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I Shot The Sheriff by Eric Clapton - Guitar Chords
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I SHOT THE SHERIFF - Eric Clapton
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Tabbed by: Zach
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Tuning: Standard
CHORDS:
e|-3----3-----x------5-------------|
B|-3----4-----8------6-------------|
G|-3----5-----8------7-------------|
D|-5----5-----8------7-------------|
A|-5----3-----6------5-------------|
E|-3----x-----x------x-------------|
Gm Cm D# Dm
[Chorus]
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy
[Verse 1]
D# Dm Gm
All around in my home town
D# Dm Gm
They're trying to track me down
D# Dm Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
D# Dm Gm
For the killing of a deputy
D# Dm Gm
For the life of a deputy But I say! (RIFF 1)
[Riff 1]
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--5--3---------------------------|
A|--------5--3-----3--5--3---------|
E|--------------6-----------6--3---|
[Chorus]
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense
[Verse 2]
D# Dm Gm
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
D# Dm Gm
For what I don't know
D# Dm Gm
Every time that I plant a seed
D# Dm Gm
He said "Kill it before it grows"
D# Dm Gm
He said "Kill it before it grows" I say! (RIFF 1)
[Chorus]
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
[Verse 3]
D# Dm Gm
Freedom came my way one day
D# Dm Gm
And I started out of town, yeah
D# Dm Gm
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
D# Dm Gm
Aiming to shoot me down
D# Dm Gm
So I shot, I shot him down I say! (RIFF 1)
[Chorus]
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy
[Verse 4]
D# Dm Gm
Reflexes got the better of me
D# Dm Gm
And what is to be must be
D# Dm Gm
Every day the bucket falls to the well
D# Dm Gm
But one day the bottom will drop out
D# Dm Gm
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out But I say! (RIFF 1)
[Chorus]
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no
[Ending]
D# Dm Gm
D# Dm Gm (repeat and fade)
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