<Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chris Blackwell </Li> <Li> The Wailers </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Chris Blackwell </Li> <Li> The Wailers </Li> </Ul> <P> "I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Bob Marley and released in 1973 by The Wailers . </P> <P> The story is told from the point of view of a narrator who admits to having killed the corrupt local sheriff, and claims to be falsely accused of having killed the deputy sheriff . The narrator also claims to have acted in self - defense when the sheriff tried to shoot him . The song was first released in 1973 on The Wailers' album Burnin' . Marley explained his intention as follows: "I want to say' I shot the police' but the government would have made a fuss so I said' I shot the sheriff' instead...but it's the same idea: justice ." </P>

Who did the original i shot the sheriff