I Shot The Sheriff-Eric Clapton

[ti:I Shot The Sheriff] [ar:Eric Clapton] [al:Crossroads 2 (Live In The Seve] [by:] [offset:0] [00:10.81]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy [00:17.78] [00:21.71]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy [00:31.59]All around in my home town [00:37.49] [00:38.93]They're trying to track me down [00:44.31]They say they want to bring me in guilty [00:48.06] [00:49.56]For the killing of a deputy [00:53.03] [00:54.15]For the life of a deputy [00:59.21]But I say [01:00.22] [01:06.57]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence [01:13.07] [01:18.06]I shot the sheriff and they say it is a capital offence [01:23.65] [01:30.03]Sheriff John Brown always hated me [01:33.90] [01:35.03]For what I don't know [01:41.15]Every time that I plant a seed [01:44.66] [01:46.28]He said 'Kill it before it grows' [01:48.78] [01:52.34]He said 'Kill it before it grows' [01:56.65] [02:03.34]But I say [02:05.03] [02:07.66]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence [02:09.91]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence [02:19.00] [02:27.11]Freedom came my way one day [02:28.75] [02:32.60]And I started out of town [02:34.74] [02:37.35]All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown [02:40.46] [02:42.72]Aiming to shoot me down [02:44.27] [02:48.47]So I shot I shot him down [02:52.46] [03:05.79]But I say [03:06.79]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy [03:09.91] [03:15.57]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy [03:20.57] [03:27.94]Reflexes got the better of me [03:29.44] [03:33.32]And what is to be must be [03:35.38] [03:39.01]Every day the bucket goes to well [03:40.89] [03:44.23]But one day the bottom wuill drop out [03:46.23] [03:49.76]Yes one day the bottom will drop out [03:52.76] [04:01.57]But I say [04:02.26]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy [04:06.32] [04:11.14]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy