I didn't mean to end his life
I know it wasn't right [Am]
I cant eve[Em]n sleep at night
Cant get it off my mind [Em]
I need to g[Am]et out of sight
Before I end up behind bars [Em]
What started out as a[Am] simple altercation
Turned into a[Em] real sticky situation
Me just think[Am]ing on the time that im facing
[Am]Makes me wanna cry [Em]
Cause I didn'[Am]t mean to hurt him [G]
Coulda been s[Em]omebodies son [Am]
[Am]And I took his hear[G]t when
[Em]I pulled out that gun [Am]
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum [Am]bum bum [Em]
[Am]Man Down
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum [Am]bum bum[Em]
[Am]Man Down
Oh mam[Am]a mama mama [Am]
I just s[G]hot a man down
In central stati[Am]on
In front of a big o[Em]l crowd
Oh Wh[Am]y Oh Why[Em]
Oh ma[Am]ma mama mama [Am]
I just s[G]hot a man down
In central stati[Am]on
[Am]It's a 22
I [Am]call her Peggy Sue
When she fits, right do[Em]wn in my shoes
What you [Em]expect me to
Do if you are play-i[Am]ng me for a fool
I will lose my cool [Am]
And reach for my firea[G]rm
I didn't mean to lay him [Am]down
But it[Em]
I know it wasn't right [Am]
I cant eve[Em]n sleep at night
Cant get it off my mind [Em]
I need to g[Am]et out of sight
Before I end up behind bars [Em]
What started out as a[Am] simple altercation
Turned into a[Em] real sticky situation
Me just think[Am]ing on the time that im facing
[Am]Makes me wanna cry [Em]
Cause I didn'[Am]t mean to hurt him [G]
Coulda been s[Em]omebodies son [Am]
[Am]And I took his hear[G]t when
[Em]I pulled out that gun [Am]
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum [Am]bum bum [Em]
[Am]Man Down
Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum [Am]bum bum[Em]
[Am]Man Down
Oh mam[Am]a mama mama [Am]
I just s[G]hot a man down
In central stati[Am]on
In front of a big o[Em]l crowd
Oh Wh[Am]y Oh Why[Em]
Oh ma[Am]ma mama mama [Am]
I just s[G]hot a man down
In central stati[Am]on
[Am]It's a 22
I [Am]call her Peggy Sue
When she fits, right do[Em]wn in my shoes
What you [Em]expect me to
Do if you are play-i[Am]ng me for a fool
I will lose my cool [Am]
And reach for my firea[G]rm
I didn't mean to lay him [Am]down
But it[Em]