i shot the sheriff chords Gm Cm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 3 3 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 3 3 2 5 5 5 0 5 3 6 # 3 # # # riff ---------------------------| ---------------------------| ---------------------------| -5--3----------------------| -------5--3--1--5--3--1----| -------------------------3-| chorus chops6#6#6#6# Gm Cm7 Gm i shot the sheriff but i did not shoot no deputy i shot the sheriff but i did not shoot no deputy verses Ebmaj7 Dm7 G#m # 6##6#6##6# Ebmaj7 Dm7 Gm Ebmaj7 Dm7 Gm (1) all around in my hometown trying to track me down (2) sheriff john brown always hated me for what i dont no (3) freedom came my way one day so i started out of town (4) reflexes got the better of me what will be will be Ebmaj7 Dm7 Gm Ebmaj7 Dm7 Gm they say they want to bring me in guilty killing of a deputy and every time that i plant a seed he said kill it before it grows all of a sudden i see sheriff john brown aimin to shoot me down everyday the bucket goes to the well one day the bottom will drop out Ebmaj7 Dm7 Gm for the life of a deputy but i say kill it before it grows so i shot so i shot him down i say one day the bottom will drop out