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I Shot The Sheriff by Eric Clapton I Shot The Sheriff Gtr I, II (E A D G B E) - 'clean electric' Chorus Reggae Q=96 4/4 Gtr I E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E ||----x-3---3---3-3---3-|---3-3---3---3-3---3-| ||o---x-3---3---3-3---3-|---4-4---4---4-4---4-| ||----x-3---3---3-3---3-|---3-3---3---3-3---3-| ||----------------------|---5-5---5---5-5---5-| ||o---------------------|-3-------------------| ||--3-------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q ||----3-3-------3-3-----|---3-3-------3-3-----| ||o---3-3-------3-3-----|---4-4-------4-4-----| ||----3-3-------3-3-----|---3-3-------3-3-----| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------| |-Rhy Fig 1 E S S E E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-3-x-----3-------3-----3-3-x-x-3-|-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-3-| |-3-x-----3-------3-----3-3-x-x-3-|-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-3-| |-3-x-----3-------3-----3-3-x-x-3-|-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-3-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~ | E E E E +Q Q E S S Q H |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---3b3.5---3b3.5-5-(5)-----------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----3-3-------------------------| end Rhy Fig 1-| Gtr II plays Rhy Fig 1 E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S |---x-3-x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|---3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3---3-3-| |---x-3-x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|---4-4-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4---4-4-| |---x-3-x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|---3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3---3-3-| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-3---------------------------| |-3-----------------------------|-----------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |---3-----x-x-----3-x-x--x--x-x-3-x-x-3-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-|2nd go to verse 2 |---3-----x-x-----3-x-x--x--x-x-3-x-x-3-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-|3rd go to verse 3 |---3-----x-x-----3-x-x--x--x-x-3-x-x-3-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-|4th go to verse 4 |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|5th go to outro |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| Verse1 ___________________________________ |1. E E Q Q Q E S S Q E a S S Q Q E E Q S S E E a S S Q E a S S Q |--------------|---3-3------5s6-6----|----6------5-5---|---5s6-6------5s6-6----| |-----6-----6--|---3-3------7s8-8----|----6------6-6---|---7s8-8------7s8-8----| |-----6-----5--|---3-3------6s7-7----|----6------5-5---|---6s7-7------6s7-7----| |-----8-----7--|---------------------|----8------7-7---|-----------------------| |-6-6----5-----|---------------------|-6------5--------|-----------------------| |--------------|-3-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| | |-w/Fill 3 | E S S Q E S S Q |--------------|---3-3--------3-3----| |--------------|---3-3--------3-3----| |--------------|---3-3--------3-3----| |--------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------| |-Fill 3 -| E E S S E Q S S E E S S Q E S S E E |-----6-6------5-5---|---10-10------10-10-----| |-----6-6------6-6---|---11-11------11-11-----| |-----6-6------5-5---|---12-12------12-12-----| |-----8-8------7-7---|------------------------| |---6----------------|----------------------5-| |--------------------|------------------------| |-w/Fill 3 Q Q Q S S E E S S Q E S S Q |----------------|---6-6------10-10-----| |----6-----6-6---|---8-8------11-11-----| |----6-----5-5---|---7-7------12-12-----| |----8-----7-7---|----------------------| |-6-----5--------|----------------------| |----------------|----------------------| |-w/Fill 3 Q S S E Q S S E E S S Q E S S Q |----6-6------5-5---|---10-10------10-10----| |----6-6------6-6---|---11-11------11-11----| |----6-6------5-5---|---12-12------12-12----| |----8-8------7-7---|-----------------------| |-6--6-6---5--5-5---|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| 2/4 4/4 a E. S +E a E +S a E. E a E E. S +E E +W |-------------------------------|------------|---------|| go to start |-------------------------------|------------|--------o|| |-------------------------------|------------|---------|| |-3s5--3-(3)--------------------|------------|---------|| |------------3s5-(5)-5s3--1-3s5-|-3--1-(1)---|--------o|| |-------------------------------|----------3-|-(3)-----|| Verse 2 Gtr I Q S S E Q S S E E S S E S S S S S S E S S |----6-6------5-5---|---10-10---10-10---10-10-10---10---| |----6-6------6-6---|---11-11---11-11---11-11-11---11---| |----6-6------5-5---|---12-12---12-12------12-12---12---| |----8-8------7-7---|-----------------------------------| |-6--6-6---5--5-5---|-----------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| | | Gtr II | E S S E S S E S S E E |-------------------|----3--3----3--3-------3--3----3---| |-------------------|----3--3----3--3-------3--3----3---| |-------------------|----3--3----3--3-------3--3----3---| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-Fill 4 -| Q S S E Q S S E E S S Q S S S S Q |----6-6------5-5---|---10-10---------10-10-10-------| |----6-6------6-6---|---11-11---------11-11-11-------| |----6-6------5-5---|---12-12------------12-12-------| |----8-8------7-7---|--------------------------------| |-6--6-6---5--5-5---|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-w/Fill 3 Q S S E Q S S E E S S E S S S S S S E S S |----6-6------5-5---|---10-10---10-10---x-10-10---10---| |----6-6------6-6---|---11-11---11-11---x-11-11---11---| |----6-6------5-5---|---12-12---12-12---x-12-12---12---| |----8-8------7-7---|----------------------------------| |-6--6-6---5--5-5---|----------------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------------| |-w/Fill 4 Q S S E Q S S E E S S Q E S S Q |----6-6------5-5---|---10-10------10-10----| |----6-6------6-6---|---11-11------11-11----| |----6-6------5-5---|---12-12------12-12----| |----8-8------7-7---|------------------------| |-6--6-6---5--5-5---|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-w/Fill 3 E. S +E E E. S S S E E S S Q E S S Q |----------6----5---5---|---3-3------3-3----| |----------6----6---6---|---3-3------3-3----| |----6-(6)-6----5---5---|---3-3------3-3----| |----8-(8)------7---7---|-------------------| |-6---------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-w/Fill 3 2/4 4/4 a E. S +E a E +S a E. E a E E. S +E E +W |-------------------------------|------------|---------|| go to start |-------------------------------|------------|--------o|| |-------------------------------|------------|---------|| |-3s5--3-(3)--------------------|------------|---------|| |------------3s5-(5)-5s3--1-3s5-|-3--1-(1)---|--------o|| |-------------------------------|----------3-|-(3)-----|| Verse 3 Gtr II plays as verse 1 Q Q Q Q E a Q a E E E S E. |--------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-----6-----6--|-----------18--------------18---18----------------| |-----6-----5--|---17b19==(17)-----17b19==(17)-(17)---17---15-----| |-----8-----7--|----------------------------------------------17-| |-6------5-----|--------------------------------------------------| |--------------|--------------------------------------------------| ~ Q Q Q Q E a +E Q S E S E E |-----------------|-------------------------------| |-----------6-----|-------------------------------| |----6------5-----|---5b7==(5)---5--3-------------| |----8------7-----|-------------------5-----3-----| |-6------5--------|---------------------------5-3-| |-----------------|-------------------------------| Q Q Q S S E E a E +S E S a E. S a E E |--------------------|-------------------6-6--------------6------------| |-----6--------6-6---|---------6-----(6)-6-6-------6------6-------6----| |-----6--------5-5---|---5b7==(5)----(5)-----5b7==(5)-------5pb7r(5)-5-| |-----8--------7-7---|-------------------------------------------------| |-6---------5--------|-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Q Q E E S S E S S E +S E S S S E S S E |----6------5-5---|---------------------------------| |----6------6-6---|---------------------------------| |----6------5-5---|---------------------------------| |----8------7-7---|-------------3-x-5-3-------------| |-6-----5-5-5-5---|---3s5---(5)----------5----3-1---| |-----------------|-------------------------------3-| E E Q Q S S E E a E +S S S S S S S S S S E |-----6--------5-5---|---2s=3----(3)-3-x-x-3-x--3--3-x-x-3-| |-----6--------6-6---|---2s=3----(3)-3-x-x-3-x--3--3-x-x-3-| |-----6--------5-5---|---2s=3----(3)-3-x-x-3-x--3--3-x-x-3-| |-----8--------7-7---|-------------------------------------| |-6-6-6-----5--5-5---|-------------------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------------------| Gtr I+II a E. S +E a E +S a E. E a E |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-3s5--3-(3)----------------------| |------------3s5-(5)-5s3--1-3s5---| |---------------------------------| 7/8 E. S +E E +H +W +H. +E |-------------------|------------|---------------|| go to start |-------------------|------------|--------------o|| |-------------------|------------|---------------|| |-------------------|------------|---------------|| |-3--1-(1)----------|------------|--------------o|| |----------3-(3)----|-(3)--------|-(3)------(3)--|| Verse 4 Gtr II plays as verse 1 4/4 E E Q Q S S E E a Q S S S S E S E. E E S E. Q S S E |-----6-----5-5---|---------------------------------------|-----6-6-------5-5---| |-----6-----6-6---|---------------------------------------|-----6-6-------6-6---| |-----6-----5-5---|---------------------------------------|-----6-6-------5-5---| |-----8-----7-7---|---15h17-----15------------------------|-----8-8-------7-7---| |-6-6-6--5--5-5---|----------------17s15-13---15---13-----|-6-6-6-6----5--------| |-----------------|-----------------------------------15-|---------------------| S S E a +E E S S a E S E. |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |--------15b15.5---17b19==(17)-15b15.5-----------------------| |---17---------------------------------17-15-----------------| |--------------------------------------------17s15---13------| |-------------------------------------------------------15--| Q Q Q Q E E +S E. S S S a +S +S S E |--------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-----6--------6-----|--------------------------3------------------| |-----6--------5-----|----3b3.5=====(3)-5--3-5----5b7==(5)r(5)-3---| |-----8--------7-----|-------------------------------------------5-| |-6---6-----5--5-----|---------------------------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------------------------| ~ Q Q E E Q E E +S E. E E Q |-----------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------6-----|---6---(6)b6.5-6b6.5-6b6.5--6b6.5----8---| |----6------5-----|-----------------------------------------| |----8------7-----|-----------------------------------------| |-6--6--5-5-5-----|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------------------| Q Q Q S S E E S S S S E S S E Q |----6--------5-5---|-x--3--3-x-3----------------| |----6--------6-6---|-x--3--3-x-3----------------| |----6--------5-5---|-x--3--3-x-3---5-3----------| |----8--------7-7---|--------------------5----5--| |-6--6-----5--5-5---|----------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------| 2/4 4/4 a E. S +E a E +S a E. E a E E. S +E E +W |-------------------------------|-------------------|---------|| go to start |-------------------------------|-------------------|--------o|| |-------------------------------|-------------------|---------|| |-3s5--3-(3)--------------------|-------------------|---------|| |------------3s5-(5)-5s3--1-3s5-|-3--1-(1)----------|--------o|| |-------------------------------|----------------3--|-(3)-----|| | | Q E a E +W |-------------------------------|-------------------|---------|| |-------------------------------|----------------3--|-(3)----o|| |-------------------------------|----------5b7==(5)-|-(5)-----|| |-------------------------------|-------------------|---------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------|--------o|| |-------------------------------|-------------------|---------|| Outro Q Q E E Q Q a +Q +S a +E S S S E Q S S E E E S S E |--------------|----------------------------------------|--------------5-5---| |----6------6--|----------------------------------------|----6-6-------6-6---| |----6------5--|-------5b7==(5)--(5)-5pb7r(5)---3-------|----6-6-------5-5---| |----8------7--|----------------------------------5-3-5-|----8-8---7-7-7-7---| |----6--5-5-5--|----------------------------------------|-6--6-6---5-5-5-5---| |--------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------| |-w/Fill 3 E S S +S S S S S S S S E E Q S S E E E S S E |---5s6-(6)-6-x-x-5s6-6-6-x-6-|--------------5-5---| |---7s8-(8)-8-x-x-7s8-8-8-x-8-|----6-6-------6-6---| |---6s7-(7)-7-x-x-6s7-7-7-x-7-|----6-6-------5-5---| |-----------------------------|----8-8-------7-7---| |-----------------------------|-6--6-6---5-5-5-5---| |-----------------------------|--------------------| |-w/Fill 3 E e S S E S S S S E S S Q Q E E Q E S S S S S S S S E e E |-----------------------------|--------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----6------6--|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----6------5--|----------------------------| |---5-----3-----5-3---3---3h5-|----8------7--|---------3---x-5-3----------| |-------------------5---------|-6--6--5-5-5--|---3-4-5-----------5---3----| |-----------------------------|--------------|----------------------------| |-w/Fill 4 |-w/Fill 3 E E Q E E Q E S S E E S S S S E E |-----6------5--|-----------------------| |-----6------6--|-----------------------| |-----6------5--|-----------------------| |-----8------7--|-----------------------| |-6-6-6--5-5-5--|-----------------------| |---------------|---1-3---3---1-2-3---3-| |-w/Fill3 Q Q Q S S E E S S E e E S S E e |-----6-----5-5---|---------------------*| |-----6-----6-6---|---------------------*| |-----6-----5-5---|---3h5---5---3-5---5-*| |-----8-----7-7---|---------------------*| |-/6--6--5--5-5---|---------------------*| |-----------------|---------------------*| |-w/Fill 3 CHORUS: Gm Cm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Gm Cm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy VERSE 1: Cm Dm Gm All around in my home town Cm Dm Gm They're trying to track me down Cm Dm Gm They say they want to bring me in guilty Cm Dm Gm For the killing of a deputy Cm Dm Gm For the life of a deputy But I say? (play MAIN RIFF) MAIN RIFF: |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--5--3------------------------| |--------5--3--1--5--3--1------| |--------------------------3---| CHORUS: Gm Cm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense Gm Cm Gm I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense VERSE 2: Cm Dm Gm Sheriff John Brown always hated me Cm Dm Gm For what I don't know Cm Dm Gm Every time that I plant a seed Cm Dm Gm He said "Kill it before it grows" Cm Dm Gm He said "Kill it before it grows" I say! (play MAIN RIFF) CHORUS: Gm Cm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense Gm Cm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense VERSE 3: Cm Dm Gm Freedom came my way one day Cm Dm Gm And I started out of town yeah Cm Dm Gm All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown Cm Dm Gm Aiming to shoot me down Cm Dm Gm So I shot, I shot him down I say! (play MAIN RIFF) CHORUS: Gm Cm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Gm Cm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy VERSE 4: Cm Dm Gm Reflexes got the better of me Cm Dm Gm And what is to be must be Cm Dm Gm Every day the bucket falls to the well Cm Dm Gm But one day the bottom will drop out Cm Dm Gm Yes, one day the bottom will drop out But I say (play MAIN RIFF) CHORUS: Gm Cm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no Gm Cm Gm I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no ENDING: Cm Dm Gm Cm Dm Gm (repeat and fade) -----------