Chords for Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff ( Studio Version )

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Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff ( Studio Version ) chords
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[G] I [Gm] shot the sheriff, [Cm] [Eb] but I did not [Gm] shoot the deputy.
I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I did [Gm] not shoot the deputy.
[Bb] [Dm] All around in my [Gm] hometown, they're [Dm] trying to track me [G] [Cm] down.
[Gm] [Bb] They say they [Dm] want to bring me [Gm] in guilty, [Eb] for the killing [Dm] of a deputy.
[Gm] For the [Dm] life of a [Gm] deputy.
But I [F] said, [D] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [G]
[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I swear it [Gm] was in self defense.
I shot the sheriff, [Cm] and they say it's you [Gm] the cat who's a roping.
[Eb]
[Dm] Sheriff [Gm] John Brown always hated [Bb] me, for [F] what [Gm] I don't know.
[Eb]
Every [Dm] time [Gm] that I'd plant a seed, [Bb] he said kill [Dm] it before [Gm] it grows.
[Eb] He said kill [Dm] it before [Gm] it grows.
I [F] said, [D] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [G]
I shot the [Gm] sheriff, [Cm] but I [Gm] swear it was in self defense.
I shot the sheriff, [Eb] but I swear it was [G] in self [Gm] defense.
[Eb]
[Dm] Freedom [Gm] came my way one day, [Dm] and I started [Gm] out out there.
All [Eb]
[Dm] of a sudden [Gm] I see Sheriff John Brown, [Dm] aiming to [Gm] shoot me down.
[Eb] So I shot, [Dm] I [G] shot him down.
[Dm] I said, [C] [Bb] [G]
I shot the [Gm] sheriff, [Cm] but I did not shoot [Gm] the deputy.
I shot the sheriff, [Eb] but [Cm] I did not shoot [Gm] the deputy.
[Eb] [Dm]
Reflexes [Gm] got the better of me, [Eb] [Bb] [Dm] and what is to [Gm] be must be.
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm] Every day the buck [Gm] goes to the world, [Eb] but one [Dm] day the bottom [Gm] will drop out.
[Eb] [F] Yes, one day the bottom [Gm] will drop out.
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[C] [Bb] [Gm] I [F] shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I [Gm] did not shoot the deputy.
I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I did [Gm] not shoot the deputy.
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[G] I [Gm] shot the sheriff, [Cm] _ [Eb] but I did not [Gm] shoot the deputy. _ _ _ _ _ _
I shot the sheriff, [Cm] _ but I did [Gm] not shoot the deputy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Dm] All around in my [Gm] hometown, _ _ they're [Dm] trying to track me [G] [Cm] down.
_ [Gm] [Bb] They say they [Dm] want to bring me [Gm] in guilty, _ _ [Eb] for the killing [Dm] of a deputy.
[Gm] _ _ _ For the [Dm] life of a [Gm] deputy.
But I [F] said, [D] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] _ but I swear it [Gm] was in self defense. _ _ _ _
I shot the sheriff, [Cm] and they say it's you [Gm] the cat who's a roping.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] Sheriff [Gm] John Brown always hated [Bb] me, for [F] what [Gm] I don't know.
_ _ [Eb]
Every [Dm] time [Gm] that I'd plant a seed, [Bb] he said kill [Dm] it before [Gm] it grows.
_ [Eb] He said kill [Dm] it before [Gm] it grows.
I [F] said, [D] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ _
I shot the [Gm] sheriff, [Cm] _ but I [Gm] swear it was in self defense. _ _ _ _
I shot the sheriff, [Eb] _ but I swear it was [G] in self [Gm] defense.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] Freedom [Gm] came my way one day, _ _ [Dm] and I started [Gm] out out there.
All [Eb] _
[Dm] of a sudden [Gm] I see Sheriff John Brown, _ [Dm] aiming to [Gm] shoot me down.
_ [Eb] So I shot, [Dm] I [G] shot him down.
_ [Dm] I said, [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I shot the [Gm] sheriff, [Cm] _ but I did not shoot [Gm] the deputy.
_ _ _ _ _ I shot the sheriff, [Eb] _ but [Cm] I did not shoot [Gm] the deputy.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm]
Reflexes [Gm] got the better of me, _ [Eb] _ [Bb] [Dm] and what is to [Gm] be must be.
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] [Dm] Every day the buck [Gm] goes to the world, [Eb] but one [Dm] day the bottom [Gm] will drop out.
_ _ [Eb] [F] Yes, one day the bottom [Gm] will drop out.
_ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _
[C] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ I [F] shot the sheriff, [Cm] _ but I [Gm] did not shoot the deputy.
_ _ I _ _ shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I did [Gm] not shoot the deputy. _
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