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
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Bob Marley & The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff (Live At The Rainbow Theatre, London / 1977) chords
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[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#]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
D
1321
E
2311
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Wailers, Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff chords, practice playing E, F#m, D, C#m, F#m, Bm, C#m and F#m in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 86 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 173 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ [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#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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