[Estribillo 1]

Em
I shot the sheriff
Am                         Em
   But I didn't shoot the deputy

I shot the sheriff
Am                         Em
   But I didn't shoot the deputy

[Primera Parte]

C       Bm         Em
  All around in my old town
           C        Bm      Em
They're trying to track me down
      C                 Bm          Em
They say they want to bring me in guilty
         C            Bm  Em
For the killing of a deputy
         C         Bm  Em
For the life of a deputy

But I say

[Estribillo 2]

Em
I shot the sheriff
Am                        Em
   But I swear it was in selfdefence

I shot the sheriff
Am                       Em
   And they say it is a capital offence

[Segunda Parte]

C          Bm                Em
  Sheriff John Brown always hated me
      C  Bm           Em
For what    I don't know
       C       Bm     Em
Every time I plant a seed
          C         Bm       Em
He said "Kill it before it grow"
          C         Bm           Em
He said "Kill them before they grow"

And so , and so

Beat in the news

[Refrão 3]

Em
I shot the sheriff
Am                        Em
   But I swear it was in selfdefence

I shot the sheriff
Am                        Em
   But I swear it was in selfdefence

[Tercera Parte]

  C              Bm      Em
Freedom came my way one day
        C     Bm      Em
And I started out of town
C           Bm       Em
  All of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown
C       Bm          Em
Aiming to shoot me down
       C       Bm                Em
So I shot, I shot , I shot  him down

And I say
        
If I am guilty I will pay

[Estribillo 1]

Em
I shot the sheriff
Am                         Em
   But I didn't shoot the deputy

I shot the sheriff
Am                         Em
   But I didn't shoot the deputy

[Cuarta Parte]

    C             Bm        Em
Reflexes got the better of me
      C         Bm      Em
And what is to be must be
       C       Bm       Em
Every day the bucket I go I well
C            Bm           Em
One day the bottom will drop out
C            Bm           Em
One day the bottom will drop out

I say

[Estribillo 1]

Em
I shot the sheriff
Am                             Em
   But I didn't shoot the deputy
                Am
I, i shot the sheriff
                        Em
But I didn't shoot the deputy