I shot
the sheriff (midi)
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy. Oh no!
Am Em
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy. Oh no!
1. All around in my home town they're trying to
track me down.
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They say they want to bring me in guilty, for the killing of
a deputy,
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for the killing of
a deputy. But I say:
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy. Oh no!
Am Em
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy. Oh no!
2. Sheriff John Brown always hated me for what I don't know.
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Every time that I plant a seed, he said, "Kill it
before it grow,"
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he said "Kill
it before it grow." But I
say:
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defence, oh
yeah!
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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was
in self-defence, oh yeah!
3. Freedom came my way one day, and I started out of town.
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All of a sudden I see Sheriff John Brown,
aiming to shoot me down.
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So I shot, I shot him down. But I say:
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defence.
Am Em
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defence.
4. Reflexes got the better of me, and what is to
be must be.
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Ev'ry day the
bucket goes to the well,
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but one day the
bottom will drop out,
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yes, one day the
bottom will drop out. But I say:
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy. Oh no!
Am Em
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy. Oh no!
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Bob Marley)