All around in my own town They're trying to track me down They say they want to bring me in guilty For the killing of a deputy For the life of a deputy. “I Shot The Sheriff’ is like I shot wickedness,” Bob Marley said in a 1975 interview. Chords. Marley, within the context of the song, finds it prudent, even necessary, to shoot the sheriff. 3. (I shot the sheriff.) Sheriff John Brown always hated me; For what I don't know. The vast Rhino catalog of more than 5,000 albums, videos, and hit songs features material by Warner Music Group artists such as Van Halen, Duran Duran, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Doors, Chicago, Black Sabbath, John Coltrane, Yes, Alice Cooper, Linda Ronstadt, The Ramones, The Monkees, Carly Simon, and Curtis Mayfield, among many others. 1. I Shot the Sheriff (zu deutsch etwa „Ich erschoss den Sheriff“) ist ein Lied des jamaikanischen Reggaemusikers Bob Marley und dessen Band The Wailers, das erstmals auf dem Studioalbum Burnin’ (1973) veröffentlicht wurde. 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Cmaj7. "I Shot the Sheriff" is the lead single released from Warren G's second album, Take a Look Over Your Shoulder. A Sheriff by definition is a deputy right? [4], Eric Clapton recorded a cover version that was included on his 1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard. Eric Clapton recorded this in 1974. I Shot The Sheriff Tab by Bob Marley with free online tab player. Check our designs on Redbubble Held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, the two-day concert event raised funds for the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, the chemical dependency treatment and education facility that Clapton founded in 1998.Subscribe to the Rhino Channel! [citation needed]. Recommended by The Wall Street Journal Helpful. "I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Bob Marley and released in 1973 by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Selwyn S. Elledge. * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. 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