Chords for Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff - Live From London
Tempo:
176.1 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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was I who shot Sheriff,
[Bm] I didn't shoot [C#m] no [F#m] deputy.
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[E] It [F#m]
was I who shot Sheriff, [Bm] but I didn't shoot [C#m] no [F#m] deputy.
[E] It [F#m]
goes like [D] this, all
[C#m] around in my own town, [D] they are trying [C#m] to drag [F#m] me down.
[D] They say they [C#m] want to bring my kids guilty, [F#m] [D] for the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy.
[D] For the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy now.
[F#] But I said, [C#] [A] [Bm]
[F#] thank you, [F#m]
I shot Sheriff, [E]
[Bm] but I swear it wasn't self [F#]-defense.
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[E] [F#m]
It was I who shot Sheriff,
[Bm] and they [F#] said it [C#m] is a government [F#m] [C#m] offense.
[E] [F#m] You [Dm] see [C#] Sheriff John Brown, [D] always [C#] there to die,
[D] [C#m] for what [F#m] I don't know now.
[C#m]
[D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed,
[D] he say, [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow.
[C#] He [Bm] say, [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow now.
And so I [C#m] shot [Bm]
[A] [F#]
[F#m] the Sheriff, [Bm] Lord I didn't shoot no [C#m] deputy.
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[E] [F#m]
It was I who shot the Sheriff, [F#] [Bm] but I didn't shoot [C#m] no deputy.
[E]
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Freedom [D] [C#m] came my way, [F#m]
[C#] and [D] I started, [G#m]
all [F#m] around here.
[A] [D] Then all [G#] of a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown, [D] he was [G#m] aiming to shoot [C#m] I down.
So [D] I, oh [C#m] yes I, I [F#m] shot him down.
And I said, [C#m]
[B] [F#m]
I shot Sheriff, but I swear it [F#m] wasn't self-defense.
It was I who shot Sheriff, [Bm] and they said it is [E] a government [F#m]
offense.
[E] [F#m]
[D] Reflections [G#m] are the better [F#m] of me,
[D] [A] what is to be [F#m] must be.
[F#] [D] Every day [E]
the bucket [F#m] goes to the well, I mean.
[D] One [C#m] day the bottle [F#m] will drop out, and I [D] say, [G#m] one day the bottle [F#m] will drop out.
[E] And [F#] [C#m] so
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[A] [F#] [F#m]
was I who shot Sheriff,
[Bm] I didn't shoot [C#m] no [F#m] deputy.
[B]
[E] It [F#m]
was I who shot Sheriff, [Bm] but I didn't shoot [C#m] no [F#m] deputy.
[E] It [F#m]
goes like [D] this, all
[C#m] around in my own town, [D] they are trying [C#m] to drag [F#m] me down.
[D] They say they [C#m] want to bring my kids guilty, [F#m] [D] for the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy.
[D] For the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy now.
[F#] But I said, [C#] [A] [Bm]
[F#] thank you, [F#m]
I shot Sheriff, [E]
[Bm] but I swear it wasn't self [F#]-defense.
[Gm]
[E] [F#m]
It was I who shot Sheriff,
[Bm] and they [F#] said it [C#m] is a government [F#m] [C#m] offense.
[E] [F#m] You [Dm] see [C#] Sheriff John Brown, [D] always [C#] there to die,
[D] [C#m] for what [F#m] I don't know now.
[C#m]
[D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed,
[D] he say, [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow.
[C#] He [Bm] say, [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow now.
And so I [C#m] shot [Bm]
[A] [F#]
[F#m] the Sheriff, [Bm] Lord I didn't shoot no [C#m] deputy.
[F#m]
[E] [F#m]
It was I who shot the Sheriff, [F#] [Bm] but I didn't shoot [C#m] no deputy.
[E]
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Freedom [D] [C#m] came my way, [F#m]
[C#] and [D] I started, [G#m]
all [F#m] around here.
[A] [D] Then all [G#] of a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown, [D] he was [G#m] aiming to shoot [C#m] I down.
So [D] I, oh [C#m] yes I, I [F#m] shot him down.
And I said, [C#m]
[B] [F#m]
I shot Sheriff, but I swear it [F#m] wasn't self-defense.
It was I who shot Sheriff, [Bm] and they said it is [E] a government [F#m]
offense.
[E] [F#m]
[D] Reflections [G#m] are the better [F#m] of me,
[D] [A] what is to be [F#m] must be.
[F#] [D] Every day [E]
the bucket [F#m] goes to the well, I mean.
[D] One [C#m] day the bottle [F#m] will drop out, and I [D] say, [G#m] one day the bottle [F#m] will drop out.
[E] And [F#] [C#m] so
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was I who shot Sheriff, _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ I didn't shoot [C#m] no [F#m] deputy.
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_ [E] It _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ was I who shot Sheriff, _ [Bm] _ _ _ but I didn't shoot [C#m] no _ [F#m] deputy. _
_ _ [E] _ _ It [F#m] _
goes like [D] this, all _ _ _
[C#m] _ around in my own town, _ _ [D] _ _ they are trying [C#m] to drag [F#m] me down.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ They say they [C#m] want to bring my kids guilty, [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] for the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] For the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy now.
_ [F#] But I _ said, _ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#] thank you, _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ I shot Sheriff, _ [E] _
[Bm] _ _ but I swear it wasn't self [F#]-defense.
_ [Gm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
It was I who shot Sheriff, _
_ [Bm] _ _ and they [F#] said it [C#m] is a government [F#m] _ [C#m] offense. _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ You [Dm] see _ _ _ [C#] Sheriff John Brown, [D] _ always [C#] there to die, _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] for what [F#m] I don't know now.
_ _ [C#m] _
_ [D] Every _ time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed, _ _ _ _
_ [D] he say, _ [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow. _ _ _ _
_ [C#] He [Bm] say, _ [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow now. _
And so I [C#m] shot _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ the Sheriff, _ [Bm] _ _ _ Lord I didn't shoot no [C#m] deputy.
_ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ It was I who shot the Sheriff, _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ but I didn't shoot [C#m] no deputy.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
Freedom [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] came my way, [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ and [D] I _ started, [G#m] _
_ all [F#m] around here. _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ Then all [G#] of a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown, [D] he was _ [G#m] aiming to shoot [C#m] I down. _ _
_ So [D] I, oh [C#m] yes I, I [F#m] shot him down. _ _
And I said, _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I shot Sheriff, _ _ _ _ but I swear it [F#m] wasn't self-defense. _
_ _ It _ _ _ _ _ _ was I who shot Sheriff, _ _ _ [Bm] _ and they said it is [E] a government [F#m] _
offense.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Reflections [G#m] are the better [F#m] _ of me, _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] what is to be [F#m] must be. _
[F#] _ _ _ [D] Every day [E]
the bucket [F#m] goes to the well, _ I mean.
_ [D] _ _ One [C#m] day the bottle [F#m] _ will drop out, _ and I [D] say, _ [G#m] one day the bottle [F#m] _ will drop out.
[E] And [F#] _ [C#m] so_
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was I who shot Sheriff, _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ I didn't shoot [C#m] no [F#m] deputy.
_ [B] _ _
_ [E] It _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ was I who shot Sheriff, _ [Bm] _ _ _ but I didn't shoot [C#m] no _ [F#m] deputy. _
_ _ [E] _ _ It [F#m] _
goes like [D] this, all _ _ _
[C#m] _ around in my own town, _ _ [D] _ _ they are trying [C#m] to drag [F#m] me down.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ They say they [C#m] want to bring my kids guilty, [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] for the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] For the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy now.
_ [F#] But I _ said, _ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#] thank you, _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ I shot Sheriff, _ [E] _
[Bm] _ _ but I swear it wasn't self [F#]-defense.
_ [Gm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
It was I who shot Sheriff, _
_ [Bm] _ _ and they [F#] said it [C#m] is a government [F#m] _ [C#m] offense. _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ You [Dm] see _ _ _ [C#] Sheriff John Brown, [D] _ always [C#] there to die, _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] for what [F#m] I don't know now.
_ _ [C#m] _
_ [D] Every _ time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed, _ _ _ _
_ [D] he say, _ [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow. _ _ _ _
_ [C#] He [Bm] say, _ [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow now. _
And so I [C#m] shot _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ the Sheriff, _ [Bm] _ _ _ Lord I didn't shoot no [C#m] deputy.
_ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ It was I who shot the Sheriff, _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ but I didn't shoot [C#m] no deputy.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
Freedom [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] came my way, [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ and [D] I _ started, [G#m] _
_ all [F#m] around here. _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ Then all [G#] of a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown, [D] he was _ [G#m] aiming to shoot [C#m] I down. _ _
_ So [D] I, oh [C#m] yes I, I [F#m] shot him down. _ _
And I said, _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I shot Sheriff, _ _ _ _ but I swear it [F#m] wasn't self-defense. _
_ _ It _ _ _ _ _ _ was I who shot Sheriff, _ _ _ [Bm] _ and they said it is [E] a government [F#m] _
offense.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Reflections [G#m] are the better [F#m] _ of me, _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] what is to be [F#m] must be. _
[F#] _ _ _ [D] Every day [E]
the bucket [F#m] goes to the well, _ I mean.
_ [D] _ _ One [C#m] day the bottle [F#m] _ will drop out, _ and I [D] say, _ [G#m] one day the bottle [F#m] _ will drop out.
[E] And [F#] _ [C#m] so_
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