I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton (Cover) Chords

Tempo:
91.95 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Dm

Eb

Cm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton (Cover) chords
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I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] [Gm]
What?
I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] All [Gm]
[Eb]
[Dm] around [Gm] my home
They're [Dm] trying to track me down
They [Bb] say [Dm] they want to bring me [Gm] guilty
[Eb] For the killing [Dm] of a dead [Gm] baby
For [Eb] the life [Dm] of a dead [Gm] beauty
But I [F] swear
[Bb] [G]
[Gm] I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] But I swear this [Gm] wasn't self-inflicted
I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] You [Eb] see
[Gm]
[Eb]
[Dm] Sheriff [Gm] Johnson always takes me
[Eb] For [Dm] what [Gm] I don't know
[Eb] Every [Dm] time [Gm] that I can't proceed
[Eb] He said [Dm] kill me before [Gm] I know
[Eb] He said kill [Dm] me before [Gm] it goes
[F] Say
[Bb] [G]
[Gm] I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] But I swear
[Gm]
I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] But I [Gm] swear it wasn't self-inflicted
[Eb]
[Dm] Freedom [Gm] came my way one day
[Eb]
[Dm] And I started [Gm] out on trial
[Eb] All [Dm] of a sudden [Gm] I see Sheriff Johnson now
[Eb]
[Dm] They meant to [Gm] shoot me down
[Eb] So I shot
[Dm] I [Gm] shot it down I [A] swear
[Bb] [G]
[Gm] I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] But I did [Gm] not shoot the deputy
I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] [Gm] Yep
[Dm] Reflexes got [Gm] the latter of me
[Eb] [Dm] What is to [Gm] be must be
Every [Eb] [Dm] day the bottle [Gm] falls to the world
[Eb] One day [Dm] the bottle [Gm] will drop out
Yes, one [Dm] day the [Gm] bottle will drop out
I swear it was
[G] [Gm] I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] But I did [Gm] not shoot the deputy
Oh no
I'm in shock, Sharon
But I did not shoot the deputy
[Dm]
Key:  
Gm
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Dm
2311
Eb
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Cm
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Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
Eb
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To learn Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Gm, Dm, Gm, Eb and Dm in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 47 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 95 BPM. Given the song's key of G Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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I'm in shock, Sharon
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm]
What? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] All _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] around [Gm] my home
They're _ _ [Dm] trying to track me down
They [Bb] say [Dm] they want to bring me [Gm] guilty
_ [Eb] For the killing [Dm] of a dead [Gm] baby
For [Eb] the life [Dm] of a dead [Gm] beauty
But I [F] swear _
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gm] I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] But I swear this [Gm] wasn't self-inflicted _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] _ You [Eb] see
[Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] Sheriff [Gm] Johnson always takes me
[Eb] For [Dm] what [Gm] I don't know
_ _ [Eb] Every [Dm] time [Gm] that I can't proceed
[Eb] He said [Dm] kill me before [Gm] I know
_ _ [Eb] He said kill [Dm] me before [Gm] it goes
_ [F] Say _
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gm] I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] _ But I swear
[Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] _ But I [Gm] swear it wasn't self-inflicted
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] Freedom [Gm] came my way one day
_ [Eb] _
[Dm] And I started [Gm] out on trial
[Eb] All [Dm] of a sudden [Gm] I see Sheriff Johnson now
[Eb] _
[Dm] They meant to [Gm] shoot me down
_ [Eb] So I shot
[Dm] I [Gm] shot it down I _ [A] swear
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] I'm in shock, Sharon
[Cm] But I did [Gm] not shoot the deputy _
I'm _ _ _ in shock, Sharon
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Yep _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Reflexes got [Gm] the latter of me
_ [Eb] _ [Dm] What is to [Gm] be must be
Every [Eb] _ [Dm] day the bottle [Gm] falls to the world
_ [Eb] One day [Dm] the bottle [Gm] will drop out
_ Yes, one [Dm] day the [Gm] bottle will drop out
I swear it was _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] I'm in shock, Sharon
_ [Cm] But I did [Gm] not shoot the deputy _
Oh no
_ _ I'm in shock, Sharon
_ But I did not shoot the deputy _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _

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It's Bob Marley who authored this song.

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