Tom: A
Riff
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Gm Gm
I shot the sheriff
Cm Cm Gm Gm Gm Gm
But I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Gm
I shot the sheriff
Cm Cm Gm Gm Gm Gm
But I did not shoot the deputy
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm Gm
All around in my old town
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm Gm
They're trying to track me down
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm Gm
For the killing of a deputy
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm Gm
For the life of a deputy
But I say: RIFF
[Refrão]
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
But I say: RIFF
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
For what I don't know
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
Every time that I plant a seed
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
He said "Kill it before it grows"
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
He said "Kill it before it grows"
But I say: RIFF
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
Freedom came my way one day
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
And I started out of town
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
Aiming to shoot me down
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
So I shot, I shot him down
But I say: RIFF
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
Reflexes got the better of me
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
And what is to be must be
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
Every day the bucket falls to the well
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
But one day the bottom will drop out
Eb7+ Dm7 Gm
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out
But I say: RIFF
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm7 Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
