I SHOT THE SHERIFF
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I SHOT THE SHERIFF
Bob Marley
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm
but I did not shoot the
Gm
deputy.
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm
but I did not shoot the
Gm
deputy.
Eb
All a
Dm
round in my
Gm
home town
they're
Eb
trying to
Dm
track me
Gm
down.
They
Eb
say they want to
Dm
bring me in
Gm
guilty
for the
Eb
killing of a
Dm
deputy,
Gm
for the
Eb
killing of a
Dm7
deputy.
Gm
But I say:
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
but I swear it was in selfdefence.
I shot the sheriff,
but I swear it was in selfdefence.
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
for what I don't know.
Ev'ry time that I plant a seed
he said "Kill it before it grow,"
he said "Kill it before it grow."
But I say:
I shot the sheriff,
but I swear it was in selfdefence.
I shot the sheriff,
but I swear it was in selfdefence.
Freedom came my way one day
and I started out of town.
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown,
aiming to shoot me down.
So I shot, I shot him down.
But I say:
I shot the sheriff,
but I did not shoot the deputy.
I shot the sheriff,
but I did not shoot the deputy.
Reflexes got the better of me
and what is to be must be.
Ev'ry day the bucket goes to the well,
but one day the bottom will drop out,
yes one day the bottom will drop out.
But I say:
Speed