A5
I didn't mean to end his life       
                                 A5
I know it wasn't right 
          E5
I cant even sleep at night 
                                     E5
Cant get it off my mind 
           A5
I need to get out of sight 
                                      E5
Before I end up behind bars 


                     A5
What started out as a simple altercation 
             E5
Turned into a real sticky situation 
             A5
Me just thinking on the time that im facing 
A5                       E5
Makes me wanna cry 


             A5                          G5
Cause I didn't mean to hurt him 
             E5                       A5
Coulda been somebodies son 
A5                 G5
And I took his heart when 
E5                    A5
I pulled out that gun 

                                        A5                         E5
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum 
A5
Man Down 
                                        A5                         E5
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
A5
Man Down 

      A5                A5
Oh mama mama mama 
        G5
I just shot a man down 
                A5
In central station
                   E5 
In front of a big ol crowd 

     A5         E5
Oh Why Oh Why
     A5                 A5
Oh mama mama mama 
        G5
I just shot a man down 
                A5 
In central station 

A5
It's a 22 
  A5
I call her Peggy Sue 
                       E5
When she fits, right down in my shoes 
         E5
What you expect me to
                    A5
Do if you are play-ing me for a fool 
                     A5
I will lose my cool 
                      G5
And reach for my firearm 


                         A5
I didn't mean to lay him down
                            E5 
But it?s too late to turn back now 
         A5
Don?t know what I was thinking 
        A5
Now he?s no longer living
     E5 
So I?m about to leave town 


A5                          G5
Cause I didn't mean to hurt him 
             E5                       A5
Coulda been somebodies son 
A5                 G5
And I took his heart when 
E5                    A5
I pulled out that gun 

                                        A5                         E5
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum 
A5
Man Down 
                                        A5                         E5
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum


      A5                A5
Oh mama mama mama 
        G5
I just shot a man down 
                A5
In central station
                   E5 
In front of a big ol crowd 

     A5         E5
Oh Why Oh Why
     A5                 A5
Oh mama mama mama 
        G5
I just shot a man down 
                A5 
In central station 




           A5
Look I never thought i'd do it 

Never thought i'd do it 
A5
Never thought i'd do it 
Oh gosh
         A5 
What ever happened to me 
Ever happened to me 
A5
Ever happened to me 


                A5
Why did I pull the trigger pull the trigger pull the trigger BOOM 
       A5
And end an and an, life so soon 
               A5
When mi pull the trigger pull the trigger pull it pon you 
E5                                                 E5
Somebody tell me what im gonna what im gonna do 


A5                                  A5                                          E5
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum 
Mi say wah man down ( A weh mi say) 
A5                                  A5                                            E5
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bumm rum bum bum bum 
When mi went downtown 


                             A5
Cause now imma criminal criminal criminal 
                E5
Oh lord have mercy now I am a criminal 
                   A5
Man Down, tell the judge please gimme minimal 
                 A5
Run out a town none of them can see me now 


      A5                A5
Oh mama mama mama 
        G5
I just shot a man down 
                A5
In central station
                   E5 
In front of a big ol crowd 

     A5         E5
Oh Why Oh Why
     A5                 A5
Oh mama mama mama 
        G5
I just shot a man down 
                A5 
In central station