I Shot The Sheriff Chords – Bob Dylan

Capo: No Capo
Key: G Minor
Difficulty: Intermediate

[Dm]I shot the Sheriff[Gm]
But I didn’t shoot no[Dm]deputy
[Dm]I shot the Sheriff[Gm]
But I didn’t shoot no[Dm]deputy

[Gm]All a[Am]round in my[Dm]hometown
[Gm]Theyre[Am]trying to track me[Dm]down
[Gm]They[Am]say they want to bring me[Dm]in guilty
For the[Gm]killing of a[Am]depu[Dm]ty
For the[Gm]life of a [Am]depu[Dm]ty But I say

[Dm]I shot the Sheriff[Gm]
But I swear it was in[Dm]self-defence
[Dm]I shot the Sheriff[Gm]
And they say it is a[Dm]capital offence

[Gm]Sheriff[Am]John Brown always[Dm]hated me
[Gm]For[Am]what I dont[Dm]know
[Gm]Every[Am]time I[Dm]plant a seed
He said[Gm]kill it b[Am]4 it[Dm]grows
He said[Gm]kill them be[Am]fore they[Dm]grow And so

[Dm]I shot the Sheriff[Gm]
But I swear it was in[Dm]self-defence
[Dm]I shot the Sheriff[Gm]
But I swear it was in[Dm]self-defence

[Gm]Freedom[Am]came my way[Dm]one day
[Gm]And I[Am]started out of[Dm]town
[Gm]All of a[Am]sudden I saw[Dm]Sheriff John Brown
[Gm]Aiming to[Am]shoot me[Dm]down
So I[Gm]shot I[Am]shot I shot him[Dm]down But I say

[Dm]I shot the Sheriff[Gm]
But I did not shoot the[Dm]deputy
[Dm]I shot the Sheriff[Gm]
But I did not shoot the[Dm]deputy

[Gm]Reflexes[Am]got the[Dm]better of me
[Gm]And what is to[Am]be must[Dm]be
[Gm]Every[Am]day the bucket goes[Dm]to the well
[Gm]But one[Am]day the bottom[Dm]will drop out
[Gm7]One[Am]day the bottom[Dm]will drop out I say (riff)

[Dm]I shot the Sheriff[Gm]
But I did not shoot the[Dm]deputy
[Dm]I shot the Sheriff[Gm]
But I did not shoot no[Dm]deputy