I SHOT THE SHERIFF
Gm // Cm
I shot the sheriff,
// Gm // Gm X 3
But I didn't shot the deputy
Gm // Cm
I shot the sheriff,
// Gm // Gm X 3
But I didn't shot the deputy
Eb // Dm // Gm X2 //
All around in my home town
They're trying to track me down.
They say they want to bring me in guilty
for the killing of a deputy.
For the life of a deputy.
But I say ...
Rift
I shot the sheriff,
But I swear it was in self defense.
I shot the sheriff
And they say it is a capital offense.
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what I don't know.
Every time that I plant a seed,
He said "kill it before it grow.
He said "kill it before it grow
But I say
Rift
I shot the sheriff,
But I swear it was in self defense.
I shot the sheriff,
But I swear it was in self defense.
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
Rift
I shot the sheriff,
But I didn't shot the deputy
I shot the sheriff,
But I didn't shot the deputy
Reflexes got the better of me
And what is to be must be.
Every 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
Rift
I shot the sheriff,
But I didn't shot the deputy
I shot the sheriff,
But I didn't shot the deputy
...