Capo: 3rd fret
Verse
[Am]I didn't mean to end his life
I know it wasn't right [Am]
I cant eve[Em]even sleep at night
Cant get it off my mind [Em]
I need to g[Am]get out of sight
Before I end up behind bars [Em]
What started out as a[Am]a simple altercation
Turned into a[Em]a real sticky situation
Me just think[Am]thinking on the time that im facing
[Am]Makes me wanna cry [Em]
Pre-Chorus
Cause I didn'[Am]didn't mean to hurt him [G]
Coulda been s[Em]somebodies son [Am]
[Am]And I took his hear[G]heart when
[Em]I pulled out that gun [Am]
Rum bum bum bum rum [Am]bum bum bum rum bum bum bum[Em]bum
[Am]Man Down
Rum bum bum bum rum [Am]bum bum bum rum bum bum bum[Em]bum
[Am]Man Down
Chorus
Oh mam[Am]mama mama mama [Am]
I just s[G]shot a man down
In central stati[Am]station
In front of a big o[Em]ol crowd
Oh Wh[Am]Why Oh Why [Em]
Oh ma[Am]mama mama mama [Am]
I just s[G]shot a man down
In central stati[Am]station
Verse
[Am]It's a 22
I [Am]call her Peggy Sue
When she fits, right do[Em]down in my shoes
What you [Em]expect me to
Do if you are play-i[Am]play-ing me for a fool
I will lose my cool [Am]
And reach for my firea[G]firearm
I didn't mean to lay him [Am]down
But it’s too late to turn ba[Em]back now
Don’t kno[Am]know what I was thinking
Now he’s[Am]he’s no longer living
So I’[Em]I’m about to leave town
Pre-Chorus
[Am]Cause I didn't mean to hurt [G]him
Coulda been s[Em]somebodies son [Am]
[Am]And I took his hear[G]heart when
[Em]I pulled out that gun [Am]
Rum bum bum bum ru[Am]rum bum bum bum rum bum bum b[Em]bum
[Am]Man Down
Rum bum bum bum ru[Am]rum bum bum bum rum bum bum b[Em]bum
Chorus
Oh mam[Am]mama mama mama [Am]
I just s[G]shot a man down
In central stati[Am]station
In front of a big o[Em]ol crowd
Oh Wh[Am]Why Oh Why [Em]
Oh ma[Am]mama mama mama [Am]
I just s[G]shot a man down
In central stati[Am]station
Bridge
Look I neve[Am]never thought i'd do it
Never thought i'd do it
[Am]Never thought i'd do it
Oh gosh
What ever[Am]ever happened to me
Ever happened to me
[Am]Ever happened to me
Why did I pull t[Am]the trigger
pull the trigger pull the trigger BOOM
And end[Am]end an and an, life so soon
When mi pull th[Am]the trigger pull
the trigger pull it pon you
[Em]Somebody tell me what im
gonna what im gonna do [Em]
[Am]Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum [Am]bum
bum bum [Em]
Mi say wah man down ( A weh mi say)
[Am]Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bumm rum[Am]rum bum bum
bum [Em]
When mi went downtown
Cause now imma criminal crimi[Am]criminal criminal
Oh lord have mer[Em]mercy now I am a criminal
Man Down, tell the [Am]judge please gimme minimal
Run out a town no[Am]none of them can see me now
Chorus
Oh mam[Am]mama mama mama [Am]
I just s[G]shot a man down
In central stati[Am]station
In front of a big o[Em]ol crowd
Oh Wh[Am]Why Oh Why [Em]
Oh ma[Am]mama mama mama [Am]
I just s[G]shot a man down
In central stati[Am]station