Chords for ERIC CLAPTON - I Shot The Sheriff (unreleased live , 1974)

Tempo:
89.7 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Gm

F

Eb

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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ERIC CLAPTON - I Shot The Sheriff (unreleased live , 1974) chords
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[Gm] [F] [D] [C]
[Bb] [G] [Gm] I'm Sac General, [Cm] but I did not [Bb] shoot no deputy.
[Gm] I'm Sac General, [Cm] but I didn't [Bb] want to shoot no deputy.
[Gm] [Eb]
[F] All around in [Gm] my hometown, [F] trying to track [Bb] me down.
[F] Say they want [Gm] to bring me in empty,
[F] Killing of a [Bb] deputy, [Eb] or the life of [F] a [Gm] deputy.
[F] [C] [Bb] [G]
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Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
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To learn Eric Clapton - (Live Version) I Shot The Sheriff chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bb, Eb, F, Bb, F, Gm, F, Bb and Gm. A good strategy is to initiate at 44 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 90 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Minor.

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_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [D] _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ I'm Sac General, [Cm] _ but I did not [Bb] shoot no deputy.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm Sac General, [Cm] _ but I didn't [Bb] want to shoot no deputy.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] All around in [Gm] my hometown, _ _ _ [F] trying to track [Bb] me down.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] Say they want [Gm] to bring me in empty, _ _
_ [F] Killing of a [Bb] deputy, _ _ [Eb] or the life of [F] a [Gm] deputy.
_ Well I say, [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _
[Cm] hold [Gm] my hand Sac, _ _ [Cm] _
[Eb] but I didn't [Bb] shoot no. _ _ _ _ _
I'm _ [Gm] Sac General, [Cm] _
but [Eb] I didn't [Bb] want to shoot no deputy.
_ [Gm] Or Marley did.
_ _ _ _ [F] Sheriff John [Gm] Brown always ainted me,
_ _ [F] But I don't [Gm] know,
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Every [Bb] time that I try to see,
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] He said, kill [Bb] it before it goes.
_ _ [Eb] _ [F] Kill it [Gm] before it goes.
_ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] I'm Sac General, [Cm] _ [Eb] but I didn't [Bb] shoot no deputy.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm Sac General, [Cm] _ but I didn't want to [Bb] shoot no deputy.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Freedom [Gm] came my way one day, _ _
_ [Dm] So I [Gm] started out a town. _ _
_ [F] All of a sudden [Gm] I see Sheriff John Brown,
[Eb] _ _ [Dm] Came in and shoot [Gm] me down. _ _
_ _ [F] So I said, [Gm] I shot him down now.
I'm [F] _ [C] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sac General,
[Cm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm _ Sac [Cm] General, but I didn't [Bb] shoot no deputy. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] Reflexes [Gm] got the better of me,
_ _ _ [F] What will [Bb] be, will be.
_ _ _ _ [F] Every [Gm] day the bucket goes to the well,
_ _ [F] One [Gm] day the bucket will go out.
_ _ [Dm] Said one day the [Gm] bucket will go out.
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
[Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ I'm Sac General, _ [Eb] but I didn't want to shoot [Bb] no deputy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] I'm Sac General, [Cm] _ but I didn't want [Bb] to shoot no deputy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ I'm _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ Sac General,
But I didn't want to shoot [Eb] no deputy.
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Say no more,
Round _ up all of your enemies, _
[Eb] For my [Dm] train [Bb] will go,
_ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] [Bb] I don't know. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ You can't just _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ leave [Gm] me hanging.
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ You can't just [Gm] leave me [F] hanging.
_ [Gm] _ _ You can't just leave [F] me hanging.
[Bb] Thank you.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Bob Marley.

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