Eric Clapton- I shot the sheriff - Crossroads 2004 live. <br /> <br />Lyrics: <br />I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy <br />I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy <br /> <br />All around in my home town <br />They're trying to track me down <br />They say they want to bring me in guilty <br />For the killing of a deputy <br />For the life of a deputy, but I say <br /> <br />I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense <br />I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense <br /> <br />Sheriff John Brown always hated me <br />For what I don't know <br />Every time that I plant a seed <br />He said, "Kill it before it grows" <br />He said, "Kill it before it grows", I say <br /> <br />I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense <br />I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense <br /> <br />Freedom came my way one day <br />And I started out of town <br />All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown <br />Aiming to shoot me down <br />So I shot, I shot him down, I say <br /> <br />I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy <br />I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy <br /> <br />Reflexes got the better of me <br />And what is to be must be <br />Every day the bucket goes to the well <br />But one day the bottom will drop out <br />Yes, one day the bottom will drop out, but I say <br /> <br />I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no <br />I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
