Chords:
{t: I Shot The Sheriff }
{key: Dm}
{artist:Eric Clapton}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr6Ty3C3aMs
From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpexuke.com.htm
{c: }
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I didn’t shoot no [Dm] deputy
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I didn’t shoot no [Dm] deputy
[Gm] All a[Am]round in my [Dm] hometown
[Gm] They're [Am] trying to track me [Dm] down
[Gm] They [Am] say they want to bring me [Dm] in guilty
For the [Gm] killing of a [Am] depu[Dm]ty
For the [Gm] life of a [Am] depu[Dm]ty But I say (riff)
{c: }
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I swear it was in [Dm] self-defence
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] and they say it is a [Dm] capital offence
[Gm] Sheriff [Am] John Brown always [Dm] hated me
[Gm] For [Am] what I don't [Dm] know
[Gm] Every [Am] time I [Dm] plant a seed
He said [Gm] kill it be[Am]fore it [Dm] grows
He said [Gm] kill them be[Am]fore they [Dm] grow And so (riff)
{c: }
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I swear it was in [Dm] self-defence
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I swear it was in [Dm] self-defence
[Gm] Freedom [Am] came my way [Dm] one day
[Gm] And I [Am] started out of [Dm] town
[Gm] All of a [Am] sudden I saw [Dm] Sheriff John Brown
[Gm] Aiming to [Am] shoot me [Dm] down
So I [Gm] shot I [Am] shot I shot him [Dm] down But I say (riff)
{c: }
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I did not shoot the [Dm] deputy
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I did not shoot the [Dm] deputy
[Gm] Reflexes [Am] got the [Dm] better of me
[Gm] And what is to [Am] be must [Dm] be
[Gm] Every [Am] day the bucket goes [Dm] to the well
[Gm] But one [Am] day the bottom [Dm] will drop out
[Gm7] One [Am] day the bottom [Dm] will drop out I say (riff)
{c: }
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I did not shoot the [Dm] deputy
[Dm] I shot the Sheriff [Gm] but I did not shoot no [Dm] deputy
{sot}
Riff:
B| 3 1 - - - - - - - -
G| - - 2 - - 2
D| - - - 5 3 5 - 5 3 0
{eot}
