Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff ( Studio Version )

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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 want 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-defense.
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense.

Sheriff john brown always hated me;
For what I don't know.
Every time that I plant a seed
He said, kill it before it grows.
He said, kill it before it grows.
I say:

I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense.
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense.

Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town.
All of a sudden I see sheriff john brown
Aiming to shoot me down.
So I shot, I shot him down.
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.
Every day the bucket goes to the well,
But one day the bottom will drop out,
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out.
But I say:

I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no.
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no.

i do not own this

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[otherranger]

R.I.P. the deputy

[ThePrinceDhani]

Eric Clapton did for Reggae what Elvis did for Rock n Roll and what Eminem later did for rap music.

[DaWeedHH]

@ThePrinceDhani Eminem?

[MudFlapper359]

@Disturbed1821 I to like this version better because the vocals are better and so is the instruments. It just makes me tap my heel and gently rock my head back and forth better than Bob Marleys version.

[CostanzaKramer1]

@walter4092 I shot the disliker, but I swear it was completely deliberate!

[ibedoinwork21]

Only a legend can cover a legend..and with no flaw i might add

[walter4092]

i shot 9 people who disliked this song

[1DarkPunk]

@ThePrinceDhani I hope you make a top comment because what you just said is fucking right!!!!

[semkobenko]

hi baby ali

[semkobenko]

ha ha ha ha ha ha

[semkobenko]

did it as well