Riff:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5--3----------------------|
A|-------5--3--1--5--3--1----|
E|-------------------------3-|

Chorus:
Gm                 Cm7                    Gm
I shot the sheriff but i did not shoot no deputy
Gm                 Cm7                    Gm
I shot the sheriff but i did not shoot no deputy

Verses:
Ebmaj7  Dm7             Gm    Ebmaj7  Dm7    Gm
All around in my hometown trying to track me down
Ebmaj7  Dm7             Gm    Ebmaj7  Dm7    Gm
Sheriff john brown always hated me for what i dont no
Ebmaj7  Dm7             Gm    Ebmaj7  Dm7    Gm
Freedom came my way one day so i started out of town
Ebmaj7  Dm7             Gm    Ebmaj7  Dm7    Gm
Reflexes got the better of me what will be will be

Chorus:
Gm                 Cm7                    Gm
I shot the sheriff but i did not shoot no deputy
Gm                 Cm7                    Gm
I shot the sheriff but i did not shoot no deputy

Ebmaj7  Dm7          Gm          Ebmaj7  Dm7             Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty killing of a deputy
Ebmaj7  Dm7          Gm          Ebmaj7  Dm7             Gm
And every time that i plant a seed he said kill it before it grows
Ebmaj7  Dm7          Gm          Ebmaj7  Dm7             Gm
All of a sudden i see sheriff john brown aimin to shoot me down
Ebmaj7  Dm7          Gm          Ebmaj7  Dm7             Gm
Everyday the bucket goes to the well one day the bottom will drop out

Chorus:
Gm                 Cm7                    Gm
I shot the sheriff but i did not shoot no deputy
Gm                 Cm7                    Gm
I shot the sheriff but i did not shoot no deputy

Ebmaj7  Dm7            Gm
For the life of a deputy but i say
Ebmaj7  Dm7          Gm
Kill it before it grows
Ebmaj7  Dm7            Gm
So i shot so i shot him down
Ebmaj7  Dm7            Gm
I say one day the bottom will drop out