Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton - I shot the sheriff lyrics

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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 

All around in my hometown
They're 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, oh, now, now... 

Oh, I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self defense
Ooh, ooh, ooh
I said, I shot the sheriff, Oh Lord
And they say it is a capital offense
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Hear this 

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, oh, now, now,
Read it in the news 

I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self defense
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Where was the deputy?
I said I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defense 

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, if I am guilty I will pay 

I shot the sheriff, but I say, but I didn't shoot no deputy
Ooh, no, oh
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy
Ooo, ooo, ooh 

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, I, I, ... 

I, I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy, no
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Copyrights:

Author: Bob Marley

Composer: Bob Marley

Publisher: RSO Records, Inc.

Details:

Released in: 1974

Language: English

Appearing on: 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) , Complete Clapton (2007) , Give Me Strength - The '74/'75 Recordings (2013) , Timepieces - The Best Of Eric Clapton (1982) , Clapton Chronicles - The Best of Eric Clapton (1999) , 24 Nights: Rock (2023) , 24 Nights: Orchestral (2023)

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