{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":63648,"song":"I Shot The Sheriff","artist":"Eric Clapton","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/63648-i-shot-the-sheriff-chords-by-eric-clapton/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/63648?type=chord","rating":4.90194,"votes":789,"content":"I SHOT THE SHERIFF\r\nEric Clapton\r\n\r\nfrom the album \"461 Ocean Boulevard\" (1974)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Main Riff]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-----------------------|----------------------------|\r\nB|-----------------------|----------------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------|----------------------------|\r\nD|/5---3-----------------|----------------------------|\r\nA|--------/5---3---1-/5--|-3---1----------------------|\r\nE|-----------------------|---------3------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]                       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]                      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAll around in my home town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nThey're trying to track me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Eb[/ch]                [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nThey say they want to bring me in guilty[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nFor the killing of a deputy[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Eb[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nFor the life of a deputy    But I say?[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Play Main Riff)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]                      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]                      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nSheriff John Brown always hated me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nFor what I don't know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nEvery time that I plant a seed[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nHe said \"Kill it before it grows\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nHe said \"Kill it before it grows\"   I say![/tab]\r\n\r\n(Play Main Riff)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]                      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]                      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nFreedom came my way one day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAnd I started out of town yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAll of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAiming to shoot me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nSo I shot, I shot him down    I say![/tab]\r\n\r\n(Play Main Riff)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]                       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]                       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nReflexes got the better of me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAnd what is to be must be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nEvery day the bucket falls to the well[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nBut one day the bottom will drop out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nYes, one day the bottom will drop out   But I say[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Play Main Riff)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]                       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]                       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n[ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]  (repeat and fade)","plain_text":"I SHOT THE SHERIFF\nEric Clapton\n\nfrom the album \"461 Ocean Boulevard\" (1974)\n\n\n[Main Riff]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Play Main Riff)\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Play Main Riff)\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Play Main Riff)\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Play Main Riff)\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Ending]\nCm  Dm  Gm\nCm  Dm  Gm  (repeat and fade)","chords":["B","G","D","A","E","Gm","Cm","Eb","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}