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
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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
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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
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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
