Chord/Tab song: I Shot The Sheriff

Chord,Tablature, lyric, sheet, guitar, ukulele song: I Shot The Sheriff - (Verse 1 [Gm]I shot the sheriff [Cm]But I didn't shoot no [Gm...)

2 years ago393 Bob Marley
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Verse 1
[Gm]I shot the sheriff
[Cm]But I didn't shoot no [Gm]deputy, oh no, oh
[Gm]I shot the sheriff
[Cm]But I didn't shoot no [Gm]deputy, ooh, ooh, ooooh, yeah
 
[Ebmaj7]All aroun[Dm]d in my [Gm]hometown
They're [Ebmaj7]tryin' to [Dm]track me [Gm]down, yeah
[Ebmaj7]They say they want to [Dm]bring me in [Gm]guilty
For the [Ebmaj7]killing of a [Dm]depu[Gm]ty
For the [Ebmaj7]life of a [Dm]depu[Gm]ty, but I say
Oh now now, oh
 
[Gm]I shot the sheriff (shot the sheriff)
[Cm]But I swear it was in [Gm]
self defense oh, no (Ooh, ooh, oooh) yeah
I say, [Gm]I shot the sheriff, Oh, [Cm]Lord
And they say it is a [Gm]capital
offence, yeah (Ooh, ooh, oooh) Yeah
 
[Ebmaj7]Sheriff John [Dm]Brown always [Gm]hated me
For [Ebmaj7]what, [Dm] I don't [Gm]know
Every [Ebmaj7]time I [Dm]plant a [Gm]seed
He said [Ebmaj7]kill it be[Dm]fore it [Gm]grow
He said [Ebmaj7]kill them [Dm]before they [Gm]grow, and so
And so
Read it in the news
 
Chorus
[Gm]I shot the sheriff (oh Lord)
[Cm]But I swear it was in [Gm]self defense,
where was the deputy? (Ooh, ooh, oooh) I say
[Gm]I shot the sheriff
[Cm]But I swear it was in [Gm]self defense, yeah (ooooooh)
 
[Ebmaj7]Freedom came my [Dm]way one [Gm]day
And I [Ebmaj7]started [Dm]out of town, [Gm]yeah
All of [Ebmaj7]a sudden I [Dm]saw sheriff [Gm]John Brown
[Ebmaj7]Aiming to [Dm]shoot me [Gm]down
So I [Ebmaj7]shot, I [Dm]shot, I shot him [Gm]down and I say
If I am guilty I will pay (pay, pay, pay, pay, pay)
 
Chorus
[Gm]I shot the sheriff (but I say)
[Cm]But I didn't shoot no [Gm]deputy, (I
didn't shoot no deputy, no) oh no, oh
[Gm]I shot the sheriff (I did)
[Cm]But I didn't shoot no [Gm]deputy, oh (ooh, ooh, ooooh) yeah
 
Re[Ebmaj7]flexes had the [Dm]better of [Gm]me
And [Ebmaj7]what is to [Dm]be must [Gm]be
Every [Ebmaj7]day the [Dm]bucket a-go a [Gm]well
[Ebmaj7]One day the [Dm]bottom a-go [Gm]drop out
[Ebmaj7]One day the [Dm]bottom a-go [Gm]drop out, I say
 
Chorus
I, I, [Gm]I, I shot the sheriff
[Cm]Lord, I didn't shot the [Gm]deputy, no, yeah
[Gm]I, I (shot the sheriff)
[Cm]But I didn't shoot no [Gm]deputy, yeah, no, yeah
 
(Original repeats and fades)
 
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm]

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