Chorus: Em I shot the sheRiff, Am Em But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh! Em I shot the sheRiff, Am Em But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh. Verse: C Bm7 Em All a-round in my home town, C Bm7 Em They're tryin' to track me down; C Bm7 Em They say they want to bring me in guilty, C Bm7 Em For the killing of a depu-ty, C Bm7 Em For the life of a dep-uty. But I say... Riff: xA|--10-8--5-3-----5-3-------| xE|-------------6-------6-3--| xC|--------------------------| xG|--------------------------| Chorus: Em I shot the sheRiff, Am Em But I swear it was in self-defence. - Oh, no! Yeah! - Em Am I say; I shot the sheRiff, oh Lord! Em And they say it is a capital offence. Yeah! Verse: C Bm7 Em SheRiff John Brown always hated me, C Bm7 Em For what... I don't know. C Bm7 Em Every time I plant a seed, C Bm7 Em He said kill it be-fore it grow, C Bm7 Em He said kill them be-fore they grow. And so, and so... Riff: xA|--10-8--5-3-----5-3-------| xE|-------------6-------6-3--| xC|--------------------------| xG|--------------------------| - Read it in the news! - Chorus: Em I shot the sheRiff, Am Em But I swear it was in self-defence. I say; Em I shot the sheRiff, Am Em But I swear it was in self-defence. - Yeah! - Verse: C Bm7 Em Freedom came my way one day, C Bm7 Em And I started, out of town, yeah! C Bm7 Em All of a sudden I saw SheRiff John Brown, C Bm7 Em Aiming to shoot me down, C Bm7 Em So I shot, I shot, I shot him down. And I say... Riff: xA|--10-8--5-3-----5-3-------| xE|-------------6-------6-3--| xC|--------------------------| xG|--------------------------| - If I am guilty, I will pay -... Chorus: Em I shot the sheRiff, Am Em But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh! Em I shot the sheRiff, Am Em But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh. Verse: C Bm7 Em Re-flexes had the better of me, C Bm7 Em And what is to be must be. C Bm7 Em Every day, the bucket a-go a-well, C Bm7 Em One day the bottom a-go drop out, C Bm7 Em One day the bottom a-go drop out. Riff: xA|--10-8--5-3-----5-3-------| xE|-------------6-------6-3--| xC|--------------------------| xG|--------------------------| - I say -... Chorus: Em I-I-I, I shot the sheRiff, Am Em Lord, I didn't shot the depu-ty. No! Em I-I...- shot the sheRiff -, Am Em But I didn't shoot no deputy. Yeah! So, yeah! Outro - repeat and fade -: Em Cm, Em
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