Instrument
Taille
TonalitéRefrain 1
Gm Ishotthesheriff,
Cm ButIdidn'tshootnodeGmputy,ohno!Oh!
Gm Ishotthesheriff,
Cm ButIdidn'tshootnodeGmputy.Ooh,ooh,oo-ooh.
Couplet 1
Eb Alla-roDm7undinmyhGmometown,
They'reEbtryin'totrDm7ackmedownGm;
Eb TheysaytheywaDm7nttobringmeinguilGmty,
FortheEbkillingofaDm7Gmdepu-ty,
FortheEblifeofadeDm7p-uty.GmButIsay...
*(Riff):
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Refrain 2
Gm Ishotthesheriff,
Cm ButIswearitwasinseGmlf-defence.(Oh,no!Yeah!)
Isay;GmIshotthesheriff,ohLoCmrd!
AndtheysayitisaGmcapitaloffence.Yeah!
Couplet 2
Eb SheriffJoDm7hnBrownalwayshateGmdme,
ForEbwhat...IDm7don'tknowGm.
EveryEbtimeIplDm7antaseedGm,
HesaidEbkillitbe-foDm7reitgrowGm,
HesaidEbkillthembe-foDm7retheygrowGm.Andso,andso...
*(Riff):
e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|--5-3--------------------|A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|E|------------6-------6-3--|
(Read it in the news!)
Refrain 3
Gm Ishotthesheriff,
Cm ButIswearitwasinseGmlf-defence.Isay;
Gm Ishotthesheriff,
Cm ButIswearitwasinseGmlf-defence.(Yeah!)
Couplet 3
Eb FreedomcamemywaDm7yoneday,Gm
AndIEbstarted,oDm7utoftownGm,yeah!
Eb AllofasuDm7ddenIsawSherGmiffJohnBrown,
Eb AimingtoshDm7ootmedownGm,
SoIEbshot,IshDm7ot,IshothimdownGm.AndIsay...
*(Riff):
e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|--5-3--------------------|A|-------5-3-----5-3-------|E|------------6-------6-3--|
(If I am guilty, I will pay)...
Refrain 4
Gm Ishotthesheriff,
Cm ButIdidn'tshootnodeGmputy,ohno!Oh!
Gm Ishotthesheriff,
Cm ButIdidn'tshootnodeGmputy.Ooh,ooh,oo-ooh.
Couplet 4
Re-EbflexeshadthebeDm7tterofme,Gm
AndEbwhatistobeDm7mustbe.Gm
EveryEbday,thebuDm7cketa-goa-wellGm,
Eb OnedaytheboDm7ttoma-godropGmout,
Eb OnedaytheboDm7ttoma-godropGmout.
*(Riff):
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(I say)...
Refrain 5
I-I-GmI,Ishotthesheriff,
Cm Lord,Ididn'tshotthedepu-tyGm.No!
I-GmI...(shotthesheriff),
Cm ButIdidn'tshootnodeGmputy.Yeah!So,yeah!
Coda
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