Man Down

[Start]

[Intro]
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Sak pasé


[Verse]
  Cm                                                
I didn't mean to end his life I know it wasn't right
  Bb                                                
I can't even sleep at night can't get it off my mind
       Cm                                        Bb  
I need to get out of sight 'fore I end up behind bars
     Cm                                 
What started out as a simple altercation
       Bb                          
Turned into a real sticky situation
        Ab                                  
Me just thinking on the time that I'm facing
         Bb       
Makes me wanna cry
Cm                         Bb      
■  'cause I didn't mean to hurt him
                       Cm 
Coulda been somebody's son
               Bb        
And I took his heart when
                  Cm 
I pulled out that gun
             Cm          
Rumpumpumpum Rumpumpumpum
Bb               Ab  
Rumpumpumpum Man down
             Ab          
Rumpumpumpum Rumpumpumpum
Bb                   
Rumpumpumpum Man down


[Chorus]
Cm               
Oh mama mama mama
  Bb                  
I just shot a man down
   Cm             
In central station
            Bb Bb7          
In front of a  big ol' crowd
Bb Cm        
Oh why Oh why
Bb Eb Ab               
■  ■  Oh mama mama mama
  Bb                  
I just shot a man down
   Cm             
In central station


[Verse]
                        Cm           
Little twentytwo I call her Peggy Sue
              Bb                    
When she fits right down in my shoes
        Bb             
Whatchu expect me to do
          Cm                   
If you're playing me for a fool
                              Bb            
I will lose my cool and reach for my firearm
              Cm             
I didn't mean to lay him down
                  Bb              
But it's too late to turn back now
Ab                            
Don't know what I was thinking
    Ab                   
Now he's no longer living
Bb                              
So I'm 'bout to leave town ayyuh
Cm                      Bb      
'cause I didn't mean to hurt him
                       Cm 
Coulda been somebody's son
               Bb        
And I took his heart when
                  Cm 
I pulled out that gun
             Cm          
Rumpumpumpum Rumpumpumpum
Bb               Ab  
Rumpumpumpum Man down
             Ab          
Rumpumpumpum Rumpumpumpum
Bb                   
Rumpumpumpum Man down


[Chorus]
Cm               
Oh mama mama mama
       Bb             
I just shot a man down
   Cm             
In central station
            Bb             
In front of a big ol' crowd
       Cm Bb    
Oh why Oh ■  why
Ab               
Oh mama mama mama
  Bb                  
I just shot a man down
   Bb             
In central station


[Verse]
         Cm                     
Said I'd never thought I'd do it
                        Bb                     
Never thought I'd do it never thought I'd do it
        Cm                      
Oh gosh what ever happened to me
                    Bb                 
Ever happened to me ever happened to me
        Cm                                                    
Why did I pull di trigger pull di trigger pull di trigger Boom
Bb                                      
And end a nigga end a nigga life so soon
        Ab                                             
When me pull di trigger pull di trigger pull it pon you
Bb                                                   
Somebody tell me what I'm gonna what I'm gonna do Ayy
Cm                       
Rumpumpumpum Rumpumpumpum
Bb                                            
Rumpumpumpum Me say one man down ah wah me say
Cm                       
Rumpumpumpum Rumpumpumpum
Bb                                
Rumpumpumpum When me went downtown
               Cm                          
'cause now I'm a criminal criminal criminal
        Bb                                   
Oh Lord ah mercy now I am a criminal man down
Ab                                
Tell di judge please gimme minimal
        Bb                                          
Run out a town none ah dem can see me now see me now


[Chorus]
Cm               
Oh mama mama mama
       Bb             
I just shot a man down
   Cm             
In central station
            Bb             
In front of a big ol' crowd
Cm     Bb    
Oh why Oh why
Ab               
Oh mama mama mama
Bb                    
I just shot a man down


[Outro]
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In central station ■  ■  ■ 


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