Chords for Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Sheriff (lyrics)
Tempo:
175.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
F#
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[N]
[D]
[A]
[D] [C#] [F#] [B] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [C#] [F#] [B] [E]
[A] [D]
[F#m] [C#]
[A] [E] We'll let you know [A] the story straight [B] up right before [D] their eyes.
[A] They didn't know [D] what they'd both done.
[F#] They sure as hell [D] will end up hard.
[F#] Not [C#] too much, [A] they're sure it's [D] gone.
They've been [E] getting no bond.
[F#] Get out of [B] here.
[E]
[A] Sheriff [D] Mark Jones, he's just a fancy [A] city rat.
[G#m] He said he'd pull [A] a bullet right through [B] Paul Jones' [D]
chest.
[A] So he was [D] not the rat.
[F#] And I'm pulling all [A] his best.
[F#] In fact, [C#m] he's doing [A] his very best.
[Bm] Don't want any arrests.
[D#] Don't [B] want to be the [E] guest on [C] Sheriff.
The night's got [F] so damn cold.
He's got [C] his hand on the case.
[G] Shoots [C] again, now Sheriff's man.
[D] Help us be [F]
afraid.
[E] [C] Rosey, Pearl, [F] and that's one [Am] place.
They're the [F] Sheriff's school to face.
[Dm] Hope [C] to [F] find Jones' place.
He [C] said, let me out.
[Am] He's looking for [F] a place to [D#] [G#]
[G] [F] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [E] [F] hide.
He's looking for [G] a [C] [D#]
[G] [D#]
[G] [D#]
[G#] [Gm]
[A]
[D] [A] [D] [C#]
[F#m] [B] [D] [A]
[D] [C#] place to [F#m] hide.
[B] [E] [A]
Sheriff [D] brought him into town.
He know [A] they're looking sad.
[D] [E] He didn't know [A] about the snakes [B] not making [E] Jonesy happy.
[A]
Jonesy [D] Jonesy's gone real fast.
If the Sheriff won't be fast.
[F#] That [A#] Jonesy run [A] will try [Bm] last.
I'll let [E] him run fast.
[C#]
[B] Nobody ever [E] mess with [Am] the Sheriff.
[G] [A] [D]
[F#m]
[A]
[D] [C#] [F#] [Em]
[D] [A]
[D] [C#m] [F#] [D]
[E]
[C]
[E] [A]
[N]
[D]
[A]
[D] [C#] [F#] [B] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [C#] [F#] [B] [E]
[A] [D]
[F#m] [C#]
[A] [E] We'll let you know [A] the story straight [B] up right before [D] their eyes.
[A] They didn't know [D] what they'd both done.
[F#] They sure as hell [D] will end up hard.
[F#] Not [C#] too much, [A] they're sure it's [D] gone.
They've been [E] getting no bond.
[F#] Get out of [B] here.
[E]
[A] Sheriff [D] Mark Jones, he's just a fancy [A] city rat.
[G#m] He said he'd pull [A] a bullet right through [B] Paul Jones' [D]
chest.
[A] So he was [D] not the rat.
[F#] And I'm pulling all [A] his best.
[F#] In fact, [C#m] he's doing [A] his very best.
[Bm] Don't want any arrests.
[D#] Don't [B] want to be the [E] guest on [C] Sheriff.
The night's got [F] so damn cold.
He's got [C] his hand on the case.
[G] Shoots [C] again, now Sheriff's man.
[D] Help us be [F]
afraid.
[E] [C] Rosey, Pearl, [F] and that's one [Am] place.
They're the [F] Sheriff's school to face.
[Dm] Hope [C] to [F] find Jones' place.
He [C] said, let me out.
[Am] He's looking for [F] a place to [D#] [G#]
[G] [F] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [E] [F] hide.
He's looking for [G] a [C] [D#]
[G] [D#]
[G] [D#]
[G#] [Gm]
[A]
[D] [A] [D] [C#]
[F#m] [B] [D] [A]
[D] [C#] place to [F#m] hide.
[B] [E] [A]
Sheriff [D] brought him into town.
He know [A] they're looking sad.
[D] [E] He didn't know [A] about the snakes [B] not making [E] Jonesy happy.
[A]
Jonesy [D] Jonesy's gone real fast.
If the Sheriff won't be fast.
[F#] That [A#] Jonesy run [A] will try [Bm] last.
I'll let [E] him run fast.
[C#]
[B] Nobody ever [E] mess with [Am] the Sheriff.
[G] [A] [D]
[F#m]
[A]
[D] [C#] [F#] [Em]
[D] [A]
[D] [C#m] [F#] [D]
[E]
[C]
[E] [A]
Key:
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[A] _ [E] We'll let you know [A] the story straight [B] up right before [D] their eyes.
_ [A] They didn't know [D] what they'd both done.
[F#] They sure as hell [D] will end up hard.
[F#] Not [C#] too much, [A] they're sure it's [D] gone.
They've been [E] getting no bond. _ _
_ _ [F#] Get out of [B] here.
[E] _ _
[A] _ _ Sheriff [D] Mark Jones, he's just a fancy [A] city rat.
_ [G#m] He said he'd pull [A] a bullet right through [B] Paul Jones' [D] _
chest.
_ [A] So he was [D] not the rat.
_ [F#] And I'm pulling all [A] his best.
[F#] In fact, [C#m] he's doing [A] his very best.
[Bm] Don't want any arrests. _ _
_ _ [D#] Don't [B] want to be the [E] guest on [C] Sheriff.
The night's got [F] so damn cold.
He's got [C] his hand on the case.
_ [G] Shoots [C] again, now Sheriff's man.
[D] Help us be [F] _
afraid.
_ [E] _ [C] Rosey, Pearl, [F] and that's one [Am] place.
They're the [F] Sheriff's school to face.
[Dm] Hope [C] to [F] find Jones' place.
He [C] said, let me out. _ _
_ _ [Am] He's looking for [F] a place to _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] hide.
He's looking for [G] a _ [C] _ _ _ [D#] _
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_ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C#] place to [F#m] hide.
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
Sheriff [D] brought him into town.
He know [A] they're looking _ sad.
[D] [E] He didn't know [A] about the snakes [B] not making [E] Jonesy happy.
_ [A] _
_ Jonesy [D] Jonesy's gone real fast.
If the Sheriff won't be fast.
[F#] That [A#] Jonesy run [A] will try [Bm] last.
I'll let [E] him run fast.
_ _ _ [C#] _
[B] Nobody ever [E] mess with [Am] the Sheriff. _
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_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[A] _ [E] We'll let you know [A] the story straight [B] up right before [D] their eyes.
_ [A] They didn't know [D] what they'd both done.
[F#] They sure as hell [D] will end up hard.
[F#] Not [C#] too much, [A] they're sure it's [D] gone.
They've been [E] getting no bond. _ _
_ _ [F#] Get out of [B] here.
[E] _ _
[A] _ _ Sheriff [D] Mark Jones, he's just a fancy [A] city rat.
_ [G#m] He said he'd pull [A] a bullet right through [B] Paul Jones' [D] _
chest.
_ [A] So he was [D] not the rat.
_ [F#] And I'm pulling all [A] his best.
[F#] In fact, [C#m] he's doing [A] his very best.
[Bm] Don't want any arrests. _ _
_ _ [D#] Don't [B] want to be the [E] guest on [C] Sheriff.
The night's got [F] so damn cold.
He's got [C] his hand on the case.
_ [G] Shoots [C] again, now Sheriff's man.
[D] Help us be [F] _
afraid.
_ [E] _ [C] Rosey, Pearl, [F] and that's one [Am] place.
They're the [F] Sheriff's school to face.
[Dm] Hope [C] to [F] find Jones' place.
He [C] said, let me out. _ _
_ _ [Am] He's looking for [F] a place to _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] hide.
He's looking for [G] a _ [C] _ _ _ [D#] _
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[G] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C#] place to [F#m] hide.
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
Sheriff [D] brought him into town.
He know [A] they're looking _ sad.
[D] [E] He didn't know [A] about the snakes [B] not making [E] Jonesy happy.
_ [A] _
_ Jonesy [D] Jonesy's gone real fast.
If the Sheriff won't be fast.
[F#] That [A#] Jonesy run [A] will try [Bm] last.
I'll let [E] him run fast.
_ _ _ [C#] _
[B] Nobody ever [E] mess with [Am] the Sheriff. _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ [Em] _
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