“I Shot the Sheriff” was written by Bob Marley and featured on Bob Marley and the Wailers' 1973 album Burnin'. Clapton didn’t want to use this on the album because he thought it might seem. The original title of the song was 'I Shot The Police', but Marley changed the title in order to avoid troubles. Blues musician Eric Clapton covered the song; his version became a Number One hit in the U.S. In 1974; following that success, Marley then performed the song on most concerts of his later career, never having performed it before though. I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.) Yeah! All around in my home town, They're tryin' to track me down; 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. (I shot the sheriff. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Bob Marley & The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff at Discogs. Complete your Bob Marley & The Wailers collection.

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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, oo-ooh.)

Yeah! All around in my home town
They're tryin' to track me down
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.) - the sheriff.
(But I swear it was in selfdefence.)
Oh, no! (Ooh, ooh, oo-oh) Yeah!
I say: I shot the sheriff - Oh, Lord! -

Lyrics I Shot The Sheriff Bob Marley

(And they say it is a capital offence.)
Yeah! (Ooh, ooh, oo-oh) Yeah!
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what, I don't know:
Every time I plant a seed

He said kill it before it grow -
He said kill them before they grow.

And so:
Read it in the news:
(I shot the sheriff.) Oh, Lord!
(But I swear it was in self-defence.)

I Shot The Sheriff 1973

Where was the deputy? (Oo-oo-oh)
I say: I shot the sheriff
But I swear it was in selfdefence. (Oo-oh) Yeah!
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,)

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But I say (But I didn't shoot no deputy)
I didn't shoot no deputy (oh, no-oh), oh no!
(I shot the sheriff.) I did!
But I didn't shoot no deputy. Oh! (Oo-oo-ooh)
Reflexes had got 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.
Lord, I didn't shot the deputy. Yeah!
I - I (shot the sheriff) -
But I didn't shoot no deputy, yeah! No, yeah!