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I Shot The Sheriff by Eric Clapton

Chords used in this song

Gm 355333
 Cm7 X35343
 Ebmaj7 x6878x
 Dm7 x57565
Chorus
[Gm]I shot the sheriff,[Cm7] but I did not [Gm]shoot the deputy
[Gm]I shot the sheriff, [Cm7]but I did not shoot the [Gm]deputy
Verse 1
[Ebmaj7]All around in [Dm7]my home [Gm]town
[Ebmaj7]They're trying to [Dm7]track me [Gm]down
[Ebmaj7]They say they  [Dm7]want to bring me in [Gm]guilty
[Ebmaj7]For the killing of  [Dm7]a deputy[Gm]
[Ebmaj7]For the life of a [Dm7]deputy,[Gm] but I say
Chorus
[Gm]I shot the sheriff, [Cm7]but I swear it was in [Gm]self-defense
[Gm]I shot the sheriff, [Cm7]and they say it is a [Gm]capital offense
Verse 2
[Ebmaj7]Sheriff John [Dm7]Brown always [Gm]hated me
[Ebmaj7]For what [Dm7]I don't know[Gm]
[Ebmaj7]Every time [Dm7]that I plant [Gm]a seed
[Ebmaj7]He said, "Kill it be[Dm7]fore it [Gm]grows"
[Ebmaj7]He said, "Kill it be[Dm7]fore it [Gm]grows", I say
Chorus
[Gm]I shot the sheriff, [Cm7]but I swear it was in [Gm]self-defense
[Gm]I shot the sheriff, [Cm7]and they say it is a [Gm]capital offense
Verse 3
[Ebmaj7]Freedom [Dm7]came my way [Gm] one day
[Ebmaj7]And I start[Dm7]ed out of  [Gm]town
[Ebmaj7]All of a sud[Dm7]den I see  [Gm]sheriff John Brown
[Ebmaj7]Aiming to [Dm7]shoot me  [Gm]down
[Ebmaj7]So I shot, I [Dm7]shot him  [Gm]down, I say
Chorus
[Gm]I shot the sheriff,[Cm7] but I did not [Gm]shoot the deputy
[Gm]I shot the sheriff, [Cm7]but I did not shoot the [Gm]deputy
Verse 4
[Ebmaj7]Reflexes got[Dm7] the better of [Gm]me
[Ebmaj7]And what is[Dm7] to be must[Gm] be
[Ebmaj7]Every day the[Dm7] bucket goes[Gm] to the well
[Ebmaj7]But one day the [Dm7]bottom will [Gm]drop out
[Ebmaj7]Yes, one day the[Dm7] bottom will [Gm]drop out, but I say
Chorus
[Gm]I shot the sheriff,[Cm7] but I did not [Gm]shoot the deputy
[Gm]I shot the sheriff, [Cm7]but I did not shoot the [Gm]deputy

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