Chords for OFF COLLECTION - Bob Marley "I Shot The Sheriff" Live at the Rainbow

Tempo:
175.55 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

C#m

E

D

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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OFF COLLECTION - Bob Marley "I Shot The Sheriff" Live at the Rainbow chords
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[E]
[F#m] [C#m] [B]
[A] [B] [A] [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m] [E]
[B] [A] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm]
[E]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[C#m]
[E]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] [E]
[F#m] [F#]
[Bm] [C#m]
[F#m]
[B] [C#m] [D]
[C#] [F#m]
[E] [Bm] [F#m]
It [C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#] [E]
[C#m] [B] [F#m]
was I who shot the sheriff, [Bm]
but I didn't shoot no [C#m]
[F#m] deputy.
[A] [E]
[F#m] It was I who shot the sheriff, [Bm]
but I didn't shoot no [C#m] [F#] deputy.
It [C#m] goes [F#] like [E] this, [D] all [C#m] around in [B] my own [F#m] town, [D]
they are trying [C#m] to track [F#m] me down.
[B] [D] They say they [C#m] want to bring I in [F#m] guilty for [D] the life [C#m]
of a [F#m] deputy, for [D] the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy.
But [E] I [F#] [E] swear, [B] [A] [Bm] if I [A] was [F#] guilty I would still [A] be there.
I shot the sheriff, [Bm]
but I swear it [E] was in self-defense.
[F#m] It [A] was I who shot the sheriff, [Em]
[Bm] and they said it is [E] the cop who is all offensive.
[F#m] I say, [D] oh, [C#m] Sheriff John [D] Brown always say die,
[C#m] for what [F#m] I don't know now.
[C#m] [D] Every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed, [D] he say kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow.
He [Bm] say [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow [F#] now.
And so I, [E] [C#m] [B] I know, [A] [F#] why, [F#m] why, why I shot the sheriff.
[Bm]
Lord, I didn't shoot a [E] deputy.
[F#m] It was I who shot the sheriff, [Bm]
but I didn't shoot [C#m] no deputy.
[F#m] [G#] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D] Freedom [C#m] came my way, [F#m] and [C#m]
I [D] started [C#m] out [F#m] of town.
Then [D] all [G#m] of a sudden [F#m] I saw Sheriff John Brown.
[D] He was [C#m] aiming to shoot [F#m] I down.
So [D] I, oh [C#m] yes I, I [F#m] shot him down.
And I say, [E] [B]
if I was [F#m] guilty I would still be there.
Cause I shot the sheriff,
[Em] [Bm] but I swear it was [E] in self [F#m]-defense.
It was I [A] who shot the sheriff,
[Em] [Bm] and they say it is [C#m] the cop who is [F#m] all offensive.
[Em]
[F#m] [C#m]
[Dm] Reflects his [C#m] act of [F#m]
meanness.
[E]
[D] [A] What is to be, [F#m] must be.
[E]
[D] Every day [E] the pocket [F#m]
goes to the well.
I mean, [Bm]
[D] one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m]
will drop out.
[C#m] And [D] I say, one [E] day the bottom [F#m]
will drop out. [F#] That's all.
[C#m] [B]
[F#m]
[G]
[N]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
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Learn the basic chords of Bob Marley - (Rainbow, 1978) I Shot The Sheriff chords, with this master sequence: C#m, D, C#m, F#m, C#m, E, F#m and Bm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 87 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 176 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: F# Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m]
It _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ was I who shot the sheriff, _ [Bm] _ _ _
but I didn't shoot no [C#m] _
[F#m] deputy.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ It _ was I who shot the sheriff, _ [Bm] _
_ _ but I didn't shoot no [C#m] _ [F#] deputy.
It _ _ _ [C#m] goes _ _ _ [F#] _ like [E] this, [D] all _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ around in [B] my own [F#m] town, _ _ [D] _
_ they are trying [C#m] to track [F#m] me down. _ _ _
_ [B] _ [D] They say they [C#m] want to bring I in [F#m] guilty _ _ for _ _ [D] the life [C#m]
of a [F#m] deputy, _ _ _ _ for _ [D] _ the life [C#m] of a [F#m] deputy. _ _ _
But [E] I _ [F#] _ [E] swear, _ [B] _ [A] _ [Bm] if I [A] was [F#] guilty I would still [A] be there.
_ I shot the sheriff, _ [Bm] _ _ _
but I swear it [E] was in self-defense. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ It [A] was I who shot the sheriff, _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] and they said it is [E] the cop who is all offensive. _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ I say, [D] oh, _ _ [C#m] Sheriff John [D] Brown _ always say die, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] for what [F#m] I don't know now.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] Every _ time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed, _ _ _ _ [D] he say _ kill [C#m] them before [F#m] they grow.
_ _ _ _ _ He [Bm] say _ [C#m] kill them before [F#m] they grow [F#] now.
_ And so I, [E] _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ I know, [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ why, [F#m] why, why I shot the sheriff.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ Lord, I didn't shoot a [E] deputy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ It was I who shot the sheriff, _ [Bm] _
_ _ but I didn't shoot [C#m] no deputy.
[F#m] _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Freedom [C#m] came my way, [F#m] and _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
I [D] _ started [C#m] _ _ out [F#m] of town.
_ _ _ Then [D] _ _ all [G#m] of a sudden [F#m] I saw _ _ Sheriff John Brown.
[D] He was _ [C#m] aiming to shoot [F#m] I down.
_ _ _ So [D] I, oh [C#m] yes I, I [F#m] shot him down.
_ And I say, _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
if I was [F#m] guilty I would still _ be there.
Cause I shot the sheriff, _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] _ but I swear it was [E] in self _ [F#m]-defense. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It was I [A] who shot the sheriff, _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] and they say it is [C#m] the cop who is [F#m] all offensive.
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [Dm] Reflects his [C#m] act of _ [F#m] _
_ _ meanness.
_ _ _ [E] _
[D] _ _ _ [A] What is to be, [F#m] must be.
_ _ _ [E]
[D] Every _ day [E] the pocket [F#m]
goes to the well.
_ I mean, [Bm] _
[D] _ _ one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m]
will drop out.
_ [C#m] And [D] I say, _ one [E] day the bottom [F#m] _
will drop out. _ [F#] That's all.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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