I Shot The Sheriff (Complete) Harmonica Tabs

Harp G MM. I think it is worth buying a
Melody Maker for this tune alone.

(Intro)/ 8 -8 -7 -6 6 -6 / -7 -6 6 5

Em/-7 -6 -6 -6 -7
I shot the she riff,
Am/ 5 5 6 6 -6 6 Em/-7 -6 5 /
But I did not shoot the dep u ty
Em/ -7 -6 -6 -6 -7
I shot the she riff,
Am/ 5 5 6 6 -6 6 Em/-7 -6 5 /
But I did not shoot the dep u ty
Cmaj7/ 8 8 Bm -8 Em/ -7 -8 8 -7
All a round my ho me town,
5 5 Cmaj7/ 8 8 8 Bm -8 -8 Em/-7
They are trying to track me down
5 Cmaj7/8 8 8 8 Bm –8 -8 -7 Em/-8 –7
They say they want to bring me in guil ty,
5 5 Cmaj7/ -7 7 8 7 Bm -7 -7 Em/ -6 6
For the killing of a dep u t y
-8 -8 Cmaj7/ 8 -8 -7 Bm -6 -7 Em/ -6 6
For the life of a dep u t y,
8 -8 8
I sa id (Intro)

Em/ -7 -6 -6 -6 -7
I shot the she riff,
Am/ 5 5 6 6 -6 6 Em/ -7 -6 5 /
But I swear it was in self de fence
Em/-7 -6 -6 -6 -7
I shot the she riff ,
Am/ 5 5 6 6 -6 6 Em/-7 -6 5 5 5 /
And they say it is a cap i tal of fence
Cmaj7/ 8 8 Bm -8 Em/ -7 -7 -7 -8 8 -7
Sheriff John Brown al ways hat ed me,
5 Cmaj7/ 8 Bm 8 -8 Em/ -7
For what I don’t know
Cmaj7/ 8 8 Bm -8 -7 -8 Em/ 8 -7 -6 6
Every time I would plant a se ed,
5 6 Cmaj7/ -6 -6 6 Bm -6 6 Em/ 5
He said kill it be fore it grows
6 -6 Cmaj7/ -7 -8 -7 Bm -6 6 Em/ -6 6
He said kill it be fore it gro ws,
8 -8 8
I sa id (Intro)

Em/ -7 -6 -6 -6 -7
I shot the she riff,
Am/ 5 5 6 6 -6 6 Em/ -7 -6 5 /
But I swear it was in self defence
Em/ -7 -6 -6 -6 -7
I shot the she riff,
Am/ 5 5 6 6 -6 6 Em/ -7 -6 5 /
But I swear it was in self defence
Cmaj7/ 8 8 Bm -8 -7 Em/ -8 8 -7 5
Freedom came my way one day, and
Cmaj7/ 8 8 Bm -8 -8 Em/ -7
Started out out there
Cmj7/8 8 8 Bm -8 -8 -8 -8 Em/-8 8 8 -7
Allof a sudden I see she riff John Brown,
Cmaj7/ -7 -7 7 Bm -7 -7 Em/ -6 6
Heading to shoot me do wn
-6 -7 Cmaj7/ 7 Bm -8 8 -7 Em/-6 6
So I shot, I shot him do wn,
8 -8 8
I sa id (Intro)

Em/ -7 -6 -6 -6 -7
I shot the she riff,
Am/ 5 5 6 6 -6 6 Em/ -7 -6 5 /
But I did not shoot the dep u ty
Em/ -7 -6 -6 -6 -7
I shot the she riff,
Am/ 5 5 6 6 -6 6 Em/ -7 -6 5 /
But I did not shoot the dep u ty
Cmaj7/8 8 8 Bm -8 -7 Em/ -8 -8 -8 8
Reflexes got the better of me,
Cmaj7/ 8 8 8 Bm -8 -7 Em/ -6 6
What is to be must b e
8 8 Cmaj7/ 8 8 Bm -8 -8 Em/-7 -8 8 8 -7
Every day the bottom calls to the world,
Cmaj7/ -6 -7 -7 7 Bm –7 -7 -7 -7 Em/ -6 6
But one day the bottom will drop o ut
6 Cmaj7/ -6 -7 7 Bm 8 -8 -7 -7 Em/ -6 6
Yes one day the bottom will drop out,
8 -8 8
I sa id (Intro)

Em/-7 -6 -6 -6 -7
I shot the she riff,
Am/ 5 5 6 6 -6 6 Em/ -7 -6 5 /
But I did not kill the dep u ty
Em/ -7 -6 -6 -6 -7
I shot the she riff,
Am/ 5 5 6 6 -6 6 Em/ -7 -6 5 /
But I did not kill the dep u ty
Cmaj7/ Bm Em/
Cmaj7/ Bm Em/ (Repeat)