Man Down Chords by Rihanna

Tempo:
156.05 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Cm

Ab

Fm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rihanna- Man down lyrics chords
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[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Cm]
I didn't mean to end its life, I know it was a right.
I [Bb] can't be asleep and I can't get it out my mind.
I [Cm] need to get out of sight, or I end up behind [Bb] bars.
What [Cm] started out as a simple altercation,
turns [Bb] into a real slicky situation.
I'm done me [Ab] just thinking of the time that I'm past.
That makes [Bb] me wanna
[Cm] Cause I didn't mean [Bb] to hurt him,
could've been [Cm] somebody's son.
And I took [Bb] his heart when,
I pulled out [Cm] that gun.
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, [Bb] rum pum pum pum.
Man [Ab] down.
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, [Bb] rum pum pum pum.
Man [Cm] down.
Mama, mama, mama, I [Bb] just shot a man down,
in [Cm] Central Station.
In [Bb] front of a big old crowd.
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Fm] Oh, mama, mama, mama, I [Bb] just shot a man down,
in [Cm] Central Station.
I call her Peggy Sue, and she [Bb] fits right down in my shoes.
What you expecting me to do, [Cm] if you're playing me for a fool?
I will lose my cool, [Bb] and reach for my firearms.
Didn't [Cm] mean to lay him down,
but it's too [Bb] late to turn back now.
Don't [Ab] know what I was thinking, now he's no longer [Bb] living,
so I'm about to leave town.
[Cm] Cause I didn't mean [Bb] to hurt him,
could've been [Cm] somebody's son.
And I took [Bb] his heart when,
I pulled out that [Cm] gun.
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, [Bb] rum pum pum pum.
Man [Ab] down.
Rum pum pum pump, rum [D] pum pum pum, [Bb] rum pum pum pum.
Man down.
[Cm] Oh mama, mama, mama,
I [Bb] just shot a man down,
in [Cm] Central Station.
[Bb] In front of a big old
[Cm] crowd.
[Bb]
[Ab] Oh mama, mama, mama,
[Bb] I just shot a man down,
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Cm] Will [Bb] you hear me now?
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Bb]
[Cm] I [Bb] just had a man down in [Cm] Central Station
In [Bb] front of a big old
[Cm] clock [Bb] tower
[C] [Ab] My mom, my mom, my mom
[Bb] I just had a man down in Central [Cm] Station
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm] [N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
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To start learning Rihanna - (Album Version) Man Down chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Cm, Bb, Cm, Bb, Ab and Bb in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 78 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 156. With an eye on the song's key B Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
I didn't mean to end its life, I know it was a right.
I [Bb] can't be asleep and I can't get it out my mind.
I [Cm] need to get out of sight, or I end up behind [Bb] bars.
_ _ _ _ What [Cm] started out as a simple altercation,
turns [Bb] into a real slicky situation.
I'm done me [Ab] just thinking of the time that I'm past.
That makes [Bb] me wanna_ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Cause I didn't mean [Bb] to hurt him,
could've been _ [Cm] somebody's son.
_ _ And I took [Bb] his heart when,
I pulled out [Cm] that gun.
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, [Bb] rum pum pum pum.
_ _ _ Man [Ab] down.
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, [Bb] rum pum pum pum.
_ _ _ Man [Cm] down.
Mama, mama, mama, I [Bb] just shot a man down,
in [Cm] Central Station.
_ _ _ In [Bb] front of a big old crowd. _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Oh, mama, mama, mama, I [Bb] _ _ just shot a man down,
in [Cm] Central Station.
I call her Peggy Sue, and she [Bb] fits right down in my shoes.
What you expecting me to do, [Cm] if you're playing me for a fool?
I will lose my cool, [Bb] and reach for my firearms.
_ _ Didn't [Cm] mean to lay him _ down,
but it's too [Bb] late to turn back _ now.
Don't [Ab] know what I was thinking, now he's no longer [Bb] living,
so I'm about to leave _ town. _
[Cm] _ _ _ Cause I didn't mean [Bb] to hurt him,
could've been _ [Cm] somebody's son.
_ And I took [Bb] his heart when,
I pulled out that [Cm] gun.
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, [Bb] rum pum pum _ pum.
_ Man [Ab] down.
Rum pum pum pump, rum [D] pum pum pum, [Bb] rum pum pum pum.
_ _ Man down.
[Cm] Oh mama, mama, _ mama,
I [Bb] just shot a man down,
in [Cm] Central _ Station. _ _ _
[Bb] In front of a big old _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ crowd.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Oh mama, mama, mama, _
[Bb] I just shot a man down, _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Will [Bb] you hear me now? _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ I _ [Bb] just had a man down in [Cm] Central _ Station
_ In [Bb] front of a big old _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ clock [Bb] tower _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] [Ab] My mom, my mom, my mom
[Bb] I just had a man _ down in Central [Cm] _ Station _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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