c: refrain1 (deux fois)
soc
g I shot the shg eriff,
c but I c did not shoot the g deputy. g ===g ===g
eoc
DisAll ad round in my g home town g
they're Distrying to d track me g down. g
They Dissay they want to d bring me in g guilty g
for the Diskilling of a d deputy,g ===g
for the Diskilling of a d7 deputy,g ===g
But I say: g ===g ===g ===g
c: refrain2(deux fois)
soc
I shot the sheriff,
but I swear it was in selfdefence.
eoc
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
for what I don't know.
Ev'ry time that I plant a seed
he said "Kill it before it grow," (deux fois)
But I say:
c: (refrain2)
Freedom came my way one day
and I started out of town.
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown,
aiming to shoot me down.
So I shot, I shot him down.
But I say:
c: (refrain1)
Reflexes got the better of me
and what is to be must be.
Ev'ry day the bucket goes to the well,
but one day the bottom will drop out,
yes one day the bottom will drop out.
But I say: