[Refrão]
Gm
I shot the sheriff
Cm Gm
But I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff
Cm Gm
But I did not shoot the deputy
[Primeira Parte]
Eb Dm Gm
All around in my old town
Eb Dm Gm
They're trying to track me down
Eb
They say they want to
Dm Gm
Bring me in guilty
Eb Dm Gm
For the killing of a deputy
Eb Dm Gm
For the life of a deputy
But I say
Gm
Uh, uh, uh
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
[Refrão]
Gm
I shot the sheriff
Cm Gm
But I swear it was in selfdefence
I shot the sheriff
Cm
And they say it is a
Gm
Capital offence
[Segunda Parte]
Eb Dm Gm
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
Eb Dm Gm
For what I don't know
Eb Dm Gm
Every time I plant a seed
Eb Dm Gm
He said: kill it before it grow
Eb Dm Gm
He said: kill them before they grow
And so, and so
[Refrão]
Gm
I shot the sheriff
Cm Gm
But I swear it was in selfdefence
I shot the sheriff
Cm Gm
But I swear it was in selfdefence
[Terceira Parte]
Eb Dm Gm
Freedom came my way one day
Eb Dm Gm
And I started out of town
Eb Dm
All of a sudden I saw
Gm
Sheriff John Brown
Eb Dm Gm
Aiming to shoot me down
Eb Dm Gm
So I shot, I shot him down
And I say
Uh, uh, uh
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
[Refrão]
Gm
I shot the sheriff
Cm Gm
But I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff
Cm Gm
But I did not shoot the deputy
[Quarta Parte]
Eb Dm Gm
Reflexes got the better of me
Eb Dm Gm
And what is to be must be
Eb Dm Gm
Every day the bucket goes to the well
Eb Dm Gm
But one day the bottom will drop out
Eb Dm Gm
One day the bottom will drop out
But I say
Uh, uh, uh
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
[Refrão]
Gm
I shot the sheriff
Cm Gm
But I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff
Cm Gm
But I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff
Cm Gm
But I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff
Cm Gm
But I did not shoot the deputy
