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I Shot The Sheriff
Eric Clapton
Key : Gm
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[Chorus (1)]
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Gm                 Cm                        Gm
I shot the sheriff,  but I did not shoot the deputy
                   Cm                        Gm
I shot the sheriff,  but I did not shoot the deputy

[Verse 1]
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Bb/Eb     Dm7         Gm
     All around in my home town
Bb/Eb          Dm7         Gm
They're trying to track me down
Bb/Eb                 Dm7             Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
        Bb/Eb        Dm7   Gm
For the killing of a deputy
        Bb/Eb     Dm7
For the life of a deputy
Gm         Gm
  But I say

[Chorus (2)]
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Gm                 Cm                      Gm
I shot the sheriff,  but I swear it was in selfdefense
                   Cm                     Gm
I shot the sheriff,  and they say it is a capital offense

[Verse 2]
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Bb/Eb Dm7                Gm
      Sheriff John Brown always hated me
Bb/Eb        Dm7        Gm
     For what   I don't know
Bb/Eb          Dm7       Gm
     Every time   that I plant a seed
   Bb/Eb            Dm7     Gm
He said, "Kill it before it grows"
   Bb/Eb            Dm7     Gm
He said, "Kill it before it grows"
     Gm
I say

[Chorus (3)]
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Gm                 Cm                      Gm
I shot the sheriff,  but I swear it was in selfdefense
                   Cm                      Gm
I shot the sheriff,  but I swear it was in selfdefense

[Verse 3]
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Bb/Eb        Dm7         Gm
     Freedom came my way one day
Bb/Eb          Dm7     Gm
     And I started out of town
Bb/Eb         Dm7          Gm
     All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
Bb/Eb Dm7                Gm
      Aiming to shoot me down
     Bb/Eb Dm7           Gm
So I shot,    I shot him down
  Gm
I say

[Chorus (4)]
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Gm                   Cm                        Gm
  I shot the sheriff,  but I did not shoot the deputy
                   Cm                        Gm
I shot the sheriff,  but I did not shoot the deputy

[Verse 4]
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Bb/Eb   Dm7              Gm
     Reflexes got the better of me
Bb/Eb         Dm7      Gm
     And what is to be must be
Bb/Eb      Dm7                 Gm
     Every day the bucket goes to the well
Bb/Eb                Dm7         Gm
     But one day the bottom will drop out
Bb/Eb            Dm7           Gm
     Yes, one day   the bottom will drop out
      Gm
But I say

[Chorus (5)]
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Gm                 Cm                        Gm
I shot the sheriff,  but I did not shoot the deputy, oh, no
                   Cm                        Gm
I shot the sheriff,  but I did not shoot the deputy, oh, no

[Outro]
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Bb/Eb | Dm7 | Gm | Bb/Eb | Dm7 | Gm 
Bb/Eb | Dm7 | Gm | Bb/Eb | Dm7 | Gm 

[Fade Out]
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Bb/Eb | Dm7 | Gm | Bb/Eb | Dm7 | Gm 
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