Eric Clapton – I Shot The Sheriff chords

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			     I SHOT THE SHERIFF - Eric Clapton
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Tabbed by: Zach
Email: claptonisgod96@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard



CHORDS:

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  Gm   Cm    D#     Dm

CHORUS:

Gm                 Cm                      GmI shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm                 Cm                    GmI shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy


VERSE 1:

D#     Dm         GmAll around in my home town
D#               Dm         GmThey're trying to track me down
D#                Dm             GmThey say they want to bring me in guilty
D#           Dm     GmFor the killing of a deputy
D#        Dm     GmFor the life of a deputy    But I say! (RIFF 1)

RIFF 1:

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CHORUS:

Gm                 Cm                      GmI shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Gm                 Cm                      GmI shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense


VERSE 2:

D#      Dm          GmSheriff John Brown always hated me
D#     Dm         GmFor what I don't know
D#     Dm          GmEvery time that I plant a seed
D#             Dm         GmHe said "Kill it before it grows"
D#             Dm         GmHe said "Kill it before it grows"   I say!  (RIFF 1)


CHORUS:

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


VERSE 3:

D#      Dm         GmFreedom came my way one day
D#      Dm           GmAnd I started out of town, yeah
D#        Dm           GmAll of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
D#         Dm       GmAiming to shoot me down
D#   Dm    GmSo I shot, I shot him down    I say!  (RIFF 1)


CHORUS:

Gm                 Cm                       GmI shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm                 Cm                       GmI shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy


VERSE 4:

D#     Dm         GmReflexes got the better of me
D#     Dm         GmAnd what is to be must be
D#     Dm             GmEvery day the bucket falls to the well
D#              Dm          GmBut one day the bottom will drop out
D#        Dm                GmYes, one day the bottom will drop out   But I say! (RIFF 1)


CHORUS:

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


ENDING:  D#  Dm  Gm
         D#  Dm  Gm  (repeat and fade)