Chords for Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff (Studio Version)

Tempo:
94 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Dm

Eb

G

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff  (Studio Version) chords
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[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Ab] but I didn't shoot my [Gm] deputy.
Oh [G] no, oh.
I shot the sheriff, but I [Dm] didn't shoot my [G] deputy.
[F] Oh, oh, oh.
[Eb] Yeah.
All [Gm] around in my old town, [Eb] they're [Dm] trying to track [Gm] me down.
Yeah.
[Eb] They say [D] they want to bring [Gm] me in guilty [Eb] for the killing [Dm] of a [Gm] deputy, for [Eb] the life [Dm] of a [Gm] deputy.
But I [F] say, [C] [G] oh [A] no, no.
[G] I shot the [Cm] [Ab] sheriff, but my spirit [Gm] was in something.
Oh no.
Yeah.
I said, I shot the sheriff, [Ab] oh Lord.
And they [Gm] say, oh, there's a deputy on the list.
Oh, oh, oh.
Sheriff John [Dm] Brown always hated me.
For what?
I don't know.
[Eb] [D] [Gm]
He said kill [Dm] them before they grow.
[Eb] He said kill them before [Gm] they grow.
And [F] so, [C] and [G] so,
[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but my spirit [Gm] was in something.
Where was the deputy?
Oh, oh, oh.
I say, I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but my [Gm] spirit was in their defense.
Yeah.
[Fm] [Dm] Freedom came my [Gm] way one day, [Eb] and I [Dm] started out [Gm] of town.
Yeah.
[Eb] All [D] of a sudden, [Dm] I saw Sheriff John Brown came in to shoot [D] me down.
So [Eb] I shot, [Dm] I shot, I [Gm] shot the sheriff.
And I [F] said, [Bb] [G] if I am guilty, [Ab] I will pay.
[G] [D]
[G] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I [Dm] didn't shoot the [Gm] deputy.
Oh, oh, oh.
[G] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I [Bb] didn't shoot the [Gm] deputy.
Oh, oh, oh.
[Eb] Regrets [D] is at the better [Gm] of me.
[Eb] It was [Dm] his defeat [Gm] first, me.
[Eb] Every day, [Dm] the [Gm] buckets echo away.
Well, one [Dm] day, the [Gm] bottom of a dropout.
[Eb] One [Dm] day, the bottom [Gm] of a dropout.
I say,
[Bb] [G] [Ab] [Gm]
[Cm] if all I did is shot [Gm] a deputy.
Yeah.
I [Cm] shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot [Gm] no deputy.
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Dm
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Eb
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G
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Cm
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Gm
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Dm
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Eb
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To jam and learn The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Dm, Gm, Eb, D, Gm, F and Gm. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 48 BPM before aiming for the song's 97 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Minor.

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_ [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Ab] _ but I didn't shoot my [Gm] deputy.
_ Oh [G] no, oh.
_ I shot the sheriff, _ but I [Dm] didn't shoot my [G] deputy.
_ [F] Oh, oh, oh.
[Eb] Yeah.
_ All [Gm] around in my old town, [Eb] they're [Dm] trying to track [Gm] me down.
Yeah.
[Eb] They say [D] they want to bring [Gm] me in guilty _ [Eb] for the killing [Dm] of a [Gm] deputy, _ for [Eb] the life [Dm] of a [Gm] deputy.
_ But I [F] say, _ [C] _ _ _ [G] oh [A] no, no.
[G] I shot the [Cm] _ [Ab] sheriff, but my spirit [Gm] was in something.
Oh no.
Yeah.
I said, I shot the sheriff, [Ab] oh Lord.
And they [Gm] say, oh, there's a deputy on the list.
Oh, oh, oh. _
_ _ Sheriff John [Dm] Brown always hated me.
For what?
I don't know. _ _
[Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
He said kill [Dm] them before they grow. _
[Eb] He said kill them before [Gm] they grow.
And [F] so, _ [C] and [G] so, _ _
[Gm] _ I shot the sheriff, [Cm] _ but my spirit [Gm] was in something.
Where was the deputy?
Oh, oh, oh.
I say, I shot the sheriff, [Cm] _ but my [Gm] spirit was in their defense.
Yeah. _ _ _
[Fm] _ [Dm] Freedom came my [Gm] way one day, _ [Eb] and I [Dm] started out [Gm] of town.
Yeah. _ _
[Eb] All [D] of a sudden, [Dm] I saw Sheriff John Brown came in to shoot [D] me down.
So [Eb] I shot, [Dm] I shot, I [Gm] shot the sheriff.
And I [F] said, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ if I am guilty, [Ab] I will pay.
[G] _ _ [D] _
[G] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I [Dm] didn't shoot the [Gm] deputy.
Oh, oh, oh.
_ [G] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I [Bb] didn't shoot the [Gm] deputy.
Oh, oh, oh.
_ [Eb] Regrets [D] is at the better [Gm] of me.
_ [Eb] It was [Dm] his defeat [Gm] first, me.
_ [Eb] Every day, [Dm] the [Gm] buckets echo away.
Well, _ one [Dm] day, the [Gm] bottom of a dropout.
_ [Eb] One [Dm] day, the bottom [Gm] of a dropout.
I say, _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Cm] if all I did is shot [Gm] a deputy. _
_ _ _ _ Yeah.
I _ [Cm] shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot [Gm] no deputy.
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This song was authored by Bob Marley.

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