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I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley Chords

Chords: Bob, Gm, Cm, Eb, Dm7, CHORD, EADGBE

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Genre: reggae, rocksteady, ska

...I SHOT THE SHERIFF... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Burnin'' (1973)*

[Chorus 1]
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm Gm
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm Gm
But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.

[Verse 1]
Eb Dm7 Gm
All a-round in my home town,
Eb Dm7 Gm
They're tryin' to track me down;
Eb Dm7 Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty,
Eb Dm7 Gm
For the killing of a depu-ty,
Eb Dm7 Gm
For the life of a dep-uty. But I say...

*(Riff):

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

[Chorus 2]
Gm
I shot the sheriff,
Cm Gm
But I swear it was in self-defence. (Oh, no! Yeah!)
Gm Cm
I say; I shot the sheriff, oh Lord!
Gm
And they say it is a capital offence. Yeah!

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