I Shot the Sheriff

[Riff] Gm Cm I shot the sheriff Cm Gm Gm Gm Gm But I did not shoot the deputy Gm Cm I shot the sheriff Cm Gm Gm Gm Gm But I did not shoot the deputy Eb7M Dm7 Gm Gm All around in my old town Eb7M Dm7 Gm Gm They're trying to track me down Eb7M Dm7 Gm Gm They say they want to bring me in guilty Eb7M Dm7 Gm Gm For the killing of a deputy Eb7M Dm7 Gm Gm For the life of a deputy But I say: RIFF [Refrão] Gm Cm7 Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Gm Cm7 Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy But I say: RIFF Eb7M Dm7 Gm Sheriff John Brown always hated me Eb7M Dm7 Gm For what I don't know Eb7M Dm7 Gm Every time that I plant a seed Eb7M Dm7 Gm He said "Kill it before it grows" Eb7M Dm7 Gm He said "Kill it before it grows" But I say: RIFF Gm Cm7 Gm I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense Gm Cm7 Gm I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense Eb7M Dm7 Gm Freedom came my way one day Eb7M Dm7 Gm And I started out of town Eb7M Dm7 Gm All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown Eb7M Dm7 Gm Aiming to shoot me down Eb7M Dm7 Gm So I shot, I shot him down But I say: RIFF Gm Cm7 Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Gm Cm7 Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Eb7M Dm7 Gm Reflexes got the better of me Eb7M Dm7 Gm And what is to be must be Eb7M Dm7 Gm Every day the bucket falls to the well Eb7M Dm7 Gm But one day the bottom will drop out Eb7M Dm7 Gm Yes, one day the bottom will drop out But I say: RIFF Gm Cm7 Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Gm Cm7 Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy