Tom: Am
Am
I shot the sheriff
Dm Am
But I did not shoot the deputy
Am
I shot the sheriff
Dm Am
But I did not shoot the deputy
F7+ Em7 Am
All around in my old town
F7+ Em7 Am
They're trying to track me down
F7+ Em7 Am
They say they want to bring me in guilty
F7+ Em7 Am
For the killing of a deputy
F7+ Em7 Am
For the life of a deputy
But I say
Am
I shot the sheriff
Dm Am
But I swear it was in selfdefence
Am
I shot the sheriff
Dm Am
And they say it is a capital offence
F7+ Em7 Am
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
F7+ Em7 Am
For what I don't know
F7+ Em7 Am
Every time I plant a seed
F7+ Em7 Am
He said "Kill it before it grow"
F7+ Em7 Am
He said "Kill them before they grow"
And so , and so , beat in the news
Am
I shot the sheriff
Dm Am
But I swear it was in selfdefence
Am
I shot the sheriff
Dm Am
But I swear it was in selfdefence
F7+ Em7 Am
Freedom came my way one day
F7+ Em7 Am
And I started out of town
F7+ Em7 Am
All of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown
F7+ Em7 Am
Aiming to shoot me down
F7+ Em7
So I shot, I shot , I shot him down
And I say
If I am gulty I will pay
Am
I shot the sheriff
Dm Am
But I did not shoot the deputy
Am
I shot the sheriff
Dm Am
But I did not shoot the deputy
F7+ Em7 Am
Reflexes got the better of me
F7+ Em7 Am
And what is to be must be
F7+ Em7 Am
Every day the bucket I go I well
F7+ Em7 Am
One day the bottom will drop out
F7+ Em7 Am
One day the bottom will drop out
But I say
Am
I shot the sheriff
Dm Am
But I did not shoot the deputy
Am
I shot the sheriff
Dm Am
But I did not shoot the deputy
