I Shot the Sheriff

Riff:

E|-3-------------------------------------|
B|---6-3-----3---------------------------|
G|-------5-3---5-3-----------------------|
D|-----------------5---------------------|
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Gm           Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm    Cm               Gm       Gm Gm Gm
but I did not shoot the deputy.
Gm           Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm    Cm                Gm      Gm Gm Gm
but I did not shoot the deputy.

Eb7+   Dm7       Gm        Gm
All around in my old town
Eb7+      Dm7      Gm   Gm
they're trying to track me down.
Eb7+                  Dm7  Gm     Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Eb7+         Dm7     Gm Gm
for the killing of a deputy,
Eb7+         Dm7    Gm Gm
for the life of a deputy.
           
But I say: RIFF

Refrão:

Gm                   Cm7                  Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm                   Cm7                  Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy

Eb7+    Dm7         Gm
All around in my own town
Eb7+           Dm7        Gm
They're trying to track me down
Eb7+          Dm7                  Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Eb7+        Dm7     Gm
For the killing of a deputy
Eb7+           Dm7     Gm
For the life of a deputy

But I say: RIFF

Gm                   Cm7                     Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Gm                   Cm7                      Gm
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense

Eb7+    Dm7          Gm
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
Eb7+  Dm7        Gm
For what I don't know
Eb7+  Dm7        Gm
Every time that I plant a seed
Eb7+             Dm7       Gm
He said "Kill it before it grows"
Eb7+             Dm7       Gm
He said "Kill it before it grows"

But I say: RIFF

Gm                   Cm7                     Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Gm                   Cm7                      Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense

Eb7+    Dm7         Gm
Freedom came my way one day
Eb7+  Dm7     Gm
And I started out of town
Eb7+     Dm7           Gm
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
Eb7+   Dm7      Gm
Aiming to shoot me down
Eb7+    Dm7           Gm
So I shot, I shot him down

But I say: RIFF

Gm                   Cm7                   Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm                   Cm7                   Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy

Eb7+     Dm7         Gm
Reflexes got the better of me
Eb7+     Dm7         Gm
And what is to be must be
Eb7+      Dm7             Gm
Every day the bucket falls to the well
Eb7+            Dm7          Gm
But one day the bottom will drop out
Eb7+          Dm7                Gm
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out

But I say: RIFF

Gm                   Cm7                   Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm                   Cm7                   Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy