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 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 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 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 Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum Mi say wah man down( A weh mi say) Am Em Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bumm rum bum bum bum 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