I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley - QUALITY Sound Bass Cover - JJesusMusic Chords

Tempo:
144.45 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Eb

Cm

F

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley - QUALITY Sound Bass Cover - JJesusMusic chords
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[Ab] [Gm] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I didn't [Abm] shoot [Gm] the deputy.
Oh no, I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I didn't shoot [Gm] the deputy.
Woo, woo, [Ab] woo.
Yeah, [Eb]
[D] all around [Gm] in my hometown, [Eb] they're trying [F] to track [Gm] me down.
[Eb] They say they [D] want to bring me [Gm] in guilty for [Eb] the killing [F] of a [Gm] deputy, [Eb] for the life [Dm] of a [Gm] deputy.
But I [F] say, [D]
[Bb] [C] [Bb] [G]
oh no, [Ab] no.
[G] I shot the sheriff, [Eb]
but I swear [Gm] it wasn't something I did.
Woo, woo, woo.
Yeah, I said I shot the sheriff, [Cm] oh Lord, and they say [Gm] he's a cop in the west.
Woo, woo, woo.
Yeah, Sheriff [Gb] John Brown [Bb] always hated me.
For what?
[F] [Eb] I [Bb] don't know.
[Eb] [D]
[Gm]
He [G] said kill [F] them before [Eb]
[Bb] they grow.
He said kill [Dm] them before [Gb]
[Gm] they grow.
And [F] so, [D] [C] [Bb] and [C] [Bb] [G] so,
[E] [Gm] he said I shot the sheriff, [Cm]
but I swear it wasn't [Gm] something I did.
Where was the deputy?
I say I shot the sheriff, [Cm]
but I swear [Gm] it wasn't self-defense.
Yeah, freedom [F] came my way [Gm] one day, [Eb] and I started [F] out of [Gm] town.
Yeah, all of [F] a sudden, I [Bb] saw Sheriff John Brown came [F] in to shoot [Gm] me down.
So [Eb] I shot, [Dm] I shot, I [Gm] shot him down.
And I [Fm] pray,
[C] [Bb] [G]
if I am guilty, [Dm] I will [Db] pay.
[G]
[F] [Cm] I shot the sheriff, but I say, I didn't shoot no [Gm] deputy.
I didn't shoot no deputy, no.
I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but [Gm] I didn't shoot no deputy.
Woo, woo, woo.
Yeah, reflexes [F] are the better [Gm] of me.
[Eb] What is [Dm] to be [Gm] must be.
[Eb] Every day, [Dm] the pumpkins [Gm] have all a well.
One [Gb] day, the bottom [Gm] of a drop-off.
[Eb] One day, [Dm] the bottom [Gm] of a drop-off.
[F]
[C] [G]
[Ab] [Gm]
I shot the [Cm]
sheriff, didn't shot a deputy.
[Gm]
Yeah, I, I [Cm] shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no [Gm] deputy.
Yeah, so, yeah.
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Cm]
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Eb
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Cm
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F
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Bb
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Gm
123111113
Eb
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Cm
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To start learning The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, Gm, Cm, Gm, Eb, Dm and Gm in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 72 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 144 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Minor.

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[Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, _ _ but I didn't [Abm] shoot [Gm] the deputy.
_ Oh no, I _ _ _ _ _ shot the [Cm] sheriff, _ but I didn't shoot [Gm] the deputy.
_ Woo, woo, [Ab] woo.
_ Yeah, [Eb] _ _
[D] all around [Gm] in my hometown, _ _ [Eb] they're trying [F] to track [Gm] me down. _
_ _ [Eb] They say they [D] want to bring me [Gm] in guilty _ _ for [Eb] the killing [F] of a [Gm] deputy, _ _ _ _ [Eb] for the life [Dm] of a [Gm] deputy. _ _
_ But I [F] say, [D] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _
oh no, [Ab] no. _ _
_ [G] I shot the sheriff, [Eb] _
_ but I swear [Gm] it wasn't something I did.
Woo, woo, woo.
Yeah, I said I shot the sheriff, [Cm] oh Lord, and they say [Gm] he's a cop in the west.
Woo, woo, woo.
Yeah, _ _ _ Sheriff [Gb] John Brown [Bb] always hated me.
For what?
[F] _ [Eb] I [Bb] don't know. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
He [G] said kill [F] them before [Eb]
[Bb] they grow. _ _ _
He said kill [Dm] them before [Gb]
[Gm] they grow.
_ And [F] so, [D] _ _ [C] [Bb] and [C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ so, _
[E] [Gm] he said I shot the sheriff, [Cm] _ _
but I swear it wasn't [Gm] something I did.
Where was the deputy? _ _ _
_ I say I shot the sheriff, _ [Cm] _ _
but I swear [Gm] it wasn't self-defense.
_ Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ freedom [F] came my way [Gm] one day, _ _ _ [Eb] and I started [F] out of [Gm] town.
Yeah, _ _ _ all of [F] a sudden, I [Bb] saw Sheriff John Brown came [F] in to shoot [Gm] me down.
_ So [Eb] I shot, [Dm] I shot, I [Gm] shot him down.
And I [Fm] pray, _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _
_ if I am guilty, [Dm] I will [Db] pay.
[G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] I shot the sheriff, but I say, I didn't shoot no [Gm] deputy.
I didn't shoot no deputy, no.
_ _ _ I shot the sheriff, [Cm] _ _ but [Gm] I didn't shoot no deputy. _
_ Woo, woo, woo.
Yeah, _ _ _ reflexes [F] are the better [Gm] of me.
_ _ _ [Eb] What is [Dm] to be [Gm] must be. _
_ _ [Eb] Every day, [Dm] the pumpkins [Gm] have all a well.
_ _ _ One [Gb] day, the bottom [Gm] of a drop-off.
_ _ _ [Eb] One day, [Dm] the bottom [Gm] of a drop-off.
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[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ I shot the [Cm] _
_ sheriff, didn't shot a deputy.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, I, _ _ I [Cm] shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no [Gm] deputy.
_ _ Yeah, _ _ so, yeah.
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This song was composed by Bob Marley.

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