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I Shoot the SSheriff
BBob Marleyy

Intro: (Rifff) - (Am)

(Am)I shott the sherifff, (Dm) bbut I didn't shoot no (Am) depuuty, oh no! Oh!
I shot the ssheriff, (Dmm) but I didn't shoott no (Am) deputy, oh no! Oh!

(F) All a-(Em7)-round in my ((Am) home town
T They're (F)) tryin' to ((Em7) tracck me (Amm) down
(F) They saay they waant to (Em7) bring mme in (Am) guilty
F For the (F) killing, of a (Em7) dep-(Am) -uty,
F For the (F) life, of a ((Em7) depp-(Am)-utty, but I saay...(Riff)

(Am) I shoot the sheriff, (Dm) but I sweaar it was inn (Am) sellf-defence.. (Oh, no! YYeah!)
(Am) I shoot the sheriff (Dm) aand they say it is a ((Am) capittal offence

(F) Sheriff John (Em7) Brown always, (AAm) hated me,
F For (F) whaat, (Em7) I don't (AAm) know.
(F) Every ((Em7) time, I (Am) plant a seeed,
H He said (F)) kill it be-((Em7)-forre it (Am) grow,
H He said (F)) kill them be-(Em7))-fore theyy (Am) groow. And so.... (Riff)

(Am) I shoot the sheriff, (Dm) but I sweaar it was inn (Am) sellf-defence.. (Oh, no! YYeah!)
(Am) I shoot the sheriff (Dm) aand they say it is a ((Am) capittal offence

(F) Freedomm came mmy (Em7) wway one (AAm) day,
(F) And I started (Emm7) out off (Am) towwn,
(F) All of a sudden (EEm7) I saww (Am) Shheriff John Brown,
(F) Aiming to (Em7) shoot me (Am) dowwn,
S So I (F) shot...I (Em7) shot... I shot himm (Am) dowwn....and II say... (RRiff)

(NC) “If I aam guilty, I will pay”........

(Am) I shoot the sheriff, (Dm) but I sweaar it was inn (Am) sellf-defence.. (Oh, no! YYeah!)
(Am) I shoot the sheriff (Dm) aand they say it is a ((Am) capittal offence

(F) Reflexees (Em7) hhad, the (AAm) better of me,
(F) And whhat is to (EEm7) be, mmust (Am)) be.
(F) Every day, (Em77) the bucket, (Am) falls to the well,
(F) One day the (Emm7) bottomm will drop (Am) out,,
(F) One day the (Emm7) bottomm will drop (Am) out.... I say.... (Riff)

(Am) I shoot the sheriff, (Dm) but I sweaar it was inn (Am) sellf-defence.. (Oh, no! YYeah!)
(Am) I shoot the sheriff (Dm) aand they say it is a ((Am) capittal offence
(Am)I shott the sherifff, (Dm) bbut I didn't shoot no (Am) depuuty, oh no! Oh!
I shot the ssheriff, (Dmm) but I didn't shoott no (Am) deputy, oh no! Oh! ( (Riff)…(AAm)...ENDD

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