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4/4 - Reggae Strum
[Intro] ||:Cm | [Bb] | [Cm] | [Bb] | [Cm] | [Bb] | [Ab] | [Bb] :||
Verse 1
[Cm]
I didn't mean to end his life
I know it wasn't right
[Bb]
I cant even sleep at night
Cant get it off my mind
[Cm]
I need to get out of sight
[Bb]
Before I end up behind bars
[Cm]
What started out as a simple altercation
[Bb]
Turned into a real sticky situation
[Ab]
Me just thinking on the time that im facing
[Bb]
Makes me wanna cry
Pre-Chorus
[Cm]
Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
[Bb]
Coulda been somebodies son
[Cm]
And I took his heart when
[Bb]
I pulled out that gun
Chorus
[Cm] [Bb]
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum
Man Down
[Ab] [Bb]
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum
Man Down
[Cm]
Oh mama mama mama
[Bb]
I just shot a man down
[Cm]
In central station
[Bb]
In front of a big ol crowd
[Cm] [Bb]
Oh Why Oh Why
[Ab]
Oh mama mama mama
[Bb]
I just shot a man down
Verse 2
[Cm]
It's a 22
I Call her Peggy sue
[Bb]
When she fits right down in my shoes
What do you expect me to do
[Cm]
If you're playing me for a fool
I will lose my cool
[Bb]
And reach for my fire arm
[Cm]
I didn't mean to lay him down
[Bb]
But its too late to turn back now
[Ab]
don't know what I was thinking
Now hes no longer living
[Bb]
So imma bout to leave town
Pre-Chorus
[Cm]
Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
[Bb]
Coulda been somebodies son
[Cm]
And I took his heart when
[Bb]
I pulled out that gun
Chorus
[Cm] [Bb]
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum
Man Down
[Cm] [Bb]
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum
Man Down
[Cm]
Oh mama mama mama
[Bb]
I just shot a man down
[Cm]
In central station
[Bb]
In front of a big ol crowd
[Cm] [Bb]
Oh Why Oh Why
[Ab]
Oh mama mama mama
[Bb]
I just shot a man down
(Do you here me now?)
Bridge
[Cm]
Look I never thought i'd do it
Never thought i'd do it
[Bb]
Never thought i'd do it
Oh gosh
[Cm]
What ever happened to me
Ever happened to me
[Bb]
Ever happened to me
[Cm]
Why did I pull the trigger
Pull the trigger pull the trigger BOOM
[Bb]
And end a ni**a end a ni**as life so soon
[Ab]
When mi pull the trigger pull the trigger pull it pon you
[Bb]
Somebody tell me what im gonna what im gonna do
Chorus
[Cm] [Bb]
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum
Mi say wah man down( A weh mi say)
[Cm] [Bb]
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum
When mi went downtown
[Cm]
Cause now imma criminal criminal criminal
[Bb]
Oh lord a mercy now I am a criminal
Man Down
[Ab]
Tell the judge please gimme minimal
[Bb]
Run out a town none a dem cah see mi now
[Cm]
Oh mama mama mama
[Bb]
I just shot a man down
[Cm]
In central station
[Bb]
In front of a big ol crowd
[Cm] [Bb]
Oh Why Oh Why
[Ab]
Oh mama mama mama
[Bb]
I just shot a man down
[Cm] [Bb]
In central station
(repeat Cm | Bb x 2 until fade.
THE END
