(Am) I didn't mean to end his life
I know it wasn't ri(G)ht ((Am))
(Em) I cant even sleep at ni(G)ht
Cant (G)et it off my mind (Em)
I need (Am) to (G)et out of si(G)ht
Before I end up behind (Em) bars
What started (Am)out as a simple altercation
Turned (Em) into a real sticky situation
Me just (Am) thinkin(G)on the time that im facin(G)
(Am) Makes me (Em) wanna cry
Cause I (Am)didn't mean to (G) hurt him
Coulda (Em)been somebodies (Am) son
(Am) And I took his (G) heart when
(Em) I pulled out that (Am) (G)un
Rum bum bum bum (Am)rum bum bum bum (Em) rum bum bum bum
(Am) Man Down
Rum bum bum bum rum (Am)bum bum bum (Em) rum bum bum bum
(Am) Man Down
Oh (Am) m(Am)a m(Am)a (Am) m(Am)a
I just (G) shot a man down
In central (Am)station
In front of a (Em)bi(G) ol crowd
Oh (Am) Why Oh (Em)Why
Oh (Am) m(Am)a m(Am)a (Am) m(Am)a
I just (G) shot a man down
In central (Am)station
(Am) It's a 22
(Am) I call her Pe(G)(G)y Sue
When she fits, (Em)ri(G)ht down in my shoes
What (Em) you expect me to
Do if you are (Am)play-in(G) me for a fool
I will lose my (Am)cool
And reach for (G)my firearm
I didn't mean to (Am)lay him down
But it’s too late to (Em)turn back now
Don’t (Am) know what I was thinkin(G)
Now (Am) he’s no lon(G)er livin(G)
So (Em) I’m about to leave town
(Am) Cause I didn't mean (G) to hurt him
Coulda (Em) been somebodies (Am) son
(Am) And I took his (G) heart when
(Em) I pulled out that (Am) (G)un
Rum bum bum bum (Am)rum bum bum bum (Em) rum bum bum bum
(Am) Man Down
Rum bum bum bum (Am)rum bum bum bum (Em) rum bum bum bum
Oh (Am) m(Am)a m(Am)a (Am) m(Am)a
I just (G) shot a man down
In central (Am)station
In front of a (Em)bi(G) ol crowd
Oh (Am) Why Oh (Em)Why
Oh (Am) m(Am)a m(Am)a (Am) m(Am)a
I just (G) shot a man down
In central (Am)station
Look I (Am) never thou(G)ht i'd do it
Never thou(G)ht i'd do it
(Am) Never thou(G)ht i'd do it
Oh (G)osh
What (Am) ever happened to me
Ever happened to me
(Am) Ever happened to me
Why did I (Am) pull the tri(G)(G)er pull the tri(G)(G)er pull the tri(G)(G)er BOOM
And (Am) end an and an, life so soon
When mi (Am) pull the tri(G)(G)er pull the tri(G)(G)er pull it pon you
(Em) Somebody tell me what im (Em) (G)onna what im (G)onna do
(Am) Rum bum bum bum rum (Am) bum bum bum rum bum (Em) bum bum
Mi say wah man down ( A weh mi say)
(Am) Rum bum bum bum rum (Am) bum bum bumm rum bum (Em) bum bum
When mi went downtown
Cause now imma (Am)criminal criminal criminal
Oh lord have (Em)mercy now I (Am) a criminal
Man Down, (Am) tell the jud(G)e please (G)imme minimal
Run out a (Am) town none of th(Em) can see me now
Oh (Am) m(Am)a m(Am)a (Am) m(Am)a
I just (G) shot a man down
In central (Am)station
In front of a (Em)bi(G) ol crowd
Oh (Am) Why Oh (Em)Why
Oh (Am) m(Am)a m(Am)a (Am) m(Am)a
I just (G) shot a man down
In central (Am)station
