Eric Clapton – I shot the Sheriff Lyric

I shot the Sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the Sheriff but I didn't shoot the deputy

All around in my hometown they're trying to track me down
they say the 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 yea
all of a sudden I see Sheriff John Brown aiming to shoot me down
so I shot I shot him down and I say

I shot the Sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the Sheriff but I didn't 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 and I say

I shot the Sheriff but I didn't shoot the deputy oh no
I shot the Sheriff but I did not shoot no deputy oh no