| Gm7 | Cm7 | Gm7 | Gm7 |I shot the sheriff but I didn't shoot no deputy Oh, no, oh| Gm7 | Cm7 | Gm7 | Gm7 |I shot the sheriff but I didn't shoot no deputy Ooh, ooh, ooh (yeah)
| Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 | All around in my hometown they tryin' to track me down, yeah | Ebmaj7 D7#9 | Gm7 | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 |They say they want to bring me in guilty For the killing of a deputy | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 |For the life of a deputy but I say
| G F D C Bb D | [6/4] C Bb G | Oh, now, now, oh
| Gm7 | Cm7 | Gm7 | Gm7 |I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defense Ooh, ooh, ooh| Gm7 | Cm7 | Gm7 | Gm7 |I shot the sheriff and they say it is a capital offense Ooh, ooh, ooh
| Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 | Sheriff John Brown always hated me for what? I don't know | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 |Every time I plant a seed he said, "Kill it before it grows" | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 |He said, "Kill them before they grow" and so
| G F D C Bb D | [6/4] C Bb G | And so read it in the news
Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Gm7I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defense Ooh, ooh, oohGm7 Cm7 Gm7 Gm7I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defense yeah (ooh)
| Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 |Freedom came my way one day and I started out of town, yeah| Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 | All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown aiming to shoot me down | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 |So I shot, I shot, I shot him down and I say
| G F D C Bb D | C Bb G | G | G | If I am guilty I will pay
Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Gm7I shot the sheriff (but I say) but I didn't shoot no deputy Oh, no, ohGm7 Cm7 Gm7 Gm7I shot the sheriff (I did) But I didn't shoot no deputy (oh) Ooh, ooh, ooh (yeah)
| Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 |Reflexes had the better of me and what is to be must be | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 | Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 |Every day the bucket a-go-a well one day the bottom a-go drop out| Ebmaj9 D7#9 | Gm7 |One day the bottom a-go drop out I say
| G F D C Bb D | [6/4] C Bb G | I, I
Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Gm7I, I shot the sheriff Lord, I didn't shoot the deputy, no Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Gm7Yeah, I, I (shot the sheriff) But I didn't shoot no deputy, yeah so, yeah
| Gm7 | Cm7 | Gm7 | Gm7 | [X5]
