I Shot The Sheriff - Crossroad 2 Box/Set Version

by Eric Clapton

From the album: Crossroads

Track 12 of 35 on Crossroads (1988).

Duration: 10:21

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Lyrics for I Shot The Sheriff - Crossroad 2 Box/Set Version

I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot no deputy I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot no deputy All around in my hometown They're trying to track me down They say they want to bring me in guilty For the killing of the deputy For the life of a deputy I shot the sheriff But I swear it was in self-defence I shot the sheriff And they say it is a capital offence Sheriff John Brown always hated me For what? I don't know And every time that I plant a seed He said, "Kill it before it grows" "Kill it before it grows" I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot no deputy I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot no deputy Freedom came my way one day Started out of town All of a sudden, I see Sheriff John Brown Aiming to shoot me down So I shot, I shot, I shot him down, bang, bang I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot no deputy I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot no deputy Reflexes got the better of me And what will be will be Every day the bucket goes to the well But one day, the bottom will fall out One day, the bottom will fall out I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot no deputy I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot no deputy

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