AmI (x02210@1)didn't mean to end his life   
                                 AmI (x02210@1)know it wasn't right 
          EmI (022000@1)cant even sleep at night 
                                     EmCant (022000@1)get it off my mind 
           AmI (x02210@1)need to get out of sight 
                                      EmBefore (022000@1)I end up behind bars

AmWhat (x02210@1)started out as a simple altercation 
             EmTurned (022000@1)into a real sticky situation 
             AmMe (x02210@1)just thinking on the time that im facing 
Am (x02210@1)                     EmMakes (022000@1)me wanna cry

Am (x02210@1)                        GCause (320003@1)I didn't mean to hurt him 
             Em (022000@1)                     AmCoulda (x02210@1)been somebodies son 
Am (x02210@1)               GAnd (320003@1)I took his heart when 
Em (022000@1)                  AmI (x02210@1)pulled out that gun

Am (x02210@1)                       EmRum (022000@1)bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum 
AmMan (x02210@1)Down 
                                        Am (x02210@1)                       EmRum (022000@1)bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
AmMan (x02210@1)Down

Am (x02210@1)              AmOh (x02210@1)mama mama mama 
        GI (320003@1)just shot a man down 
                AmIn (x02210@1)central station
                   Em (022000@1)In front of a big ol crowd

Am (x02210@1)       EmOh (022000@1)Why Oh Why
     Am (x02210@1)               AmOh (x02210@1)mama mama mama 
        GI (320003@1)just shot a man down 
                Am (x02210@1)In central station

AmIt's (x02210@1)a 22 
  AmI (x02210@1)call her Peggy Sue 
                       EmWhen (022000@1)she fits, right down in my shoes 
         EmWhat (022000@1)you expect me to
                    AmDo (x02210@1)if you are play-ing me for a fool 
                     AmI (x02210@1)will lose my cool 
                      GAnd (320003@1)reach for my firearm

AmI (x02210@1)didn't mean to lay him down
                            Em (022000@1)But it's too late to turn back now 
         AmDon't (x02210@1)know what I was thinking 
        AmNow (x02210@1)he's no longer living
     Em (022000@1)So I'm about to leave town

Am (x02210@1)                        GCause (320003@1)I didn't mean to hurt him 
             Em (022000@1)                     AmCoulda (x02210@1)been somebodies son 
Am (x02210@1)               GAnd (320003@1)I took his heart when 
Em (022000@1)                  AmI (x02210@1)pulled out that gun

Am (x02210@1)                       EmRum (022000@1)bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum 
AmMan (x02210@1)Down 
                                        Am (x02210@1)                       EmRum (022000@1)bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum

Am (x02210@1)              AmOh (x02210@1)mama mama mama 
        GI (320003@1)just shot a man down 
                AmIn (x02210@1)central station
                   Em (022000@1)In front of a big ol crowd

Am (x02210@1)       EmOh (022000@1)Why Oh Why
     Am (x02210@1)               AmOh (x02210@1)mama mama mama 
        GI (320003@1)just shot a man down 
                Am (x02210@1)In central station



AmLook (x02210@1)I never thought i'd do it

Never thought i'd do it 
AmNever (x02210@1)thought i'd do it 
Oh gosh
         Am (x02210@1)What ever happened to me 
Ever happened to me 
AmEver (x02210@1)happened to me

AmWhy (x02210@1)did I pull the trigger pull the trigger pull the trigger BOOM 
       AmAnd (x02210@1)end an and an, life so soon 
               AmWhen (x02210@1)mi pull the trigger pull the trigger pull it pon you 
Em (022000@1)                                               EmSomebody (022000@1)tell me what im gonna what im gonna do

Am (x02210@1)                                Am (x02210@1)                                        EmRum (022000@1)bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum 
Mi say wah man down ( A weh mi say) 
Am (x02210@1)                                Am (x02210@1)                                          EmRum (022000@1)bum bum bum rum bum bum bumm rum bum bum bum 
When mi went downtown

AmCause (x02210@1)now imma criminal criminal criminal 
                EmOh (022000@1)lord have mercy now I am a criminal 
                   AmMan (x02210@1)Down, tell the judge please gimme minimal 
                 AmRun (x02210@1)out a town none of them can see me now

Am (x02210@1)              AmOh (x02210@1)mama mama mama 
        GI (320003@1)just shot a man down 
                AmIn (x02210@1)central station
                   Em (022000@1)In front of a big ol crowd

Am (x02210@1)       EmOh (022000@1)Why Oh Why
     Am (x02210@1)               AmOh (x02210@1)mama mama mama 
        GI (320003@1)just shot a man down 
                Am (x02210@1)In central station