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Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff Lyrics

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TitleI Shot The Sheriff
ArtistBob Marley
AlbumBurnin' (1973) , Track 3 ,
Legend (1984) , Track 8
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Rank9,107 (-) history
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Song lyrics
 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 
Ev'ry 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 
Ev'ry 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 
(Repeat) 
lyrics corrected on 14-06-2006




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23-12-2004 07:31LedPinkNirvana is offline LedPinkNirvana 

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bob marley = the greatest ever
23-03-2005 22:232Beatles2 is offline 2Beatles2 

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19-01-2006 00:43purplelily4c is offline purplelily4c 

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is this the song the guy sung on american idol???


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