I SHOT THE SHERIFF Bob Marley C1: I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot the deputy I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot the deputy Gm - - - / / Cm - - - / / Gm - - - / / / / x8 // All around in my home town They're trying to track me down They say they want to bring me in guilty For the killing of a deputy, for the life of a deputy - But I say Eb - - - / Dm - - - / Gm - - - / / x4 / x4 / x4 / x4 / Gm - - - / // C2: I shot the sheriff But I sware it was in self defense I shot the sheriff And they say it is a capitol offense Sheriff John Brown always hated me For what I don't know Ev'ry time that I plant a seed He said "Kill it before it grows", He said "Kill it before it grows" - But I say C2: I shot the sheriff But I sware it was in self defense I shot the sheriff And they say it is a capitol offense Freedom came my way one day And I started out of town All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown Aiming to shoot me down, so I shot, I shot him down - But I say C1: I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot the deputy I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot the deputy Reflexes got the better of me And what is to be must be Ev'ry day the bucket goes to the well But one day the bottom will drop out, Yes one day the bottom will drop out - But I say C1: I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot the deputy I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot the deputy © 1975 Columbia Records:: on Eric Clapton "461 Ocean Boulevard"