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Transposed to make life easier to capo on third fret, I'm quite certain the 'Cmaj7/
E' isn't actually called that but it sounds right so we'll call it that for now!
Cma7j/E: x32003
intro: Am | Cmaj7/E | Am | Cmaj7/E | Am | Cmaj7/E | F | Cmaj7/E
Am
I didn't mean to end his life
I know it wasn't right
Cmaj7/E
I cant even sleep at night
Cant get it off my mind
Am
I need to get out of sight
Cmaj7/E
Before I end up behind bars
Am
What started out as a simple altercation
Cmaj7/E
Turned into a real sticky situation
F
Me just thinking on the time that im facing
Cmaj7/E
Makes me wanna cry
Am
Cmaj7/E
Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
Am
Coulda been somebodies son
Cmaj7/E
And I took his heart when
Am
I pulled out that gun
Reff :
Am Cmaj7/E
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum
Man Down
F Cmaj7/E
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum
Man Down
Am
Oh mama mama mama
Cmaj7/E
I just shot a man down
Am
In central station
Cmaj7/E
In front of a big ol crowd
Am Cmaj7/E
Oh Why Oh Why
F
Oh mama mama mama
Cmaj7/E
I just shot a man down
Am
It's a 22
I Call her Peggy sue
Cmaj7/E
When she fits right down in my shoes
What you expect me to
Am
Do if you're playing me for a fool
I will lose my cool
Cmaj7/E
And reach for my fire arm
Am
I didn't mean to lay him down
Cmaj7/E
But its too late to turn back now
F
don't know what I was thinking
Now hes no longer living
Cmaj7/E
So imma bout to leave town
Am Am
Eh, Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
Am
Coulda been somebodies son
Am
And I took his heart when
Am
I pulled out that gun
Reff :
Am
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum
Cmaj7/E
rum pu-pu-pum, man Down
Am Cmaj7/E
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum, man Down
Am
Oh mama mama mama
Cmaj7/E
I just shot a man down
Am
In central station
Cmaj7/E
In front of a big ol crowd
Am Cmaj7/E
Oh Why Oh Why
F
Oh mama mama mama
Cmaj7/E
I just shot a man down
(Do you here me now?)
Am
Look I never thought i'd do it
Never thought i'd do it
Cmaj7/E
Never thought i'd do it
Oh gosh
Am
What ever happened to me
Ever happened to me
Cmaj7/E
Ever happened to me
Am
Why did I pull the trigger
Pull the trigger pull the trigger BOOM
Cmaj7/E
And end a n***a end a n***as life so soon
F
When mi pull the trigger pull the trigger pull it 'pon you
Cmaj7/E
Somebody tell me what im gonna what im gonna do
Am
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum
Cmaj7/E
Rum pu-pu-pum
Mi say wah man down( A weh mi say)
Am
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum
Cmaj7/E
Rum pu-pu-pum
When mi went downtown
Am Cmaj7/E
Cause now i am a criminal criminal criminal
Am Cmaj7/E
Oh lord a mercy now I am a criminal
Man Down
F
Tell the judge please gimme minimal
Cmaj7/E
Run out a town none a dem cah see mi now (see mi now)
Am
Oh mama mama mama
Cmaj7/E
I just shot a man down
Am
In central station
Cmaj7/E
In front of a big ol crowd
Am Cmaj7/E
Oh Why Oh Why
F
Oh mama mama mama
Cmaj7/E
I just shot a man down
Am Cmaj7/E
In central station
outro: | Am | Cmaj7/E | Am | Cmaj7/E