Chords for I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley

Tempo:
160.35 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

E

D

C#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley chords
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[G] [F#m] [Bm]
If [A] not you, not [E] that you [F#m] see
[E] [F#m] [D]
Sheriff [C#m] John Brown
[F#m] always there to see
[D] For [C#m] what I [F#m] never know
[D] Every time [C#m] I plan to [F#m] see it
[D] Kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow What they say
[D] [C#m] Kill them before [F#m] they grow And so [E] [C#] [B]
[F#m]
I shot Sheriff [Em] John
[D]
[E] And so I [F#m] [C#m]
[E] [F#m]
shot Sheriff
[Em] John And they say it is [C#m] not without [F#m] offense
[E] [F#m]
[D] Freedom [E] came my way [F#m] one day now And [D] I started [C#m] out [F#m] of town, yeah
[G#] [F#m] And [D] then all of [C#m] a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown
[D] He was [E] aiming to shoot, to [F#m] shoot I doubt
So [D] I shot, [E] oh yes I [F#m] shot, I shot him down
And they say [E] [C#m] [E] [B]
if I am [F#m] guilty I will die, yeah
I shot Sheriff,
[Bm]
[E] [F#m]
[E] [F#m] I shot [A] Sheriff [Bm]
[E] [F#m]
[E] [F#m] [Em] [D]
[C#] Reflections of the [E] pleasure
[F#m]
[D] [C#m] One destiny
[F#m] for me [D] Every day [C#m] the pocket [F#m] comes with the weather
[D] [E] One day the bottom [F#m] will drop out, yes [C#m] I [D] say
[E] One day the bottom [F#m] will drop out, yes I say
[E] [F#m] [B] [F#m]
[G]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
E
2311
D
1321
C#m
13421114
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
E
2311
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Bob Marley - (Tuff Gong , 1980) Tuff Gong chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, C#m, F#m, D and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 80 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 160. Considering the song's key of F# Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ If [A] not you, not [E] that you [F#m] see _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ Sheriff [C#m] John Brown _
[F#m] always there to see _ _ _
[D] _ For _ [C#m] _ what I [F#m] never know _ _ _ _ _
[D] Every time [C#m] I plan to [F#m] see _ it _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ Kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow _ What they say _
[D] _ _ _ [C#m] Kill them before [F#m] they grow _ _ And _ so _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I shot Sheriff _ [Em] John
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] And so I _ _ [F#m] _ [C#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ shot _ Sheriff _
[Em] John And they say it is [C#m] not without _ [F#m] offense _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ Freedom [E] came my way _ [F#m] one day now _ _ And [D] I started [C#m] _ _ out [F#m] of town, yeah
_ _ [G#] [F#m] And [D] then all of [C#m] a sudden I [F#m] saw _ Sheriff John Brown
[D] He was _ [E] aiming to shoot, to [F#m] shoot I doubt
_ _ _ So [D] I shot, [E] oh yes I [F#m] shot, I shot him down
_ And they say _ [E] _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ [B] _
if I am [F#m] guilty I will die, yeah
I shot Sheriff, _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ I _ _ _ shot [A] _ Sheriff [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C#] Reflections of the [E] pleasure
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C#m] One destiny _ _
[F#m] for me _ _ _ _ [D] Every day [C#m] the pocket [F#m] comes with the weather _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] One day the bottom [F#m] will drop out, yes [C#m] I [D] say
_ _ [E] One day the bottom [F#m] will drop out, _ yes I say
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _