Robert Nesta Marley (Nine Miles, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, 6 de febrero de 1945 - Miami, 11 de mayo de 1981), mejor conocido como Bob Marley, fue un músico y compositor jamaicano. Durante su carrera musical fue el líder, compositor y guitarrista de las bandas de ska, rocksteady y reggae The Wailers (1964–1974) y Bob Marley & the Wailers (1974–1981). Entre los mayores éxitos de Bob Marley se encuentran "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry"
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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[Chorus] Em I shot the sheriff AmEm But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no, Oh! Em I shot the sheriff AmEm But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooo, ooo, oo-ooh
[Verse 1] Cmaj7BmEm All around in my home town Cmaj7BmEm They're tryin' to track me down Cmaj7BmEm They say they want to bring me in guilty Cmaj7BmEm For the killing of a deputy Cmaj7BmEm For the life of a deputy
But I say e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--0----------------------| A|--------2--0----2--0--------| E|--------------3-------3--0--| (oh, now, now)
[Chorus] Em I shot the sheriff (the Sheriff) AmEm But I swear it was in self defence. (Oh, no!) Ooo, ooo, oo-ooh (yeah!) EmAm I say, I shot the sheriff (oh Lord!) Em And they say it is a capital offence. Ooo, ooo, oo-ooh (yeah!)
[Verse 2] Cmaj7BmEm Sheriff John Brown always hated me Cmaj7BmEm For what, I don't know Cmaj7BmEm Every time I plant a seed Cmaj7BmEm He said kill it before it grow Cmaj7BmEm He said kill them before they grow
And so, and so e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--0----------------------| A|--------2--0----2--0--------| E|--------------3-------3--0--| (Read it in the news!)
[Chorus] Em I shot the sheriff AmEm But I swear it was in self-defence (Where was the deputy) Ooo, ooo, oo-ooh ( I say) Em I shot the sheriff AmEm But I swear it was in self-defence (Yeah!) oo-ooh
[Verse 3] Cmaj7BmEm Freedom came my way one day Cmaj7BmEm And I started, out of town, yeah Cmaj7BmEm All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown Cmaj7BmEm Aiming to shoot me down Cmaj7BmEm So I shot, I shot, I shot him down
And I say e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--0----------------------| A|--------2--0----2--0--------| E|--------------3-------3--0--| (If I am guilty, I will pay)
[Chorus] Em I shot the sheriff (well, I say) AmEm But I didn't shoot no deputy. oh no, Oh! Em I shot the sheriff, AmEm But I didn't shoot no deputy. Ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.
[Verse 4] Cmaj7BmEm Reflexes had the better of me Cmaj7BmEm And what is to be must be Cmaj7BmEm Every day, the bucket a-go a-well Cmaj7BmEm One day the bottom a-go drop out Cmaj7BmEm One day the bottom a-go drop out
I say e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--0----------------------| A|--------2--0----2--0--------| E|--------------3-------3--0--|
[Chorus] Em I-I-I, I shot the sheriff AmEm Lord, I didn't shot the deputy. No! Em I -- I (shot the sheriff) AmEm But I didn't shoot no deputy. Yeah! – So - yeah!