Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff

[00:00.47] I shot the sheriff [00:03.59] But I did not shoot the deputy [00:07.10] [00:10.59] I shot the sheriff [00:13.59] But I didn't shoot the deputy [00:17.38] [00:21.33] All around in my hometown [00:25.53] They're trying to track me down [00:30.58] They say they want to bring me in guilty [00:35.35] For the killing of the deputy [00:40.45] For the life of a deputy [00:44.70] But I said [00:47.46] [00:52.29] I shot the sheriff [00:55.42] But I swear it was in self defense [00:59.20] [01:02.48] I shot the sheriff [01:05.65] And they say it is a capital offense [01:09.86] [01:13.43] Sheriff John Brown always hated me [01:17.81] For what? I don't know [01:22.82] And every time that I plant a seed [01:27.59] He said "Kill it before it grows" [01:32.77] He said "Kill it before it grows" [01:37.05] I said [01:39.80] [01:44.55] I shot the sheriff [01:47.71] But I swear it was in self defense [01:51.66] [01:54.55] I shot the sheriff [01:57.80] But I swear it was in self defense [02:01.99] [02:05.48] Freedom came my way one day [02:10.36] And I started out of town [02:15.69] All of a sudden I see Sheriff John Brown [02:21.14] Aiming to shoot me down [02:24.79] So I shot, I shot him down [02:29.72] And I said [02:33.31] [02:40.45] I shot the sheriff [02:43.56] But I did not shoot the deputy [02:47.85] [02:50.51] I shot the sheriff [02:53.75] But I didn't shoot the deputy [02:57.59] [03:01.35] Reflexes got the better of me [03:06.33] And what is to be must be [03:11.48] Every day the bucket falls to the well [03:15.84] But one day the bottom will drop out [03:21.29] Yes, one day the bottom will drop out [03:25.42] I said [03:28.29] [03:32.45] I shot the sheriff [03:35.58] But I didn't shoot the deputy [03:39.55] Oh no [03:42.43] I shot the sheriff [03:45.93] But I did not shoot no deputy [03:49.88] Oh no [03:50.49]