Chords for Bob Marley & The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff (Live At The Rainbow Theatre, London / 1977)
Tempo:
172.9 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
C#m
D
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [E]
[C#] [B]
[A] [F#]
[F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[A] [C#m] [B]
[A] [B] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm]
[E]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[C#m] [F#]
[E] [F#] [Em]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[C#m] [D]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [D]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [B] [F#m]
[Bm]
[E]
[F#m]
[Bm]
I didn't shoot [C#m] no [F#] deputy.
[G#] [E]
[F#m] It goes like this.
[D] [C#m] All around in [F#] my [C#] hometown, [D]
they are trying [C#] to drag me down.
[F#m]
[D] They say they [C#m] want to bring I [F#m] in guilty for [D] the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy.
[D] For the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy now.
[F#]
But I say, [E]
[A] [Bm] if I am [F#] guilty I will pay.
[F#m] I shot the sheriff.
[Bm] But I swear it was [E] in self [F#m]-defense.
[E] [F#]
[C#m] It [F#m] was I who shot the sheriff.
[Bm] And they [E] say it [E] is a [F#] capital [E] offense.
[F#m]
[D] You see, [C#] Sheriff John Brown always say that.
[D]
[C#m] For [F#m] what?
I don't know now.
[C#] [D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed,
[D] he say [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow.
[D] He say [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow now.
[F#] I swear [C#m] I [B] [A] [F#]
[F#m] shot the sheriff.
[Bm] I didn't shoot a [E] deputy.
[F#]
[E] [F#]
[Bm] [F#m] It was I who shot the sheriff.
[Bm] But I didn't shoot [E] no [F#] deputy.
[E]
[F#m]
[D] Freedom [C#m] came my way [F#m] one day.
And [D] I started [C#m]
out of [F#m] town.
Then
[D] all [G#m] of a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown.
He [D] was [G#m] aiming to shoot I [C#m] down.
[D] So I, oh yes [C#m] I, I [F#m] shot him down.
And I say, [E] [C#m] [C#]
[Bm] if I am [F#m] guilty I will pay.
I shot the sheriff.
[Bm] But I swear it was [E] in self [F#m]-defense.
[D]
[E] [F#m]
It was I who shot the sheriff.
[Bm] And they say it is [E] a [F#m] capital offense.
[C#]
[E] [F#m]
[D] Reflexes [C#m] are the better [F#m]
of me.
[D] [C#m] What is to be
[F#m] must be.
[E]
[D] Every day [E] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
I mean, [D]
one [C#m] day the bottle [F#]
will drop [F#m] out.
And [D] I say, one [C#m] day the bottle [F#m] will drop out.
[F#] And so.
[E] [B] [A] [B]
[F#]
[C#] [B]
[A] [F#]
[F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[A] [C#m] [B]
[A] [B] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm]
[E]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[C#m] [F#]
[E] [F#] [Em]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[C#m] [D]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [D]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [B] [F#m]
[Bm]
[E]
[F#m]
[Bm]
I didn't shoot [C#m] no [F#] deputy.
[G#] [E]
[F#m] It goes like this.
[D] [C#m] All around in [F#] my [C#] hometown, [D]
they are trying [C#] to drag me down.
[F#m]
[D] They say they [C#m] want to bring I [F#m] in guilty for [D] the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy.
[D] For the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy now.
[F#]
But I say, [E]
[A] [Bm] if I am [F#] guilty I will pay.
[F#m] I shot the sheriff.
[Bm] But I swear it was [E] in self [F#m]-defense.
[E] [F#]
[C#m] It [F#m] was I who shot the sheriff.
[Bm] And they [E] say it [E] is a [F#] capital [E] offense.
[F#m]
[D] You see, [C#] Sheriff John Brown always say that.
[D]
[C#m] For [F#m] what?
I don't know now.
[C#] [D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed,
[D] he say [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow.
[D] He say [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow now.
[F#] I swear [C#m] I [B] [A] [F#]
[F#m] shot the sheriff.
[Bm] I didn't shoot a [E] deputy.
[F#]
[E] [F#]
[Bm] [F#m] It was I who shot the sheriff.
[Bm] But I didn't shoot [E] no [F#] deputy.
[E]
[F#m]
[D] Freedom [C#m] came my way [F#m] one day.
And [D] I started [C#m]
out of [F#m] town.
Then
[D] all [G#m] of a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown.
He [D] was [G#m] aiming to shoot I [C#m] down.
[D] So I, oh yes [C#m] I, I [F#m] shot him down.
And I say, [E] [C#m] [C#]
[Bm] if I am [F#m] guilty I will pay.
I shot the sheriff.
[Bm] But I swear it was [E] in self [F#m]-defense.
[D]
[E] [F#m]
It was I who shot the sheriff.
[Bm] And they say it is [E] a [F#m] capital offense.
[C#]
[E] [F#m]
[D] Reflexes [C#m] are the better [F#m]
of me.
[D] [C#m] What is to be
[F#m] must be.
[E]
[D] Every day [E] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
I mean, [D]
one [C#m] day the bottle [F#]
will drop [F#m] out.
And [D] I say, one [C#m] day the bottle [F#m] will drop out.
[F#] And so.
[E] [B] [A] [B]
[F#]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ I didn't shoot [C#m] no _ [F#] deputy.
[G#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] It goes like this.
[D] _ _ _ [C#m] All around in [F#] my [C#] hometown, _ _ _ [D] _
_ they are trying [C#] to drag me down.
[F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [D] They say they [C#m] want to bring I [F#m] in guilty _ _ for _ _ [D] the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] For the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy now.
_ _ [F#]
But I say, _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] if I am [F#] guilty I will pay.
_ [F#m] _ I shot the sheriff.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ But I swear it was [E] in self _ [F#m]-defense.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#m] _ It [F#m] was I who shot _ the sheriff.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ And they [E] say it [E] is a [F#] capital [E] offense.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] You see, _ _ _ [C#] Sheriff John Brown always say that.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] For [F#m] what?
I don't know now. _
[C#] _ _ _ [D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed, _ _
_ _ _ [D] he say _ [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow. _ _ _
_ _ [D] He say _ [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow now. _
[F#] _ I swear _ _ _ [C#m] I [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ shot the sheriff.
[Bm] _ _ _ I didn't shoot a [E] deputy.
_ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [F#m] It was I who shot the sheriff.
_ [Bm] _ _ But I didn't shoot [E] no [F#] deputy.
_ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Freedom [C#m] came my way [F#m] one day. _ _ _
_ And [D] I started [C#m] _ _
out of [F#m] town.
Then _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ all [G#m] of a sudden I [F#m] saw _ Sheriff John Brown.
He [D] was _ [G#m] aiming to shoot I [C#m] down. _ _ _ _
[D] So I, oh yes [C#m] I, I [F#m] shot him down.
_ And I say, [E] _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[Bm] if I am [F#m] guilty I will pay. _
_ _ I shot the sheriff. _
_ _ [Bm] _ But I swear it was [E] in self [F#m]-defense.
_ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
It was I who shot the sheriff. _
_ [Bm] _ _ And they say it is [E] a [F#m] capital offense.
[C#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Reflexes [C#m] are the better [F#m] _
of me. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C#m] What is to be _
[F#m] must be.
_ _ _ [E] _
[D] Every day [E] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
_ I mean, _ [D] _
_ one [C#m] day the bottle [F#] _
will drop [F#m] out.
_ And [D] I say, _ one [C#m] day the bottle [F#m] will drop out.
[F#] _ And so. _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ I didn't shoot [C#m] no _ [F#] deputy.
[G#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] It goes like this.
[D] _ _ _ [C#m] All around in [F#] my [C#] hometown, _ _ _ [D] _
_ they are trying [C#] to drag me down.
[F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [D] They say they [C#m] want to bring I [F#m] in guilty _ _ for _ _ [D] the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] For the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy now.
_ _ [F#]
But I say, _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] if I am [F#] guilty I will pay.
_ [F#m] _ I shot the sheriff.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ But I swear it was [E] in self _ [F#m]-defense.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#m] _ It [F#m] was I who shot _ the sheriff.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ And they [E] say it [E] is a [F#] capital [E] offense.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] You see, _ _ _ [C#] Sheriff John Brown always say that.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] For [F#m] what?
I don't know now. _
[C#] _ _ _ [D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed, _ _
_ _ _ [D] he say _ [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow. _ _ _
_ _ [D] He say _ [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow now. _
[F#] _ I swear _ _ _ [C#m] I [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ shot the sheriff.
[Bm] _ _ _ I didn't shoot a [E] deputy.
_ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [F#m] It was I who shot the sheriff.
_ [Bm] _ _ But I didn't shoot [E] no [F#] deputy.
_ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Freedom [C#m] came my way [F#m] one day. _ _ _
_ And [D] I started [C#m] _ _
out of [F#m] town.
Then _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ all [G#m] of a sudden I [F#m] saw _ Sheriff John Brown.
He [D] was _ [G#m] aiming to shoot I [C#m] down. _ _ _ _
[D] So I, oh yes [C#m] I, I [F#m] shot him down.
_ And I say, [E] _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[Bm] if I am [F#m] guilty I will pay. _
_ _ I shot the sheriff. _
_ _ [Bm] _ But I swear it was [E] in self [F#m]-defense.
_ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
It was I who shot the sheriff. _
_ [Bm] _ _ And they say it is [E] a [F#m] capital offense.
[C#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Reflexes [C#m] are the better [F#m] _
of me. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C#m] What is to be _
[F#m] must be.
_ _ _ [E] _
[D] Every day [E] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
_ I mean, _ [D] _
_ one [C#m] day the bottle [F#] _
will drop [F#m] out.
_ And [D] I say, _ one [C#m] day the bottle [F#m] will drop out.
[F#] _ And so. _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _