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