Key: E
Introduction:
Fm Cm
I shot the sheriff
Fm
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!
Fm Cm
I shot the sheriff
Fm
But I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.)
Eb Dm Fm
All around in my home town,
Eb Dm Fm
They're tryin' to track me down
Eb Dm Fm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Eb Dm Fm
For the killing of a deputy,
Eb Dm Fm
For the life of a deputy.
Fm Cm
I shot the sheriff
Fm
but I swear it was in self-defense.
Fm Cm
I shot the sheriff
Fm
and they say it is a capital offense.
Eb Dm Fm
Sheriff john brown always hated me
Eb Dm Fm Eb
For what I dont know.
Dm Fm
Every time that I plant a seed
Eb Dm Fm
He said, kill it before it grows.
Eb Dm Fm
He said, kill it before it grows.