Man Down Uke tab by Rihanna (Baritone Chords)

5 Chords used in the song: Cm, Bb, Ab, A, Bm

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Year:  2010
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4.1
(Intermediate)
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Intro: ||:Cm Cm | Bb Bb | Cm Cm | Bb Bb | Cm Cm | Bb Bb | Ab Ab | Bb Bb :||

Cm Cm
I didn't mean to end his life

I know it wasn't right
Bb Bb
I cant even sleep at night

Cant get it off my mind
Cm Cm
I need to get out of sight
Bb Bb
Before I end up behind bars

Cm Cm
What started out as a simple altercation
Bb Bb
Turned into a real sticky situation
Ab Ab
Me just thinking on the time that im facing
Bb Bb
Makes me wanna cry


Cm Cm
Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
Bb Bb
Coulda been somebodies son
Cm Cm
And I took his heart when
Bb Bb
I pulled out that gun

Reff :

Cm Cm Bb Bb
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum

Man Down

Ab Ab Bb Bb
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum

Man Down

Cm Cm
Oh mama mama mama
Bb Bb
I just shot a man down
Cm Cm
In central station
Bb Bb
In front of a big ol crowd
Cm Cm Bb Bb
Oh Why Oh Why

Ab Ab
Oh mama mama mama
Bb Bb
I just shot a man down

Cm Cm
It's a 22

I Call her Peggy sue
Bb Bb
When she fits right down in my shoes

What do you expect me to do
Cm Cm
If you're playing me for a fool

I will lose my cool
Bb Bb
And reach for my fire arm
Cm Cm
I didn't mean to lay him down
Bb Bb
But its too late to turn back now
Ab Ab
don't know what I was thinking

Now hes no longer living
Bb Bb
So imma bout to leave town

Cm Cm
Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
Bb Bb
Coulda been somebodies son
Cm Cm
And I took his heart when
Bb Bb
I pulled out that gun


Reff :

Cm Cm Bb Bb
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum

Man Down

Cm Cm Bb Bb
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum

Man Down

Cm Cm
Oh mama mama mama
Bb Bb
I just shot a man down
Cm Cm
In central station
Bb Bb
In front of a big ol crowd
Cm Cm Bb Bb
Oh Why Oh Why

Ab Ab
Oh mama mama mama
Bb Bb
I just shot a man down

(Do you here me now?)

Cm Cm
Look I never thought i'd do it

Never thought i'd do it
Bb Bb
Never thought i'd do it

Oh gosh
Cm Cm
What ever happened to me

Ever happened to me
Bb Bb
Ever happened to me
Cm Cm
Why did I pull the trigger

Pull the trigger pull the trigger BOOM
Bb Bb
And end a ni**a end a ni**as life so soon
Ab Ab
When mi pull the trigger pull the trigger pull it pon you
Bb Bb
Somebody tell me what im gonna what im gonna do

Cm Cm Bb Bb
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum

Mi say wah man down( A A weh mi say)
Cm Cm Bb Bb
Rum pu-pu-pum, rum pu-pu-pum

When mi went downtown
Cm Cm Bm Bm
Cause now imma criminal criminal criminal
Cm Cm Bb Bb
Oh lord a mercy now I am a criminal

Man Down
Ab Ab
Tell the judge please gimme minimal
Bb Bb
Run out a town none a dem cah see mi now

Cm Cm
Oh mama mama mama
Bb Bb
I just shot a man down
Cm Cm
In central station
Bb Bb
In front of a big ol crowd
Cm Cm Bb Bb
Oh Why Oh Why

Ab Ab
Oh mama mama mama
Bb Bb
I just shot a man down
Cm Cm Bb Bb
In central station

(repeat Cm Cm | Bb Bb x 2 until fade.

Uke tab by , 09 Jun 2011

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About this song: Man Down

The song features siren noises and violent lyrics about shooting a man, however Rihanna told Spin magazine they shouldn't be taken literally. "The song is about breaking a man's heart," she explained. "It's a very cleverly written song and what I love about it is that it's not a lyric you'd normally hear a female singing." (Man Down Songfacts).

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