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CHORUS
SOLm DOm SOLm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
SOLm DOm SOLm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
VERSE 1:
DOm REm SOLm
All around in my home town
DOm REm SOLm
They're trying to track me down
DOm REm SOLm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
DOm REm SOLm
For the killing of a deputy
DOm REm SOLm
For the life of a deputy But I say… (play MAIN RIFF)
MAIN RIFF:
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CHORUS
SOLm DOm SOLm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
SOLm DOm SOLm
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense
VERSE 2:
DOm REm SOLm
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
DOm REm SOLm
For what I don't know
DOm REm SOLm
Every time that I plant a seed
DOm REm SOLm
He said "Kill it before it grows"
DOm REm SOLm
He said "Kill it before it grows" I say!
(play MAIN RIFF)
CHORUS
SOLm DOm SOLm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
SOLm DOm SOLm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
VERSE 3:
DOm REm SOLm
Freedom came my way one day
DOm REm SOLm
And I started out of town yeah
DOm REm SOLm
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
DOm REm SOLm
Aiming to shoot me down
DOm REm SOLm
So I shot, I shot him down I say!
(play MAIN RIFF)
CHORUS
SOLm DOm SOLm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
SOLm DOm SOLm
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy
VERSE 4:
DOm REm SOLm
Reflexes got the better of me
DOm REm SOLm
And what is to be must be
DOm REm SOLm
Every day the bucket falls to the well
DOm REm SOLm
But one day the bottom will drop out
DOm REm SOLm
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out But I say
(play MAIN RIFF)
CHORUS
SOLm DOm SOLm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
SOLm DOm SOLm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no
ENDING: Cm Dm Gm
Cm Dm Gm (repeat and fade)
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