I Shot The Sheriff Chords by The Wailers
- Key: Gm
- BPM: 97
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I SHOT THE SHERIFF ACORDES
[Start] [Chorus] Gm Cm ■ I shot the sheriff G7 Gm But I didn't shoot no deputy G7 Oh no oh ■ D7 Gm Cm ■ I shot the sheriff G7 But I didn't shoot no deputy Gm G7 Gm Ooh ooh ooh yeah ■ [Verse] Eb Gm ■ All around in my own town Eb Gm ■ They tryin' to track me down yeah Eb Gm ■ They say they want to bring me in guilty Eb Gm For the killing of a deputy Eb Gm For the life of a deputy D7 But I say ■ Gm Oh no no oh [Chorus] Cm I shot the sheriff Cm But I swear it was in selfdefense G7 Ooh ooh ooh Gm Cm I said I shot the sheriff D7 Gm And they said it was a capital offense Gm7 Gm Ooh ooh ooh [Verse] Eb Ebmaj7 D7 Yeah Sheriff John Brown always acted mean Gm For what I don't know Eb D7 Gm Every time I plant a seed Dm7 Gm He said Kill it before it grow Dm7 D7 Gm He said Kill it then before it grow Gm And so Gm And so Gm Read it in the news Cm I shot the sheriff D7 Gm But I swear it was in selfdefense Gm Ooh ooh ooh Cm I said I shot the sheriff Gm D7 Gm Ebmaj7 But I swear it was in selfdefense ■ ■ yeah [Chorus] D7 Gm Ooh Freedom came my way one day Eb Gm And I started out of town yeah Eb Gm ■ All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown Dm7 Gm He mean to shoot me down Eb Dm Gm So I shot ■ I shot I shot him down Gm And I say G7 If I am guilty I will pay D7 Gm Cm I ■ shot the sheriff D7 Gm But I didn't shoot no deputy G7 D7 Oh no oh Gm Cm ■ I shot the sheriff Gm But I didn't shoot no deputy Gm Ooh ooh ooh Eb D7 Gm Reflexes had the better of me Eb Gm And what is to be must mean Eb Dm Gm Every day the bucket apple all well D7 Gm One day the bottom apple drop out Eb Dm7 Gm7 ■ One day the bottom apple drop out Gm7 I said D7 C7 G7 C7 ■ ■ ■ ■ Cm Gm Cm I I I I shot the sheriff Gm Lord I didn't shot no deputy no Cm Yeah I I D7 Gm But I didn't shoot no deputy yeah Gm So yeah [Outro] Cm Gm7 Bb Gm Cm Gm7 Gm Gm7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Gm Cm G7 Cm G7 Cm G7 D7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F Gm A7 ■ ■ ■ [End]