Hook
I Shot The Sheriff But I Didn't Shoot No Deputy Oh, No, Oh
I Shot The Sheriff But I Didn't Shoot No Deputy Ooh, Ooh, Ooh (Yeah)
Verse 1
All Around In My Hometown They Tryin' To Track Me Down, Yeah
They Say They Want To Bring Me In Guilty For The Killing Of A Deputy
For The Life Of A Deputy But I Say
Unison
Oh, Now, Now, Oh
Hook
I Shot The Sheriff But I Swear It Was In Self Defense Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
I Shot The Sheriff And They Say It Is A Capital Offense Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
Verse 2
Sheriff John Brown Always Hated Me For What? I Don't Know
Every Time I Plant A Seed He Said, "Kill It Before It Grows"
He Said, "Kill Them Before They Grow" And So
Unison
And So Read It In The News
Hook
I Shot The Sheriff But I Swear It Was In Self Defense Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
I Shot The Sheriff But I Swear It Was In Self Defense Yeah (Ooh)
Verse 3
Freedom Came My Way One Day And I Started Out Of Town, Yeah
All Of A Sudden I Saw Sheriff John Brown Aiming To Shoot Me Down
So I Shot, I Shot, I Shot Him Down And I Say
Unison
If I Am Guilty I Will Pay
Hook
I Shot The Sheriff (But I Say) But I Didn't Shoot No Deputy Oh, No, Oh
I Shot The Sheriff (I Did) But I Didn't Shoot No Deputy (Oh) Ooh, Ooh, Ooh (Yeah)
Verse 4
Reflexes Had The Better Of Me And What Is To Be Must Be
Every Day The Bucket A-Go-A Well One Day The Bottom A-Go Drop Out
One Day The Bottom A-Go Drop Out I Say
Unison
I, I
Outro
I, I Shot The Sheriff Lord, I Didn't Shoot The Deputy, No
Yeah, I, I (Shot The Sheriff) But I Didn't Shoot No Deputy, Yeah So, Yeah
Instrument Fade Out
