I SHOT THE SHERIFF - Eric Clapton

I SHOT THE SHERIFF

Eric Clapton

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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the           deputy

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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the           deputy

VERSE 1:

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                  All around in my home town

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They're trying to track me down

 

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They say they want to bring me in guilty

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For the killing of a deputy

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For the life of a deputy    But I say?

MAIN RIFF:

CHORUS:

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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense

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I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense

VERSE 2:

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Sheriff John Brown always hated me

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For what I don't know

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Every time that I plant a seed

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He said "Kill it before it grows"

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He said "Kill it before it grows"   I say!

(play MAIN RIFF)

CHORUS:

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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense

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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense

VERSE 3:

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Freedom came my way one day

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And I started out of town yeah

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All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown

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Aiming to shoot me down

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So I shot, I shot him down    I say!

(play MAIN RIFF)

CHORUS:

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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy

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I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy

VERSE 4:

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Reflexes got the better of me

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And what is to be must be

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Every day the bucket falls to the well

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But one day the bottom will drop out

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Yes, one day the bottom will drop out   But I say

(play MAIN RIFF)

CHORUS:

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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no

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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no

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         Cm  Dm  Gm  Ulangi dan fade out (repeat and fade)