Chords for Bob Marley - I shot the sheriff (Live)

Tempo:
174.7 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

C#m

E

D

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Marley - I shot the sheriff (Live) chords
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[Em]
[A] [B] [A] [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[E] [B] [A] [B]
[F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm]
[E] [F#m]
[C#m] [E] [F#m]
[Bm]
[E]
[F#m] [G]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m] [B]
[C#m] [D] [Bm]
[F#m]
[C#m] [Bm] [D]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#] [E] [C#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm]
I didn't shoot [C#m] no [F#m] deputy.
[C#] [E]
[F#m] It was I who shot the sheriff.
[Bm]
But I didn't shoot [C#m] no deputy.
[F#] [E]
[F#m] [G#]
[D] All [C#m] around the [F#m] borough, [C#]
[D] they are trying [C#m] to track [F#m] me down.
[D] They say they [C#m] want to bring my in [F#m]-guilty
[D] for the [C#m] life of my deputy.
[F#m]
[G] For the [D] life [C#m]
of my [F#m] deputy now.
[E] But I'm [F#] here, [E] [C#]
[B] [A] [Bm] before [F#m] your deputy I was.
I shot the sheriff.
[E] [Bm] But I swear it was [E] in self [F#m]-defense.
[E] [F#m]
It was I who shot the sheriff.
[Em] [Bm]
They say [B] it [E] is a jobless man of faith.
[F#m] [E] [D]
[C#m] Sheriff John Brown [F#m] always said that.
[C#m] For what [F#m] I don't know now.
[C#m] [D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed.
[E] [D] He say [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow.
[G#m] [D] He say kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow now.
The lawyer, [E]
[C#m] [Bm] [A]
[F#] [F#m]
I shot the sheriff.
[Bm]
No I didn't shoot a deputy.
[E]
[F#m] It was I who shot the sheriff.
[Bm]
But I didn't shoot [A] no deputy.
[F#m] [C#m] [E]
[F#m] And [D]
[C#m] [F#m] I
[D]
started [C#m] out [F#m] a plan.
[D]
That all [C#m] of the blood and [F#m] hands are.
[D] He was [C#m] aiming the shot.
[F#m]
[D]
Oh [C#m] yes I, I [F#m] shot him down.
And I say.
[C#m]
[B] [F#m]
I shot the sheriff.
[Em] [Bm]
But I swear it was [E] in self-defense.
[F#m] I shot the sheriff.
[Em]
[Bm] They say it is [C#m] a jobless [F#m] man of faith.
[C#m] [A]
[F#m] [C#m] Sheriff John Brown always [Dm] said that.
[C#m] [F#m]
[D]
What [C#m] is to be [F#m] must be.
[E] [D] Every day [E] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
I mean.
[D]
[C#m] One day the law.
[F#m]
And I [D] say [E] one day the [F#m] law.
[E]
[B] [F#m]
[F#]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
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To learn The Wailers, Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F#m, C#m, F#m, D and C#m. For best results, commence at 87 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 175. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F# Minor.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ [C#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ I didn't shoot [C#m] no _ [F#m] deputy.
_ [C#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ It was I who shot the sheriff.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ But I didn't shoot [C#m] no deputy.
_ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ All [C#m] _ around the [F#m] borough, _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ they are trying [C#m] to track [F#m] me down. _ _ _ _
_ [D] They say they [C#m] want to bring my in [F#m]-guilty _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] for the [C#m] life of my deputy.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] For the [D] life [C#m]
of my [F#m] deputy now. _
[E] But I'm [F#] here, _ [E] _ [C#] _ _
[B] _ [A] _ [Bm] before [F#m] your deputy I was.
_ _ _ _ I shot the sheriff.
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ But I swear it was [E] in self [F#m]-defense.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ It was I who shot the sheriff.
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _
They say [B] it [E] is a jobless man of faith. _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C#m] Sheriff John Brown [F#m] always said that. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] For what [F#m] I don't know now.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed.
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] He say [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow. _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ [D] He say kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow now.
_ _ The lawyer, [E] _
_ [C#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
I shot the sheriff.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
No I didn't shoot a deputy.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ It was I who shot the sheriff.
_ [Bm] _ _
But I didn't shoot [A] no deputy.
[F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#m] _ And _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] I _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
started _ [C#m] _ _ out [F#m] a plan.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
That all [C#m] of the blood and [F#m] hands are.
_ _ _ _ [D] He was _ [C#m] aiming the shot.
[F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Oh [C#m] yes I, I [F#m] shot him down.
_ And I say.
[C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I shot the sheriff.
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm]
But I swear it was [E] in self-defense. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ I shot the sheriff.
_ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ They say it is [C#m] a jobless [F#m] man of faith.
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ Sheriff John Brown always [Dm] said that.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
What [C#m] is to be [F#m] must be.
_ _ [E] _ [D] Every _ day [E] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
I mean.
[D] _ _ _
[C#m] One day the _ law.
[F#m] _ _ _
_ And I [D] say _ [E] one day the [F#m] law. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Bob Marley.

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