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I Shot The Sheriff
Eric Clapton

(Chorus) I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy
All around in my home town they're trying to track me down
They say they to bring me in guilty for the killing of a deputy
For the life of a deputy but I say.....

I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defence
I shot the sheriff and they say it is a capital offence
Sheriff 'John Brown' always hated me for what I don't know
Ev'retime that I plant a seed, he said kill it before it grow
He said kill it before it grow, but I say.....

I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defence
I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defence
Freedom came my way one day and I started out of town
All of sudden I see sheriff 'John Brown' aiming to shoot me down
So I shot, I shot him down, but I say.....

I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy
Reflexes got the better of me and what is to be must be
Ev'reday the bucket goes to the well, one day the bottom will drop out
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out, but I say.....

..... repeat (Chorus).....

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