Cm
But I didn't shoot no
Gm
deputy, oh no, oh!
I shot the sheriff
Cm
But I didn't shoot no
Gm
deputy, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Yeah!
Eb
All a
Dm7
round in my
Gm
home town
They're
Eb
tryin' to
Dm7
track me
Gm
down
They
Eb
say they want to
Dm7
bring me in
Gm
guilty
For the
Eb
killing of a
Dm7
depu
Gm
ty
For the
Eb
life of a
Dm7
depu
Gm
ty,
But I say .....oh, now, now, oh!
Gm
(I shot the sheriff)
Cm
the sheriff
(But I swear it was in
Gm
self defense)
Oh, no (oh, oh, ooh) Yeah
I say, I shot the sheriff oh, Lo
Cm
rd!
(and they say it is a
Gm
capital offense)
Yeah! (oh, oh, ooh) yeah!
Eb
Sheriff
Dm7
John Brown always
Gm
hated me
For
Eb
what,
Dm7
I don't
Gm
know
Every
Eb
time I
Dm7
plant a se
Gm
ed
He said "
Eb
Kill it be
Dm7
fore it
Gm
grows"
He said "
Eb
Kill them be
Dm7
fore they
Gm
grow"
And so, and so, read it in the news!
Gm
(I shot the sheriff) oh, Lord
Cm
(But I swear it was in
Gm
self-defense)
Where was the deputy? (oh, oh, ooh)
I say, I shot the sheriff
Cm
But I swear it was in
Gm
self defense, yeah (ooh)
Eb
Freedom came my
Dm7
way one
Gm
day
And I
Eb
started
Dm7
out of
Gm
town, yeah
Eb
All of a
Dm7
sudden I
Gm
saw sheriff John Brown
Eb
Aiming to
Dm7
shoot me
Gm
down
So I
Eb
shot, I
Dm7
shot, I shot him
Gm
down and I say
If I am guilty I will pay
But I
Cm
say, (bit I didn't shoot no
Gm
deputy
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh (oh, no-oh, oh, no)
(I shot the sheriff) I did
Cm
But I didn't shoot no
Gm
deputy, oh (oo-oo-ooh)
Eb
Reflexes had the
Dm7
better of
Gm
me
And
Eb
what is to
Dm7
be must
Gm
be
Every
Eb
day the
Dm7
bucket a-go a
Gm
well
Eb
One day the
Dm7
bottom a-go
Gm
drop out
Eb
One day the
Dm7
bottom a-go
Gm
drop out
I say:
Gm
I, I, I, I, shot the sheriff
Cm
Lord, I didn't shot the depu
Gm
ty, Yeah
I, I (shot the
Cm
sheriff)
But I didn't shoot no
Gm
deputy, yeah! So, yeah
