Chords for I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Minus Bass
Tempo:
94.25 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Eb
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Dm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Abm] [Gm] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy.
Oh no, oh.
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy.
[G] Ooh, ooh, ooh.
[Eb] Yeah.
[D] All around [Gm] in my hometown, [Eb] they trying [D] to track [Gm] me down.
Yeah.
[Eb] They say they [D] want to bring me [Gm] in guilty for [Eb] the killing [D] of a deputy, [Gm]
for [Eb] the life of [Dm] a deputy.
[Gm]
But I say, [Bb] [G]
oh no, [Abm] no, oh.
[Gm] I shot [Cm] the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no [Gm] deputy.
Oh no.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Yeah.
I said, I shot the sheriff, [Eb] oh Lord, and they say [Gm] I never got me out of there.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Yeah.
[Gb] Sheriff John Brown [Dm] always hated me.
For what?
[Gb] I [Bb] don't know.
[Eb] [D] I plant [Gm] a seed.
He say kill [F] before it [Gm] grows.
He say kill them [D] before [Gm] they grow.
And so, [C] and so, [G]
[Gm] I shot the [Cm] sheriff.
[Gm] Where was the deputy?
I say, I shot the sheriff, [Cm]
but I swear [Gm] it was in safe defense.
Yeah.
[C] Freedom [D] came my way [Dm] one day, [Eb] and I started [D] out of [Gm] town, yeah.
All of [D] a sudden, I [Dm] saw Sheriff John Brown came [F] in to shoot [Dm] me down.
So [Eb] I shot, [Dm] I shot, I shot [Gm] him down.
And I [Dm] played.
[G]
If I am guilty, I [Dm] will pay.
[Ab] [Gm] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I say, [Gm] oh no, no, oh.
I didn't shoot no deputy.
I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I didn't shoot no deputy.
Oh.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Yeah.
[Eb] [D] Reflexes are the better [Gm] of me.
And what [Dm] is to be, [Gm] must be.
[Eb] Every day, [D] the pumpkins [Dm] are going well.
One [D] day, the bottom [Bb] of a dropout.
[Eb] One day, the [Gm] bottom of a dropout.
I say, [C] [G]
[Gm] I shot the [Ab] sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy.
[Gm] Yeah.
I [Cm] shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot [Gm] no deputy.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
[C] [Bb] [G]
Oh no, oh.
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy.
[G] Ooh, ooh, ooh.
[Eb] Yeah.
[D] All around [Gm] in my hometown, [Eb] they trying [D] to track [Gm] me down.
Yeah.
[Eb] They say they [D] want to bring me [Gm] in guilty for [Eb] the killing [D] of a deputy, [Gm]
for [Eb] the life of [Dm] a deputy.
[Gm]
But I say, [Bb] [G]
oh no, [Abm] no, oh.
[Gm] I shot [Cm] the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no [Gm] deputy.
Oh no.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Yeah.
I said, I shot the sheriff, [Eb] oh Lord, and they say [Gm] I never got me out of there.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Yeah.
[Gb] Sheriff John Brown [Dm] always hated me.
For what?
[Gb] I [Bb] don't know.
[Eb] [D] I plant [Gm] a seed.
He say kill [F] before it [Gm] grows.
He say kill them [D] before [Gm] they grow.
And so, [C] and so, [G]
[Gm] I shot the [Cm] sheriff.
[Gm] Where was the deputy?
I say, I shot the sheriff, [Cm]
but I swear [Gm] it was in safe defense.
Yeah.
[C] Freedom [D] came my way [Dm] one day, [Eb] and I started [D] out of [Gm] town, yeah.
All of [D] a sudden, I [Dm] saw Sheriff John Brown came [F] in to shoot [Dm] me down.
So [Eb] I shot, [Dm] I shot, I shot [Gm] him down.
And I [Dm] played.
[G]
If I am guilty, I [Dm] will pay.
[Ab] [Gm] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I say, [Gm] oh no, no, oh.
I didn't shoot no deputy.
I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I didn't shoot no deputy.
Oh.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Yeah.
[Eb] [D] Reflexes are the better [Gm] of me.
And what [Dm] is to be, [Gm] must be.
[Eb] Every day, [D] the pumpkins [Dm] are going well.
One [D] day, the bottom [Bb] of a dropout.
[Eb] One day, the [Gm] bottom of a dropout.
I say, [C] [G]
[Gm] I shot the [Ab] sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy.
[Gm] Yeah.
I [Cm] shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot [Gm] no deputy.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
[C] [Bb] [G]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ [Gm] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy.
Oh no, oh.
_ I shot the sheriff, _ but I didn't shoot no deputy.
_ [G] Ooh, ooh, ooh.
[Eb] Yeah.
[D] All around [Gm] in my hometown, _ [Eb] they trying [D] to track [Gm] me down.
Yeah.
[Eb] They say they [D] want to bring me [Gm] in guilty for [Eb] the killing [D] of a deputy, [Gm] _ _
for [Eb] the life of [Dm] a deputy.
[Gm] _ _
But I say, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [G]
oh no, [Abm] no, oh.
[Gm] I shot _ [Cm] the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no [Gm] deputy.
Oh no.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Yeah.
I said, I shot the sheriff, [Eb] oh Lord, and they say [Gm] I never got me out of there.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Yeah.
_ _ [Gb] Sheriff John Brown [Dm] always hated me.
For what?
[Gb] I [Bb] don't know.
_ _ [Eb] _ [D] I plant [Gm] a seed.
_ He say kill [F] before it [Gm] grows.
He say kill them [D] before [Gm] they grow. _
And so, [C] and so, [G] _
_ [Gm] I _ shot the [Cm] sheriff. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ Where was the deputy? _
_ I say, I shot the sheriff, [Cm] _
but I swear [Gm] it was in safe defense.
Yeah. _
_ [C] _ Freedom [D] came my way [Dm] one day, _ [Eb] and I started [D] out of [Gm] town, yeah.
_ _ All of [D] a sudden, I [Dm] saw Sheriff John Brown came [F] in to shoot [Dm] me down.
So [Eb] I shot, [Dm] I shot, I shot [Gm] him down.
And I [Dm] played.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
If I am guilty, I [Dm] will pay. _ _
[Ab] _ [Gm] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I say, _ [Gm] oh no, no, oh.
I didn't shoot no deputy. _ _
I shot the sheriff, [Cm] _ but I didn't shoot no deputy.
Oh.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Yeah.
[Eb] _ [D] Reflexes are the better [Gm] of me. _ _
And what [Dm] is to be, [Gm] must be. _
[Eb] Every day, [D] the pumpkins [Dm] are going well. _ _
One [D] day, the bottom [Bb] of a dropout. _
[Eb] One day, the [Gm] bottom of a dropout.
I say, _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] I shot the [Ab] sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ Yeah.
_ _ I [Cm] shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot [Gm] no deputy.
_ Yeah.
_ Oh, yeah.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ [Gm] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy.
Oh no, oh.
_ I shot the sheriff, _ but I didn't shoot no deputy.
_ [G] Ooh, ooh, ooh.
[Eb] Yeah.
[D] All around [Gm] in my hometown, _ [Eb] they trying [D] to track [Gm] me down.
Yeah.
[Eb] They say they [D] want to bring me [Gm] in guilty for [Eb] the killing [D] of a deputy, [Gm] _ _
for [Eb] the life of [Dm] a deputy.
[Gm] _ _
But I say, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [G]
oh no, [Abm] no, oh.
[Gm] I shot _ [Cm] the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no [Gm] deputy.
Oh no.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Yeah.
I said, I shot the sheriff, [Eb] oh Lord, and they say [Gm] I never got me out of there.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Yeah.
_ _ [Gb] Sheriff John Brown [Dm] always hated me.
For what?
[Gb] I [Bb] don't know.
_ _ [Eb] _ [D] I plant [Gm] a seed.
_ He say kill [F] before it [Gm] grows.
He say kill them [D] before [Gm] they grow. _
And so, [C] and so, [G] _
_ [Gm] I _ shot the [Cm] sheriff. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ Where was the deputy? _
_ I say, I shot the sheriff, [Cm] _
but I swear [Gm] it was in safe defense.
Yeah. _
_ [C] _ Freedom [D] came my way [Dm] one day, _ [Eb] and I started [D] out of [Gm] town, yeah.
_ _ All of [D] a sudden, I [Dm] saw Sheriff John Brown came [F] in to shoot [Dm] me down.
So [Eb] I shot, [Dm] I shot, I shot [Gm] him down.
And I [Dm] played.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
If I am guilty, I [Dm] will pay. _ _
[Ab] _ [Gm] I shot the [Cm] sheriff, but I say, _ [Gm] oh no, no, oh.
I didn't shoot no deputy. _ _
I shot the sheriff, [Cm] _ but I didn't shoot no deputy.
Oh.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Yeah.
[Eb] _ [D] Reflexes are the better [Gm] of me. _ _
And what [Dm] is to be, [Gm] must be. _
[Eb] Every day, [D] the pumpkins [Dm] are going well. _ _
One [D] day, the bottom [Bb] of a dropout. _
[Eb] One day, the [Gm] bottom of a dropout.
I say, _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] I shot the [Ab] sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ Yeah.
_ _ I [Cm] shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot [Gm] no deputy.
_ Yeah.
_ Oh, yeah.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _