I Shot The Sheriff (Africa Unite, 2005) - Bob Marley & The Wailers Chords
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Abm] [G] I shot the [Ab] sheriff, but I didn't shoot the [Gm] deputy.
Oh no no.
I shot the sheriff, [Ab] but I didn't shoot the [Gm] deputy.
Woo [Fm] woo woo.
Yeah.
[Eb] [D] All around [Gm] in my own town, [Eb] they try [F] and [Gm] track me down.
Yeah.
[Eb] They say they [D] want to bring me [Gm] in guilty for the [F] killing of a [Gm] deputy, [Eb] for the life of [Dm] a [Gm] deputy.
But I [D] [C] say, [Bb] [C] [G] oh no [Abm] no.
[G] I shot the [Ab] sheriff, but I [Gm] swear he wasn't suffering.
No no.
Woo woo woo.
I say I shot the sheriff.
[Ab] Oh lord.
And [Gm] they say there's no capital in woo woo woo.
Yeah.
[F] Sheriff [C] John Brown [Gm] always ate me.
For what?
[F] [Eb] I [Gm] don't know.
[Eb] [D] The [Bb] seed.
He said kill [F] before [Ebm] it [Bb] grows.
He said kill them [D] before they [Gm] grow.
And so, [D] [C] and [C] [Bb] [G] so.
[Abm] [G] I shot the [Cm] sheriff.
[Gm] Where was the deputy?
I say I shot the [Cm] sheriff.
But I swear [Gm] it was in self defense.
Yeah.
Freedom [Gb] came my way [Gm] one day.
[Eb] And I [D] started out [Gm] of town.
All of [Gb] a sudden I [Gm] saw Sheriff John Brown came [F] in to shoot [Gm] me down.
So [Eb] I shot, [Dm] I shot, I shot [Gm] him down.
[G] And I [Dm] say, [C] [G]
if I am guilty [D] I will [G] pay.
[Ab]
I shot the sheriff.
But I say,
[Gm] I didn't shoot no deputy.
No no no.
[G]
I shot the [Cm] sheriff.
[B] But [Gm] I didn't shoot no deputy.
Woo woo woo.
Yeah.
He [Dm] flexes at the better [Gm] of me.
[Eb] And wants [Dm] to be the [Gm] best me.
[Eb] Every day [Dm] the buckets [Gm] go away.
One [Gb] day the bottom [Gm] of the drop out.
One [Dm] day the [Gm] bottom of the drop out.
I say, [D]
[C] [G] [Ab]
[Gm] I shot [Cm] the sheriff.
[Gm] But I didn't shoot no deputy.
I, [Cm] I, but I didn't shoot no [Gm] deputy.
[N]
Oh no no.
I shot the sheriff, [Ab] but I didn't shoot the [Gm] deputy.
Woo [Fm] woo woo.
Yeah.
[Eb] [D] All around [Gm] in my own town, [Eb] they try [F] and [Gm] track me down.
Yeah.
[Eb] They say they [D] want to bring me [Gm] in guilty for the [F] killing of a [Gm] deputy, [Eb] for the life of [Dm] a [Gm] deputy.
But I [D] [C] say, [Bb] [C] [G] oh no [Abm] no.
[G] I shot the [Ab] sheriff, but I [Gm] swear he wasn't suffering.
No no.
Woo woo woo.
I say I shot the sheriff.
[Ab] Oh lord.
And [Gm] they say there's no capital in woo woo woo.
Yeah.
[F] Sheriff [C] John Brown [Gm] always ate me.
For what?
[F] [Eb] I [Gm] don't know.
[Eb] [D] The [Bb] seed.
He said kill [F] before [Ebm] it [Bb] grows.
He said kill them [D] before they [Gm] grow.
And so, [D] [C] and [C] [Bb] [G] so.
[Abm] [G] I shot the [Cm] sheriff.
[Gm] Where was the deputy?
I say I shot the [Cm] sheriff.
But I swear [Gm] it was in self defense.
Yeah.
Freedom [Gb] came my way [Gm] one day.
[Eb] And I [D] started out [Gm] of town.
All of [Gb] a sudden I [Gm] saw Sheriff John Brown came [F] in to shoot [Gm] me down.
So [Eb] I shot, [Dm] I shot, I shot [Gm] him down.
[G] And I [Dm] say, [C] [G]
if I am guilty [D] I will [G] pay.
[Ab]
I shot the sheriff.
But I say,
[Gm] I didn't shoot no deputy.
No no no.
[G]
I shot the [Cm] sheriff.
[B] But [Gm] I didn't shoot no deputy.
Woo woo woo.
Yeah.
He [Dm] flexes at the better [Gm] of me.
[Eb] And wants [Dm] to be the [Gm] best me.
[Eb] Every day [Dm] the buckets [Gm] go away.
One [Gb] day the bottom [Gm] of the drop out.
One [Dm] day the [Gm] bottom of the drop out.
I say, [D]
[C] [G] [Ab]
[Gm] I shot [Cm] the sheriff.
[Gm] But I didn't shoot no deputy.
I, [Cm] I, but I didn't shoot no [Gm] deputy.
[N]
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[Abm] _ [G] I shot the [Ab] sheriff, but I didn't shoot the [Gm] deputy.
Oh no no. _
_ I shot the sheriff, [Ab] _ but I didn't shoot the [Gm] deputy.
_ Woo [Fm] woo woo.
Yeah.
[Eb] _ [D] All around [Gm] in my own town, [Eb] they try [F] and [Gm] track me down.
Yeah.
[Eb] They say they [D] want to bring me [Gm] in guilty for the [F] killing of a [Gm] deputy, _ _ [Eb] for the life of [Dm] a [Gm] deputy.
_ But I [D] [C] say, [Bb] _ [C] _ [G] _ oh no [Abm] no.
_ [G] I shot the [Ab] sheriff, but I [Gm] swear he wasn't suffering.
No no.
Woo woo woo.
I say I shot the sheriff.
[Ab] Oh lord.
And [Gm] they say there's no capital in woo woo woo. _
Yeah.
[F] Sheriff [C] John Brown [Gm] always ate me.
For what?
[F] [Eb] I [Gm] don't know. _
_ [Eb] _ _ [D] The [Bb] seed. _
He said kill [F] before [Ebm] it [Bb] grows. _
He said kill them [D] before they [Gm] grow. _
And so, [D] [C] and [C] _ [Bb] [G] so. _
[Abm] _ [G] _ I shot the [Cm] sheriff. _ _
_ _ [Gm] Where was the deputy? _ _
I say I shot the [Cm] sheriff.
But I swear [Gm] it was in self defense.
Yeah. _ _
_ Freedom [Gb] came my way [Gm] one day. _
[Eb] And I [D] started out [Gm] of town. _ _
_ All of [Gb] a sudden I [Gm] saw Sheriff John Brown came [F] in to shoot [Gm] me down.
So [Eb] I shot, [Dm] I shot, I shot [Gm] him down.
[G] And I [Dm] say, _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
if I am guilty [D] I will [G] pay.
_ _ [Ab] _
I shot the sheriff.
But I say, _ _
[Gm] I didn't shoot no deputy.
No no no.
_ [G]
I shot the [Cm] sheriff.
[B] But [Gm] I didn't shoot no deputy.
Woo woo woo.
Yeah.
He [Dm] flexes at the better [Gm] of me.
_ [Eb] And wants [Dm] to be the [Gm] best me.
_ [Eb] Every day [Dm] the buckets [Gm] go away. _ _
One [Gb] day the bottom [Gm] of the drop out.
_ One [Dm] day the [Gm] bottom of the drop out.
I say, [D] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gm] _ I shot [Cm] the sheriff. _ _
[Gm] But I didn't shoot no deputy.
_ _ _ _ _ I, _ [Cm] I, _ but I didn't shoot no [Gm] deputy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Oh no no. _
_ I shot the sheriff, [Ab] _ but I didn't shoot the [Gm] deputy.
_ Woo [Fm] woo woo.
Yeah.
[Eb] _ [D] All around [Gm] in my own town, [Eb] they try [F] and [Gm] track me down.
Yeah.
[Eb] They say they [D] want to bring me [Gm] in guilty for the [F] killing of a [Gm] deputy, _ _ [Eb] for the life of [Dm] a [Gm] deputy.
_ But I [D] [C] say, [Bb] _ [C] _ [G] _ oh no [Abm] no.
_ [G] I shot the [Ab] sheriff, but I [Gm] swear he wasn't suffering.
No no.
Woo woo woo.
I say I shot the sheriff.
[Ab] Oh lord.
And [Gm] they say there's no capital in woo woo woo. _
Yeah.
[F] Sheriff [C] John Brown [Gm] always ate me.
For what?
[F] [Eb] I [Gm] don't know. _
_ [Eb] _ _ [D] The [Bb] seed. _
He said kill [F] before [Ebm] it [Bb] grows. _
He said kill them [D] before they [Gm] grow. _
And so, [D] [C] and [C] _ [Bb] [G] so. _
[Abm] _ [G] _ I shot the [Cm] sheriff. _ _
_ _ [Gm] Where was the deputy? _ _
I say I shot the [Cm] sheriff.
But I swear [Gm] it was in self defense.
Yeah. _ _
_ Freedom [Gb] came my way [Gm] one day. _
[Eb] And I [D] started out [Gm] of town. _ _
_ All of [Gb] a sudden I [Gm] saw Sheriff John Brown came [F] in to shoot [Gm] me down.
So [Eb] I shot, [Dm] I shot, I shot [Gm] him down.
[G] And I [Dm] say, _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
if I am guilty [D] I will [G] pay.
_ _ [Ab] _
I shot the sheriff.
But I say, _ _
[Gm] I didn't shoot no deputy.
No no no.
_ [G]
I shot the [Cm] sheriff.
[B] But [Gm] I didn't shoot no deputy.
Woo woo woo.
Yeah.
He [Dm] flexes at the better [Gm] of me.
_ [Eb] And wants [Dm] to be the [Gm] best me.
_ [Eb] Every day [Dm] the buckets [Gm] go away. _ _
One [Gb] day the bottom [Gm] of the drop out.
_ One [Dm] day the [Gm] bottom of the drop out.
I say, [D] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gm] _ I shot [Cm] the sheriff. _ _
[Gm] But I didn't shoot no deputy.
_ _ _ _ _ I, _ [Cm] I, _ but I didn't shoot no [Gm] deputy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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