Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff

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I SHOT THE SHERIFF   1,4,5  BUT I DID NOT SHOOT THE DEPUTY
                                   2,3  BUT I SWEAR IT WAS IN SELF DEFENCE

I SHOT THE SHERIFF   1,4    BUT I DIDN’T SHOOT THE DEPUTY
                                   2   AND THEY SAY IT IS A CAPITAL OFFENCE
                                   3   BUT I SWEAR IT WAS IN SELF DEFENCE,
                                   5  BUT I DIDN’T SHOOT NO DEPUTY

ALL AROUND IN MY HOME TOWN,

THEY’RE TRYING TO TRACK ME DOWN,

THEY SAY THEY WANT TO BRING ME IN GUILTY,

OF THE KILLING OF A DEPUTY,

FOR THE LIFE OF A DEPUTY,  WELL I SAY,

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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,

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FREEDOM CAME MY WAY ONE DAY,

AND I STARTED OUT OF TOWN,  YEAH,

ALL OF A SUDDEN I SEE SHERIFF COME DOWN,

AIMING TO SHOOT ME DOWN,

SO I SHOT, I SHOT HIM DOWN,   I SAY,

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HE THINKS HE’S GOT THE BETTER OF ME,

HE WANT IS TO BE MORE SPEED,

EVERY DAY THE BOTTOM CALLS TO THE WORLD,

ONE DAY THE BOTTOM WILL DROP OUT,

YES ONE DAY THE BOTTOM WILL DROP OUT,   I SAY,

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