Fm                  Cm
I shot the sheriff
                      Fm
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!
Fm                  Cm
I shot the sheriff
                      Fm
But I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.)

Eb  Dm           Fm
All around in my home town,
Eb                Dm       Fm
They're tryin' to track me down;
Eb                    Dm          Fm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
        Eb           Dm   Fm
For the killing of a deputy,
        Eb        Dm   Fm
For the life of a deputy.
But I say:
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Fm                 Cm
I shot the sheriff
                      Fm
but I swear it was in self-defense.
Fm                 Cm
I shot the sheriff
                     Fm
and they say it is a capital offense.

Eb      Dm                Fm
Sheriff john brown always hated me;
    Eb  Dm      Fm      Eb
For what   I dont know.
      Dm          Fm
Every time that I plant a seed
         Eb      Dm        Fm
He said, kill it before it grows.
         Eb      Dm        Fm
He said, kill it before it grows.
I say:
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