Capo 3rd
[Intro]
Am G F G C
"Man Down"
[Verse]
Am
I didn't mean to end his life
I know it wasn't right
G
I can't even sleep at night
Can't get it off my mind
F
I need to get out of sight
G
Before I end up behind bars
Am
What started out as a simple altercation
G
Turned into a real sticky situation
F
Me just thinking on the time that I'm facing
G
Makes me wanna cry
[Pre-Chorus]
Am G
Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
Am
Coulda been somebody's son
G
And I took his heart when
Am
I pulled out that gun
[Chorus]
G
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
Man Down
Am G
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
Man Down
Am
Oh mama mama mama
G
I just shot a man down
F
In central station
C
In front of a big ol crowd
Am
Oh Why
G
Oh Why
F
Oh mama mama mama
G
I just shot a man down
Am
In central station
[Verse]
Am
It's a 22
I Call her Peggy Sue
G
When she fits right down in my shoes
What do you expect me to do
F
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
G
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
[Pre-Chorus]
[ Am , G ]
Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
Coulda been somebody's son
And I took his heart when
I pulled out that gun
[Chorus]
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
Man Down
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
Man Down
[Am G F C ; Am F G F]
Oh mama mama mama
I just shot a man down
In central station
In front of a big ol crowd
Oh Why Oh Why
Oh mama mama mama
I just shot a man down
In central station
[Verse]
Am
Look I never thought do it
Never thought do it
G
Never thought do it
Oh gosh
F
What ever happened to me
Ever happened to me
G
Ever happened to me
Am
Why did I pull the trigger
G
Pull the trigger pull the trigger BOOM
Am C
And end a nigga end a niggas life so soon
Am G
When mi pull the trigger pull the trigger pull it pon you
Am
Somebody tell me what I'm gonna what I'm gonna do
[Chorus]
Am
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
G
Mi say wah man down (A weh mi say)
Am
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bumm rum bum bum bum
G
When mi went downtown
Am
Cause now Imma criminal criminal criminal
G
Oh lord a mercy now I am a criminal
Man Down
F
Tell the judge please gimme minimal
G
Run out a town none a dem cah see mi now
[Am G F C ; Am G F G]
Oh mama mama mama
I just shot a man down
In central station
In front of a big ol crowd
Oh Why Oh Why
Oh mama mama mama
I just shot a man down
In central station
