I Shot The Sheriff Lyrics Chords

Tempo:
160.05 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

G

D

F

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Shot The Sheriff Lyrics chords
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I saw the shadow of my daddy and saw the darkness
[Gm] Oh no, oh no
[G] I saw the shadow [E] of my [Ebm] daddy and saw [Bb] the [G]
darkness [N] Oh no Yeah
[Eb] [D] All around in [Gm] my hometown
[Eb] They're trying [D] to track me [Gm] down
[Eb] They say they want [D] to bring me near [G] the sea
[Cm] For the feeling of [F] my destiny
[G] [Eb]
For the life of my destiny
[G] And I [F] say
[D]
[Gm] [G]
[D] I saw the [N] shadow of my daddy and [Ab] saw the darkness
[Gm] Oh no
I [N] say I saw the shadow of my daddy and saw the [Bb] darkness
[Gm] [G] Oh no
[Gm] And every [F]
time [Eb] that I'm on [Gm] the edge of a cliff
Or back, [F]
[C] I [Gm] don't know,
[Eb] [D] inside the [Gm] sea
He said kill me [F] before [Ebm] they [Bb] grow
He said kill them [D] before [Gm] they grow
And so, [F] [D] and [C] so
[G] He [Gm]
didn't kill me
I saw the [N] shadow
[Eb] Of where it [G] was inside me
It wasn't too deep
I say I saw the shadow
[Cm] But that's where [Gm] it was inside me first Yeah
[Bb]
Freedom [A] came my way [Gm] one day
And I started [D]
out just [Gm] lying
All of [F] a sudden [Gbm] I [G] saw a cherry light brown
Gave me [Gb] tears to [Gm] bed
So I start to catch up, catch up on [G] myself
And I [Fm] say
If [G]
I am guilty [N] I will pay
I shot the cherry
I say I didn't shoot them
[G] I didn't shoot [Gb] them Oh no
[G] Oh no
I shot the cherry
[Ab]
But I didn't shoot them [G] Oh no Yeah
[Bb]
Sex is at the [Gb] center [Gm] of me
[Eb] It's what makes [Dm] me the [Gm] worst thing
Everyday [D] the fuck is [Gm] happening
One day [F] the fuck come [Gm] out the shower
One [D] day the fuck come [Gm] out the shower I [F] say
[C] [G]
I, [N]
I, [G] I shot the [Ab] cherry
I didn't shoot them, everything
[Gm] I, I shot [Cm] the cherry
But I didn't shoot them
But I didn't [Gm] Yeah
Oh yeah
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[N]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
G
2131
D
1321
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
G
2131
D
1321
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To start learning The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, Gm, Eb, D, Gm, F, D, Gm, D and Gm in sequence. For best results, commence at 80 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 160. With G Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ I saw the shadow _ _ of my daddy and saw the darkness _ _
[Gm] _ Oh no, oh no
_ _ [G] _ I saw the shadow _ [E] _ of my [Ebm] daddy and saw [Bb] the _ _ [G] _
darkness [N] Oh _ no _ _ Yeah
_ [Eb] _ _ [D] All around in [Gm] my _ hometown _
_ _ [Eb] They're trying [D] to track me [Gm] _ down _ _ _
_ [Eb] They say they want [D] to bring me near [G] the sea _ _ _
[Cm] For the feeling of [F] my _ destiny
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
For the life of my _ destiny
[G] _ _ _ _ And I [F] say
[D] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ I saw the [N] shadow of my daddy and [Ab] saw the darkness
[Gm] _ _ _ _ Oh _ _ _ no
I _ [N] say I saw the shadow of my daddy and saw the [Bb] _ _ darkness
[Gm] _ _ _ [G] Oh _ _ _ no
_ _ [Gm] _ _ And every [F]
time [Eb] that I'm on [Gm] the edge of a _ cliff
Or back, _ [F] _ _
[C] I [Gm] don't know, _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] inside the _ _ [Gm] sea _ _ _
He said kill me [F] _ before [Ebm] they [Bb] grow _ _ _ _
He said kill them [D] _ before [Gm] they _ _ grow
And so, [F] _ _ [D] _ _ and [C] so
[G] _ He _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ didn't kill me
I saw the [N] shadow
_ _ _ [Eb] Of _ where it [G] was inside me
It wasn't too deep _ _ _
_ I say I saw the shadow
[Cm] _ _ _ _ But that's where [Gm] it was inside me first Yeah
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ Freedom [A] came my way [Gm] one day _ _ _
_ And I started _ [D]
out just [Gm] lying _ _ _ _
_ _ All of [F] a sudden [Gbm] I [G] saw a cherry light brown
_ _ Gave me [Gb] tears to _ [Gm] bed _ _ _
So I start to catch up, catch up on [G] _ _ myself _
And I [Fm] say _ _ _ _ _
_ If [G] _ _ _ _
I am guilty [N] I will _ pay _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I shot the cherry
I say I didn't shoot them
[G] I didn't shoot [Gb] them Oh no
_ [G] _ Oh no
_ I _ shot the cherry
[Ab] _ _
_ But I didn't shoot them [G] _ Oh _ _ _ _ no _ Yeah
_ [Bb] _ _ _
Sex is at the [Gb] center [Gm] of me
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] It's what makes [Dm] me the [Gm] worst thing
_ _ _ _ _ Everyday _ [D] the fuck is [Gm] happening _
_ _ _ _ _ _ One day [F] the fuck come [Gm] out the shower
_ _ _ _ _ One [D] day the fuck come [Gm] out the shower _ I _ [F] say _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
I, _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
I, _ [G] I shot the [Ab] cherry
I _ _ didn't shoot them, everything
_ [Gm] _ I, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ shot [Cm] the cherry
But I didn't shoot them
But I didn't [Gm] _ _ _ _ Yeah _ _
_ Oh _ yeah _ _
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This song was composed by Bob Marley.

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