I Shot the Sheriff

Artist: Eric Clapton (English)
User: Jorge Cortesao
Duration: 130 seconds
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Tono: Bb 
Riff:

E|-3-------------------------------------|
B|---6-3-----3---------------------------|
G|-------5-3---5-3-----------------------|
D|-----------------5---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

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

Eb7+    Dm7     Gm       Gm 
All around in my old town
Eb7+      Dm7       Gm   Gm 
they're trying to track me down.
Eb7+           Dm7    Gm     Gm 
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Eb7+          Dm7     Gm  Gm 
for the killing of a deputy,
Eb7+         Dm7     Gm  Gm 
for the life of a deputy.
           
But I say: RIFF

Refrão:

 Gm               Cm7                Gm 
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
 Gm               Cm7                Gm 
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy

Eb7+    Dm7       Gm 
All around in my own town
Eb7+         Dm7        Gm 
They're trying to track me down
Eb7+       Dm7             Gm 
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Eb7+        Dm7      Gm 
For the killing of a deputy
Eb7+          Dm7     Gm 
For the life of a deputy

But I say: RIFF

 Gm               Cm7                 Gm 
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
 Gm               Cm7                  Gm 
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense

Eb7+     Dm7      Gm 
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
Eb7+  Dm7        Gm 
For what I don't know
Eb7+  Dm7        Gm 
Every time that I plant a seed
Eb7+           Dm7        Gm 
He said "Kill it before it grows"
Eb7+           Dm7        Gm 
He said "Kill it before it grows"

But I say: RIFF

 Gm               Cm7                 Gm 
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
 Gm               Cm7                 Gm 
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense

Eb7+  Dm7      Gm 
Freedom came my way one day
Eb7+   Dm7     Gm 
And I started out of town
Eb7+      Dm7        Gm 
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
Eb7+   Dm7     Gm 
Aiming to shoot me down
Eb7+    Dm7          Gm 
So I shot, I shot him down

But I say: RIFF

 Gm               Cm7                Gm 
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
 Gm               Cm7                Gm 
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy

Eb7+    Dm7        Gm 
Reflexes got the better of me
Eb7+   Dm7        Gm 
And what is to be must be
Eb7+    Dm7          Gm 
Every day the bucket falls to the well
Eb7+        Dm7        Gm 
But one day the bottom will drop out
Eb7+       Dm7           Gm 
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out

But I say: RIFF

 Gm               Cm7                Gm 
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
 Gm               Cm7                Gm 
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy

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