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I Shot The Sheriff

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Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945), is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and of Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time".

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I SHOT THE SHERIFF - Eric Clapton
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Tabbed by: Zach
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

CHORDS:

e|-3----3-----x------5-------------|
B|-3----4-----8------6-------------|
G|-3----5-----8------7-------------|
D|-5----5-----8------7-------------|
A|-5----3-----6------5-------------|
E|-3----x-----x------x-------------|

Gm Cm D# Dm

[Chorus]

Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy

[Verse 1]

D# Dm Gm
All around in my home town
D# Dm Gm
They're trying to track me down
D# Dm Gm
They say they want to bring me in guilty
D# Dm Gm
For the killing of a deputy
D# Dm Gm
For the life of a deputy But I say! (RIFF 1)

[Riff 1]

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

[Chorus]

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

[Verse 2]

D# Dm Gm
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
D# Dm Gm
For what I don't know
D# Dm Gm
Every time that I plant a seed
D# Dm Gm
He said "Kill it before it grows"
D# Dm Gm
He said "Kill it before it grows" I say! (RIFF 1)

[Chorus]

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

[Verse 3]

D# Dm Gm
Freedom came my way one day
D# Dm Gm
And I started out of town, yeah
D# Dm Gm
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
D# Dm Gm
Aiming to shoot me down
D# Dm Gm
So I shot, I shot him down I say! (RIFF 1)

[Chorus]

Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy

[Verse 4]

D# Dm Gm
Reflexes got the better of me
D# Dm Gm
And what is to be must be
D# Dm Gm
Every day the bucket falls to the well
D# Dm Gm
But one day the bottom will drop out
D# Dm Gm
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out But I say! (RIFF 1)

[Chorus]

Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
Gm Cm Gm
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no

[Ending]

D# Dm Gm
D# Dm Gm (repeat and fade)