Watch Eric Clapton perform "I Shot The Sheriff" live from Crossroads in 2010. The song was originally written by Bob Marley, told from the point of view of a narrator who admits to having killed the local sheriff but claims to be falsely accused of having killed the deputy sheriff. Clapton's version was included on his album, '461 Ocean Boulevard.' It is the most successful version of the song, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 The Crossroads Guitar Festival is a music festival and concert that benefits the Crossroads Centre founded by Eric Clapton, a drug treatment center located in Antigua. Share this video on Facebook: www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http://youtu.be/APWhx97QvxE www.ericclapton.com/ www.facebook.com/ericclapton