I Shot The Sheriff (Live) (1992) - Bob Marley & The Wailers Chords
Tempo:
171.9 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
C#m
D
Bm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[G]
[Em]
[F#m] [A] [C#m] [B]
[A] [B] [A] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m] [E]
[C#m] [Bm]
[F#m]
[G#] [A] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[A]
[C#m] [F#m] [G#]
[E] [F#m]
[Bm] [A]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m] All around in my [F#m] hometown, [D] they're trying [C#m]
to slide the geese [F#m] down.
[D] They say they [C#m] want to bring [F#m] me a deer, [D] for the life [C#m] of a deer.
[F#m]
[D]
[C#m] [F#m]
But I said, [E]
[C#] [B] [F#m]
I shall share [Bm] it, but I swear [A] [F#m]
it wasn't sent to me.
It was time to share [Bm] it, and be [A] thankful for [F#m] the grace.
[A]
[F#m] [D]
There [C#m] is some ground, [F#m] always there to me, [D]
[C#m] for what I [F#m] don't know.
[D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed, [C#m] [D] he says, kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow.
He [D] says, kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow.
And boy,
[C#m] [B] I [C#] know [Bm]
[F#m]
I shall share [Bm] it, but my feelings [A] is so captive.
[F#m] [E]
[F#m] It was time to share [Bm]
it, but [A]
I [F#m] didn't choose not to be no brother.
[D]
Freedom [C#m] came my way [F#m] one day, [D] and I [C#m] started out [F#m] uptown.
[C#m] All [D]
[C#m] of a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown, [D] he was aiming [C#m] to shoot [F#m] our love.
So [D] I stopped, [C#m] yes I stopped [F#m] and turned back, [E] and I [F#m] said,
[C#m] [B]
[F#m] bye bye bye, I stopped and turned back.
[Bm]
I didn't [E] shoot the deputy, [F#m] it was I who stopped and turned back.
[Bm]
But I [E] didn't shoot the deputy, [F#m] it
[D]
[C#m] was the better of [F#m]
me.
[D] And what [C#m] did the people [F#m] say?
[D] Every day [C#m] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
I [D] say, one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m] of the dropper, [D]
one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m] will dropper.
[C#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [F#m]
[Bm]
[A] [F#]
[E] [F#m]
[D]
[E] [B]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[Bm] [C#m]
[F#m]
[E] [B]
[F#m]
[D]
[G]
[N]
[G]
[Em]
[F#m] [A] [C#m] [B]
[A] [B] [A] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m] [E]
[C#m] [Bm]
[F#m]
[G#] [A] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[A]
[C#m] [F#m] [G#]
[E] [F#m]
[Bm] [A]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m] All around in my [F#m] hometown, [D] they're trying [C#m]
to slide the geese [F#m] down.
[D] They say they [C#m] want to bring [F#m] me a deer, [D] for the life [C#m] of a deer.
[F#m]
[D]
[C#m] [F#m]
But I said, [E]
[C#] [B] [F#m]
I shall share [Bm] it, but I swear [A] [F#m]
it wasn't sent to me.
It was time to share [Bm] it, and be [A] thankful for [F#m] the grace.
[A]
[F#m] [D]
There [C#m] is some ground, [F#m] always there to me, [D]
[C#m] for what I [F#m] don't know.
[D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed, [C#m] [D] he says, kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow.
He [D] says, kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow.
And boy,
[C#m] [B] I [C#] know [Bm]
[F#m]
I shall share [Bm] it, but my feelings [A] is so captive.
[F#m] [E]
[F#m] It was time to share [Bm]
it, but [A]
I [F#m] didn't choose not to be no brother.
[D]
Freedom [C#m] came my way [F#m] one day, [D] and I [C#m] started out [F#m] uptown.
[C#m] All [D]
[C#m] of a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown, [D] he was aiming [C#m] to shoot [F#m] our love.
So [D] I stopped, [C#m] yes I stopped [F#m] and turned back, [E] and I [F#m] said,
[C#m] [B]
[F#m] bye bye bye, I stopped and turned back.
[Bm]
I didn't [E] shoot the deputy, [F#m] it was I who stopped and turned back.
[Bm]
But I [E] didn't shoot the deputy, [F#m] it
[D]
[C#m] was the better of [F#m]
me.
[D] And what [C#m] did the people [F#m] say?
[D] Every day [C#m] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
I [D] say, one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m] of the dropper, [D]
one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m] will dropper.
[C#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [F#m]
[Bm]
[A] [F#]
[E] [F#m]
[D]
[E] [B]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[Bm] [C#m]
[F#m]
[E] [B]
[F#m]
[D]
[G]
[N]
Key:
F#m
C#m
D
Bm
A
F#m
C#m
D
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] All _ around in my [F#m] _ _ hometown, _ _ _ [D] they're trying _ [C#m]
to slide the geese [F#m] down. _ _
_ _ _ [D] They say they [C#m] want to bring [F#m] me a deer, _ _ _ _ [D] for the life [C#m] of a deer.
[F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
But I said, _ [E] _ _
[C#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I shall share [Bm] it, _ _ but I swear _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m]
it wasn't sent to me. _ _
_ _ _ It was time to share _ _ [Bm] it, _ _ and be _ _ _ [A] thankful for [F#m] _ the grace.
_ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
There [C#m] is some ground, _ [F#m] always there to me, _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C#m] for what I [F#m] don't know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed, _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [D] he says, kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow.
_ _ _ _ He [D] says, kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow.
_ _ _ And boy, _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] I [C#] know [Bm] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
I shall share [Bm] _ it, _ but my feelings [A] is so captive.
[F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ It _ _ was time to share _ _ [Bm] _ _
it, but _ [A] _ _ _
I [F#m] didn't choose not to be no brother.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Freedom [C#m] came my way [F#m] one day, _ _ _ _ _ [D] and I _ [C#m] started out _ _ [F#m] uptown.
_ _ [C#m] All _ _ [D] _
_ [C#m] of a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown, _ [D] he was aiming [C#m] to shoot [F#m] our love.
_ _ _ So [D] I stopped, _ [C#m] yes I stopped [F#m] and turned back, _ [E] and I [F#m] said, _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ bye bye bye, I stopped and turned back.
[Bm] _ _
I didn't [E] shoot the deputy, _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ it _ _ _ _ was _ _ I who stopped and turned back.
[Bm] _ _
But I [E] didn't shoot the deputy, [F#m] _ it _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C#m] was the better of [F#m]
me.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] And what [C#m] did the _ people [F#m] say?
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Every day [C#m] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
_ I [D] say, _ one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m] of the dropper, _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m] will dropper. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] All _ around in my [F#m] _ _ hometown, _ _ _ [D] they're trying _ [C#m]
to slide the geese [F#m] down. _ _
_ _ _ [D] They say they [C#m] want to bring [F#m] me a deer, _ _ _ _ [D] for the life [C#m] of a deer.
[F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
But I said, _ [E] _ _
[C#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I shall share [Bm] it, _ _ but I swear _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m]
it wasn't sent to me. _ _
_ _ _ It was time to share _ _ [Bm] it, _ _ and be _ _ _ [A] thankful for [F#m] _ the grace.
_ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
There [C#m] is some ground, _ [F#m] always there to me, _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C#m] for what I [F#m] don't know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed, _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [D] he says, kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow.
_ _ _ _ He [D] says, kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow.
_ _ _ And boy, _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] I [C#] know [Bm] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
I shall share [Bm] _ it, _ but my feelings [A] is so captive.
[F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ It _ _ was time to share _ _ [Bm] _ _
it, but _ [A] _ _ _
I [F#m] didn't choose not to be no brother.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Freedom [C#m] came my way [F#m] one day, _ _ _ _ _ [D] and I _ [C#m] started out _ _ [F#m] uptown.
_ _ [C#m] All _ _ [D] _
_ [C#m] of a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown, _ [D] he was aiming [C#m] to shoot [F#m] our love.
_ _ _ So [D] I stopped, _ [C#m] yes I stopped [F#m] and turned back, _ [E] and I [F#m] said, _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ bye bye bye, I stopped and turned back.
[Bm] _ _
I didn't [E] shoot the deputy, _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ it _ _ _ _ was _ _ I who stopped and turned back.
[Bm] _ _
But I [E] didn't shoot the deputy, [F#m] _ it _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C#m] was the better of [F#m]
me.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] And what [C#m] did the _ people [F#m] say?
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Every day [C#m] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
_ I [D] say, _ one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m] of the dropper, _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m] will dropper. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
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