I Shot The Sheriff-Hit Co. Masters

[ti:I Shot The Sheriff] [ar:Hit Co. Masters] [al:Musicians Who Come Together for the Country] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Shot The Sheriff - Hit Co. Masters [00:01.02]I shot the sheriff but I didn't shoot no deputy [00:06.78] [00:11.10]I shot the sheriff but I didn't shoot no deputy [00:17.78] [00:22.11]All around in my home town [00:24.70] [00:26.41]They're trying to track me down [00:28.94] [00:31.11]They say they want to bring me in guilty [00:34.14] [00:36.04]For the killing of a deputy [00:39.06] [00:41.16]For the life of a deputy [00:43.50] [00:45.15]But I say [00:47.85] [00:52.94]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defense [00:59.11] [01:02.69]I shot the sheriff and they say it is a capital offense [01:09.02] [01:13.73]Sheriff john brown always hated me [01:16.91] [01:18.30]For what I don't know [01:21.08] [01:23.12]Every time that I plant a seed [01:27.90]He said kill it before it grows [01:30.80] [01:32.83]He said kill it before it grows [01:36.25] [01:37.66]I say [01:38.25] [01:44.43]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defense [01:50.87] [01:54.46]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defense [02:03.41] [02:05.52]Freedom came my way one day [02:08.20] [02:10.13]And I started out of town [02:12.90] [02:15.34]All of a sudden I see sheriff john brown [02:18.58] [02:20.42]Aiming to shoot me down [02:22.45] [02:24.49]So I shot I shot him down [02:28.41] [02:29.54]I say [02:31.40] [02:40.09]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy [02:45.86] [02:49.82]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy [02:57.98] [03:00.85]Reflexes got the better of me [03:03.47] [03:05.89]And what is to be must be [03:08.17] [03:10.65]Every day the bucket goes to the well [03:13.78] [03:15.53]But one day the bottom will drop out [03:18.27] [03:20.45]Yes one day the bottom will drop out [03:23.53] [03:24.57]I say [03:29.08] [03:31.69]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy oh no [03:40.55] [03:41.45]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy oh no