didn?t shoot no
Dm
deputy
Gm
All
a
Am
round
in my
Dm
hometown,
Gm
Theyre
Am
trying
to
track me
Dm
down,
Gm
They
Am
say
they want to
bring me
Dm
in
guilty, For the
Gm
killing
of a
Am
depu
Dm
ty
For the
Gm
life
of a,
Am
depu
Dm
ty
But I say
Dm
I
shot the Sheriff
Gm
,
but I swear it was in
Dm
self-defence
Dm
I
shot the Sheriff
Gm
,
and they say it is a
Dm
capital
offence
Gm
Sheriff
Am
John
Brown, always
Dm
hated
me
Gm
For
Am
what
I dont
Dm
know,
Gm
Every
Am
time
I
Dm
plant
a seed
He said
Gm
kill
it b
Am
4
it
Dm
grows,
He said
Gm
kill
them
be
Am
fore
they
Dm
grow
And so,
Dm
I
shot the Sheriff
Gm
but I swear it was in
Dm
self-defence,
Dm
I
shot the Sheriff
Gm
but I swear it was in
Dm
self-defence,
Gm
Freedom
Am
came
my way
Dm
one
day
Gm
And
I
Am
started
out of
Dm
town,
Gm
All
of a
Am
sudden
I saw
Dm
Sheriff
John Brown,
Gm
Aiming
to
Am
shoot
me
Dm
down
So I
Gm
shot
I
Am
shot,
I shot him
Dm
down
But I say
Dm
I
shot the Sheriff
Gm
,
but I did not shoot the
Dm
deputy
Dm
I
shot the Sheriff
Gm
,
but I did not shoot the
Dm
deputy
Gm
Reflexes
Am
got
the
Dm
better
of me,
Gm
And
what is to
Am
be
must
Dm
be
Gm
Every
Am
day
the bucket, goes
Dm
to
the well
Gm
But
one
Am
day
the bottom,
Dm
will
drop out
Gm7
One
Am
day
the bottom,
Dm
will
drop out I say (riff)
Dm
I
shot the Sheriff
Gm
,
but I did not shoot the
Dm
deputy
Dm
I
shot the Sheriff
Gm
,
but I did not shoot no
Dm
deputy