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