Bob Marley

[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I did not shoot the [Gm] deputy

[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I did not shoot the [Gm] deputy

[Eb] All [Dm] around in my [Gm] home town

[Eb] They're trying to [Dm] track me [Gm] down

[Eb] They say they want to [Dm] bring me in [Gm] guilty

For the [Eb] killing of a [Dm] depu-[Gm]-ty

For the [Eb] life of a [Dm] depu-[Gm]-ty, but I say

[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I swear it was in [Gm] self defence

[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] and they say it is a [Gm] capital offence

[Eb] Sheriff [Dm] John Brown always [Gm] hated me,

[Eb] For what [Dm] I don't [Gm] know

[Eb] Every [Dm] time that I [Gm] plant a seed,

He says [Eb] "Kill it [Dm] before it [Gm] grows"

He says [Eb] "Kill it [Dm] before it [Gm] grows", I say!

[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I swear it was in [Gm] self defence

[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I swear it was in [Gm] self defence

[Eb] Freedom [Dm] came my [Gm] way one day,

[Eb] And I [Dm] started out of [Gm] town yeah

 [Eb] All of a [Dm] sudden I see [Gm] Sheriff John Brown,

[Eb] Aiming to [Dm] shoot me [Gm] down

So I [Eb] shot, [Dm] I shot him [Gm] down, I say!

[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I did not shoot the [Gm] deputy

[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I did not shoot the [Gm] deputy

[Eb] Reflexes [Dm] got the better [Gm] of me,

[Eb] And what is to [Dm] be must [Gm] be

[Eb] Every day the [Dm] bucket falls [Gm] to the well,

[Eb] But one day the [Dm] bottom will drop [Gm] out

Yes, one [Eb] day the [Dm] bottom will drop [Gm] out, but I say

[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I did not shoot the [Gm] deputy

[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I did not shoot the [Gm] deputy