I Shot the Sheriff (live) Lyrics

All around in my hometown
they´re tryin to track me down

And they say they want to bring me in guilty
for the killin of a deputy...
for the life of a deputy....... I SAY....
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy

Sheriff John Brown always hated me
for what I dont know
Everytime that I plant a seed
he says kill it before it grows
he says kill it before it grows and I say no....

I shot the sheriff, but i swear it was in self defense
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense
Freedom came my way one day
I started out of town

All of a sudden I say Sheriff John Brown
Aiming to shoot me down
So i had, i had to shot him down
You can read it in the News

IF I AM GUILTY I WILL PAY
I shot the sheriff, but i didnt shoot no deputy
I shot the sheriff, but i didnt shoot no deputy

Reflexes got the better of me
And what will be will be

Everyday the bucket goes to the well
One day the bottom must drop out,
I Say one day the bottom must drop out, one day the bottom must drop out, and I Say

I shot the sheriff, but i didnt shoot no deputy
I shot the sheriff, but i didnt shoot no deputy