Chords for songsI Shot The SheriffI Shot The Sheriff chordsby Bob Marley & The WailersYear: 1973Genre: ReggaeGuitarSimplifiedOriginalTabsTuning E A D G B ECapo No capoTransposeEADGBEGm3Cm3Eb6DmLearnSmart scrollChord HighlightChorus 1Gm 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, Verse 1ooh, ooh, ooh yeah Eb All aDm round in my Gm home town They're Eb tryin' to Dm track me Gm down They Eb say they want to Dm bring me Gm in guilty For the Eb killing of a Dm deputy Gm For the Eb life of a Dm deputy Gm but I say Chorus 2Gm I Cm shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in Gm self defense oh no, oh Gm I Cm shot the sheriff, and they say it is a Gm capital offense Verse 2Ooh, ooh, ooh yeah Eb Sheriff John Dm Brown always Gm hated me Eb For what, Dm Gm I don't know Every Eb time I Dm plant Gm a seed He said Eb kill them beDm fore Gm they grow He said Eb kill them beDm fore Gm they grow, and so Chorus 3Read it in the news! Gm I Cm shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in Gm self defense oh no, oh Gm I Cm shot the sheriff, But I swear it was in Gm self defense Verse 3yeah ooh ooh Eb Freedom came my Dm way one Gm day And I Eb started Dm out of town, yeah Eb All Dm of a sudden I saw Gm sheriff John Brown Eb Aiming to Dm shoot me Gm down So I Eb shot, I Dm shot, I shot Gm him down and I say Chorus 4If I am guilty I will pay 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, ooh yeah Verse 4ReEb flexes had got the Dm better Gm of me And Eb what is to be Dm must Gm be Every Eb day the Dm bucket a-go Gm a well Eb One day the Dm bottom a-go Gm drop out Eb One day the Dm bottom a-go Gm drop out, I say Chorus 5I, I, I, Gm I, Cm shot the sheriff but I didn't shot the deputy, Gm no yeah Gm I I, Cm shot the sheriff but I didn't shoot no Gm deputy, yeah so, yeah Outro 1Gm Cm Gm Gm Cm Gm Gm Cm Gm [Bass and drums]
