I Shot The Sheriff Guitar Chords

Bob Marley- I Shot the Sheriff

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Whether you like the Eric Clapton version of the Bob Marley version, this is a great song with a cool little riff in it. Using a simple raggae beat here strumming on the up beat.

Chords:
Gm: 355333 Cm: X35542 Dm: X57765

Strumming:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
U U U U

Chorus:
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy

Verse:

Cm     Dm         Gm
All around in my home town
Cm               Dm         Gm
They're trying to track me down
Cm                Dm             Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Cm           Dm     Gm
For the killing of a deputy
Cm        Dm     Gm
For the life of a deputy    But I say? (play MAIN RIFF)

MAIN RIFF:

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--5--3-------------------------|
|--------5--3--1--5--3--1-----|
|----------------------------3---|

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

Verse:

Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what I don't know
Every time that I plant a seed
He said "Kill it before it grows"
He said "Kill it before it grows" I say!

Main Riff

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

More Free Guitar Sheet Music from I Shot The Sheriff Guitar Chords

This file is the author's own work and represents her interpretation of this song.
It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.