I Shot The Sheriff Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tempo:
175.9 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

C#m

D

A

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Shot The Sheriff (1991) - Bob Marley & The Wailers chords
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[E]
[B] [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[E]
[B] [A] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[F#m]
And [D] see, [C#m] all around in [F#m] my hometown, [D] they are trying [C#m] to try to [F#m] heal us.
[D] They say they [C#m] want to bring dying [F#m] guilty, [D] for the life [C#m] of a dead [F#m] human being.
[D]
[C#m] [F#m]
But I said, [E]
[B] [F#m]
this was my first time to serve him, [Bm]
but I [F#m] swear it wasn't so easy.
[Bm]
And they [F#m] say it is a problem,
[D]
Sheriff [C#m] Dunn-Brown [F#m]
always hate me.
[D]
[C#m] For what?
[F#m] I don't know.
[D]
Every time [C#m] I plant a [F#m] seed, [D] he say, kill [C#m] them before they [F#m] grow.
He [D]
say, kill [C#m] them before they [F#m] grow.
[D#m] And [F#m] so, [B] [C#m] and [B] so, [F#m]
I'm sorry, [Bm] Sheriff.
But I [A]
[F#m] didn't shoot no deputy,
[E] no.
[F#m] It was I who shot the [A] Sheriff.
[Bm]
[A] But [F#m] I didn't shoot no
[A] deputy, [F#m] no.
[D] Freedom came [C#m] my way one [F#m] day, [D] and I [C#m] started out of town.
[D]
And all [C#m] of a sudden, I [F#m] saw Sheriff Dunn-Brown, [D] he was aiming [C#m] to shoot me.
[F#m]
[D] So I shot, [E] yes I shot, [F#m] and I said, [A] [C#] [B]
[A]
bye, bye, [F#m] bye.
[Bm] [A] But I didn't shoot no deputy, [F#m] [E]
[F#m]
it was I who shot the Sheriff.
[Am] [Bm] But [A] I didn't shoot no deputy, [F#m]
no.
[D] Reflections [C#m] of the better [F#m] of me,
[D] What [C#m] is to be, [F#m] my dear?
[D] Every day [C#m] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
[D] One [C#m] day the bottle [F#m] of the truffle,
[D] one [C#m] day the bottle [F#m] of the truffle, and so on.
[B]
[C#] [B] [F#m]
[Bm] [A]
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m] [B]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m] [G#]
[F#m]
[B] [A] [F#m]
I shot the Sheriff, [Bm] but [A] I didn't shoot no deputy.
[F#m]
[E] [F#m]
But I shot the Sheriff, [Bm] but my [A] name is Sheriff [C#m] Dunn-Brown.
[F#m]
I [D] say, Sheriff [C#m] Dunn-Brown, [F#m] they look like [A] me.
[D] [C#m] But what [G#] [F#m] I don't know, [D] every time [C#m] I plant [A] a seed,
[D] Is I [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow.
[D] [C#m] Stop them before they [F#m] grow.
[C#] [B] I could not stand it [F#m] anymore, greater than you.
[A]
[B] [A]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[F#m]
[Bm] [E]
[F#m] Trench Down Experience
Trench Down Experience, Bob Marlowe & the Whalers
[Em]
[D] [C#m]
[C] [A] [D]
[C#m] If
[F#m] [D]
[C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m] [A] [G#m]
[D] I [C#m]
[F#m] [B] [C]
[F#m] [C#m] [B]
am [A] guilty, [F#m] I will pay.
God bless you all [G] until we see you again.
[D#] Trench Down Experience, Bob [N] Marlowe & the Whalers, use the prophecy [G] to be a prop.
[N]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
D
1321
A
1231
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
D
1321
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To start learning Bob Marley & The Wailers - (Live At The Lyceum, London/July 18,1975) I Shot The Sheriff chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C#m, D, C#m, F#m and D in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 87 BPM and then match the original tempo of 176 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: A Major.

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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And [D] see, _ _ [C#m] all around in [F#m] my hometown, _ _ _ _ [D] they are trying [C#m] to try to [F#m] heal us.
_ _ _ _ [D] They say they [C#m] want to bring dying [F#m] guilty, _ _ _ _ _ [D] for the life [C#m] of a dead [F#m] human _ being.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ But I _ said, [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ this was my first time to serve him, [Bm] _ _ _
but I [F#m] swear it wasn't so easy. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
And they [F#m] say it is a problem, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Sheriff [C#m] Dunn-Brown _ [F#m]
always hate me.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C#m] For what?
[F#m] I don't know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Every time [C#m] I plant a [F#m] seed, _ _ _ _ [D] he say, kill [C#m] them before they [F#m] grow.
_ _ _ He [D]
say, kill [C#m] them before they [F#m] grow.
_ _ _ _ [D#m] And [F#m] so, _ _ _ _ _ [B] [C#m] and [B] so, _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm sorry, [Bm] Sheriff.
_ _ But I [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] didn't shoot no deputy, _
[E] no.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ It was I who shot the [A] Sheriff. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] But _ [F#m] I didn't shoot no _
[A] _ deputy, _ [F#m] no. _ _
[D] _ _ Freedom came [C#m] my way one [F#m] day, _ _ _ _ _ [D] and I _ [C#m] started out of town.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ And all [C#m] of a sudden, I [F#m] saw _ Sheriff Dunn-Brown, [D] he was aiming [C#m] to shoot me.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] So I shot, _ [E] yes I shot, [F#m] _ and _ _ I _ said, [A] _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
bye, bye, [F#m] bye. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] But I didn't shoot no deputy, _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
it was I who shot the Sheriff.
[Am] _ [Bm] _ _ But [A] I didn't shoot no deputy, [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ no. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Reflections [C#m] of the better _ [F#m] of _ _ _ me,
_ [D] _ _ What [C#m] is to be, [F#m] my dear? _ _ _ _
_ [D] Every day [C#m] the bucket _ [F#m] goes to the well. _ _
_ [D] _ _ One [C#m] day the bottle [F#m] of the truffle, _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ one [C#m] day the bottle [F#m] of the truffle, _ _ _ and so on.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ I shot the Sheriff, _ [Bm] _ _ but [A] I didn't shoot no deputy.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ But I shot the Sheriff, _ [Bm] _ _ but my [A] name is Sheriff [C#m] Dunn-Brown.
[F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [D] say, _ Sheriff [C#m] _ Dunn-Brown, [F#m] they look like [A] me. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] But what [G#] [F#m] I don't know, _ _ _ _ [D] every time [C#m] I _ plant [A] a _ seed, _ _ _
_ [D] _ Is I [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] Stop them before they [F#m] grow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] [B] I could not stand it [F#m] anymore, _ greater than you.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#m] Trench Down Experience
_ Trench Down Experience, Bob Marlowe & the Whalers
[Em] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] If _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G#m] _
[D] _ _ I [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
am [A] guilty, [F#m] I will _ pay.
_ _ _ _ God bless you all [G] until we see you again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#] Trench Down Experience, Bob [N] Marlowe & the Whalers, use the prophecy [G] to be a prop.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was written by Bob Marley.

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