I Shot The Sheriff Chords by Mad Sin

Tempo:
152.3 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

B

Ebm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mad Sin- I shot the Sheriff.wmv chords
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[Eb] [Bbm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Eb]
I sucked [Bb] [Ab] sheriff, but I didn't [Ebm] shoot no deputy.
I sucked [Ab] sheriff, but I didn't [Ebm] shoot no deputy.
[B] [Eb] All around my hometown, [B] they tried [Db] to drag [Ebm] me down.
[B] They say [Db] they won't [Eb] bring me in guilty, [B] for the trailer [Bbm] of a [Eb] deputy.
[B] For the [Bb] life of a [Gb] deputy.
No, no, [Bb] no!
[Ab] [Eb]
Oh, I [Ab] sucked sheriff, but that's the way it was at [Ebm] Suffolk.
I sucked [Ab] sheriff, and they say [Eb] he's a capital offence.
Sheriff [B] John [Db] Brown, I was [Eb] hated me here.
[B] For what?
[Db] I [Gb] don't know.
[B] Every [Db] time a [Ebm] planter's a thief, he [B] starts killing [Bb] before [Gb] he grows.
He [B] starts killing [Bbm] before [Eb] he grows.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab] Oh!
All [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[B]
[Db] around [Ebm] my hometown, [B] they tried [Db] to drag [Eb] me down.
[Abm] They say [Db] they won't bring [Ebm] me in guilty, for the trailer [Bb] of a [Ebm] deputy.
For [B] the life [Bb] of [Ebm] a deputy.
Even came [Db] my way [Ebm] one day, and [B] I started [Db] out [Ebm] of town.
[B] All of a sudden, [Db] I saw [Ebm] Sheriff Brown, [B] aiming [Bb] to shoot [Eb] me down.
[B] So I shot, [Bbm] I shot, [Ebm] I shot him down.
[B] I [Bb] shot the [Eb] motherfucking down.
Oh!
I sucked [Bb] sheriff.
[Ab]
[Eb] I sucked [Ab] sheriff.
[Eb] I sucked [Bb] sheriff.
[Ab]
[Eb] Oh, well, now I sucked [Gb] [Ab] sheriff.
I sucked sheriff.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Gb] [Ab]
[Eb] [A] [Ab]
[Eb] Oh, [Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] gosh.
[Bbm] [Ab] [Eb] [Db] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [Gb] [Ebm]
[Eb]
Key:  
Eb
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Ab
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B
12341112
Ebm
13421116
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
B
12341112
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To learn Mad Sin - I Shot The Sheriff chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Ebm, B, Db, Ab, Eb, Bb, Db, Eb and B. Kick off your practice at a gentle 76 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 152 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Minor.

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[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
I sucked [Bb] [Ab] sheriff, but I didn't [Ebm] shoot no deputy.
_ _ _ I _ _ sucked [Ab] sheriff, but I didn't [Ebm] shoot no deputy. _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Eb] All around my _ hometown, [B] they tried [Db] to drag [Ebm] me down.
[B] They say [Db] they won't [Eb] bring me in guilty, [B] for the trailer [Bbm] of a [Eb] deputy. _ _
[B] For the [Bb] life of a [Gb] deputy. _ _
No, no, [Bb] no!
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
Oh, I [Ab] sucked sheriff, _ but that's the way it was at [Ebm] Suffolk. _ _ _ _ _ _
I sucked [Ab] sheriff, and they say [Eb] he's a capital offence.
_ _ Sheriff [B] John [Db] Brown, I was [Eb] hated me here.
[B] For what?
[Db] I [Gb] don't know. _
[B] Every [Db] time a [Ebm] planter's a thief, he [B] starts killing [Bb] before [Gb] he grows.
He [B] starts killing [Bbm] before [Eb] he grows. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] Oh!
All [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Db] around [Ebm] my hometown, _ [B] they tried [Db] to drag [Eb] me down.
_ [Abm] They say [Db] they won't bring [Ebm] me in guilty, _ for the trailer [Bb] of a [Ebm] deputy.
_ _ For [B] the life [Bb] of [Ebm] a deputy.
_ _ _ _ Even came [Db] my way [Ebm] one day, and [B] I started [Db] out [Ebm] of town.
_ [B] All of a sudden, [Db] I saw [Ebm] Sheriff Brown, _ _ [B] aiming [Bb] to shoot [Eb] me down.
[B] So I shot, [Bbm] I shot, [Ebm] I shot him down.
_ [B] I [Bb] shot the [Eb] motherfucking down. _ _ _
_ Oh!
I sucked [Bb] sheriff.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] I sucked [Ab] sheriff. _
_ _ [Eb] I sucked [Bb] sheriff.
[Ab] _
_ [Eb] Oh, well, now I sucked [Gb] [Ab] sheriff.
I sucked sheriff.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] Oh, _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] gosh.
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Bob Marley.

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