I Shot Sheriff Chords
In terms of song structure, Sheriff can be broken down into two parts: the chorus (the “I shot the sheriff” part) and the intervening verses, which tell the story. There is also a little instrumental riff which separates the two, but we will come back to that later (good lord! Gm Gm I shot the sheriff, Cm Cm Gm Gm Gm Gm but I did not shoot the deputy. Eb Dm Gm Gm All around in my old town Eb Dm Gm Gm they're trying to track me down. Eb Dm Gm Gm They say they want to bring I in guilty Eb Dm Gm Gm for the life of a deputy, Eb Dm7 Gm Gm for the life of a deputy. I Shot The Sheriff Chords by Eric Clapton. Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more.
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I Shot The Sheriff Chords Eric Clapton
I Shot The Sheriff Chords Ukulele
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
VERSE 1:
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… (play MAIN RIFF)
MAIN RIFF:
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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense
VERSE 2:
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what I don't know
Every time that I plant a seed
He said 'Kill it before it grows'
He said 'Kill it before it grows' I say!
(play MAIN RIFF)
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
VERSE 3:
Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town yeah
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
Aiming to shoot me down
So I shot, I shot him down I say!
(play MAIN RIFF)
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy
VERSE 4:
Reflexes got the better of me
And what is to be must be
Every day the bucket falls to the well
But one day the bottom will drop out
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out But I say
(play MAIN RIFF)
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no
ENDING: Cm Dm Gm
Cm Dm Gm (repeat and fade)