Tom: Bb
Riff:
Gm Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm Cm Gm Gm Gm Gm
but I did not shoot the deputy.
Gm Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm Cm Gm Gm Gm Gm
but I did not shoot the deputy.
Eb7 Dm7 Gm Gm
All around in my old town
Eb7 Dm7 Gm Gm
they're trying to track me down.
Eb7 Dm7 Gm Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Eb7 Dm7 Gm Gm
for the killing of a deputy,
Eb7 Dm7 Gm Gm
for the life of a deputy.
But I say: RIF
F
Refrão:
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
All around in my own town
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
They're trying to track me down
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
For the killing of a deputy
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
For the life of a deputy
But I say: RIF
F
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
For what I don't know
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
Every time that I plant a seed
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
He said "Kill it before it grows"
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
He said "Kill it before it grows"
But I say: RIF
F
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
Freedom came my way one day
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
And I started out of town
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
Aiming to shoot me down
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
So I shot, I shot him down
But I say: RIF
F
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
Reflexes got the better of me
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
And what is to be must be
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
Every day the bucket falls to the well
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
But one day the bottom will drop out
Eb7 Dm7 Gm
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out
But I say: RIF
F
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy