Intro: ||:Cm | Bb | Cm | Bb | Cm | Bb | Ab | Bb :||
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
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
Reff :
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
Cm
It's a
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
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
Reff :
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
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
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 Bm
Cause now imma criminal criminal criminal
Cm 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 until fade