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			     I SHOT THE SHERIFF - Eric Clapton
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Tabbed by: Zach
Email: claptonisgod96@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard



CHORDS:

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  Gm (355333@1) Cm (x3101x@1)  D# (x43121@3)   Dm (xx0231@1)CHORUS:

Gm (355333@1)               Cm (x3101x@1)                    GmI (355333@1)shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm (355333@1)               Cm (x3101x@1)                  GmI (355333@1)shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy


VERSE 1:

D# (x43121@3)   Dm (xx0231@1)       GmAll (355333@1)around in my home town
D# (x43121@3)             Dm (xx0231@1)       GmThey're (355333@1)trying to track me down
D# (x43121@3)              Dm (xx0231@1)           GmThey (355333@1)say they want to bring me in guilty
D# (x43121@3)         Dm (xx0231@1)   GmFor (355333@1)the killing of a deputy
D# (x43121@3)      Dm (xx0231@1)   GmFor (355333@1)the life of a deputy    But I say! (RIFF 1)

RIFF 1:

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CHORUS:

Gm (355333@1)               Cm (x3101x@1)                    GmI (355333@1)shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Gm (355333@1)               Cm (x3101x@1)                    GmI (355333@1)shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense


VERSE 2:

D# (x43121@3)    Dm (xx0231@1)        GmSheriff (355333@1)John Brown always hated me
D# (x43121@3)   Dm (xx0231@1)       GmFor (355333@1)what I don't know
D# (x43121@3)   Dm (xx0231@1)        GmEvery (355333@1)time that I plant a seed
D# (x43121@3)           Dm (xx0231@1)       GmHe (355333@1)said "Kill it before it grows"
D# (x43121@3)           Dm (xx0231@1)       GmHe (355333@1)said "Kill it before it grows"   I say!  (RIFF 1)


CHORUS:

Gm (355333@1)               Cm (x3101x@1)                    GmI (355333@1)shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
Gm (355333@1)               Cm (x3101x@1)                    GmI (355333@1)shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense


VERSE 3:

D# (x43121@3)    Dm (xx0231@1)       GmFreedom (355333@1)came my way one day
D# (x43121@3)    Dm (xx0231@1)         GmAnd (355333@1)I started out of town, yeah
D# (x43121@3)      Dm (xx0231@1)         GmAll (355333@1)of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
D# (x43121@3)       Dm (xx0231@1)     GmAiming (355333@1)to shoot me down
D# (x43121@3) Dm (xx0231@1)  GmSo (355333@1)I shot, I shot him down    I say!  (RIFF 1)


CHORUS:

Gm (355333@1)               Cm (x3101x@1)                     GmI (355333@1)shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
Gm (355333@1)               Cm (x3101x@1)                     GmI (355333@1)shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy


VERSE 4:

D# (x43121@3)   Dm (xx0231@1)       GmReflexes (355333@1)got the better of me
D# (x43121@3)   Dm (xx0231@1)       GmAnd (355333@1)what is to be must be
D# (x43121@3)   Dm (xx0231@1)           GmEvery (355333@1)day the bucket falls to the well
D# (x43121@3)            Dm (xx0231@1)        GmBut (355333@1)one day the bottom will drop out
D# (x43121@3)      Dm (xx0231@1)              GmYes, (355333@1)one day the bottom will drop out   But I say! (RIFF 1)


CHORUS:

Gm (355333@1)               Cm (x3101x@1)                     GmI (355333@1)shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
Gm (355333@1)               Cm (x3101x@1)                     GmI (355333@1)shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no


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         D# (x43121@3)Dm (xx0231@1)Gm (355333@1)(repeat and fade)