[ti:I Shot The Sheriff] [ar:Eric Clapton] [00:00.31]I shot the sheriff [00:02.31]but I did not shoot the deputy [00:10.51]I shot the sheriff [00:13.89]but I did not shoot the deputy [00:21.51]All around in my home town [00:25.77]they're trying to track me down [00:30.64]They say they want to bring me in guilty [00:35.58]for the killing of a deputy [00:40.45]for the life of a deputy [00:45.01]But I say [00:52.27]I shot the sheriff [00:55.51]but I swear it was in self-defence [01:02.21]I shot the sheriff [01:05.71]and they say it is a capital offence [01:13.46]Sheriff John Brown always hated me [01:17.96]for what I don't know [01:23.02]Every time that I plant a seed [01:27.95]he said 'Kill it before it grows' [01:32.83]He said 'Kill it before it grows' [01:37.14]But I say [01:44.33]I shot the sheriff [01:47.58]but I swear it was in self-defence [01:54.43]I shot the sheriff [01:57.90]but I swear it was in self-defence [02:05.54]Freedom came my way one day [02:10.29]and I started out of town [02:15.54]All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown [02:21.04]aiming to shoot me down [02:24.67]so I shot I shot him down [02:29.68]But I say [02:40.37]I shot the sheriff [02:43.37]but I did not shoot the deputy [02:50.05]I shot the sheriff [02:53.55]but I did not shoot the deputy [03:01.30]Reflexes got the better of me [03:06.36]and what is to be must be [03:11.12]Every day the bucket goes to well [03:16.05]but one day the bottom wuill drop out [03:21.05]yes one day the bottom will drop out [03:25.24]But I say [03:32.18]I shot the sheriff [03:35.55]but I did not shoot the deputy [03:42.24]I shot the sheriff [03:45.74]but I did not shoot the deputy