Rihanna - Man Down Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
[Opening]
[Am]I didn’t mean to end his life
I know it wasn’t right [Am]
I cant [Em]even sleep at night
Cant get it off my mind [Em]
I need to [Am]get out of sight
Before I end up behind bars [Em]
[section 2]
What started out as [Am]a simple altercation
Turned into [Em]a real sticky situation
Me just [Am]thinking on the time that I’m facing
[Am]Makes me wanna cry [Em]
[chorus]
Cause I [Am]didn’t mean to hurt him [G]
Coulda been [Em]somebodies son [Am]
[Am]And I took his [G]heart when
[Em]I pulled out that gun [Am]
[chorus]
Rum bum bum bum rum [Am]bum bum bum rum bum bum [Em]bum
[Am]Man Down
Rum bum bum bum rum [Am]bum bum bum rum bum bum [Em]bum
[Am]Man Down
[chorus]
Oh [Am]mama mama mama [Am]
I just [G]shot a man down
In central [Am]station
In front of a big [Em]ol crowd
[chorus]
Oh [Am]Why Oh Why [Em]
Oh [Am]mama mama mama [Am]
I just [G]shot a man down
In central [Am]station
[section 3]
[Am]It’s a 22
I [Am]call her Peggy Sue
When she fits, right [Em]down in my shoes
What you [Em]expect me to
Do if you are [Am]playing me for a fool
I will lose my cool [Am]
And reach for my [G]firearm
[section 4]
I didn’t mean to lay him [Am]down
But it’s too late to turn [Em]back now
Don’t [Am]know what I was thinking
Now [Am]he’s no longer living
So [Em]I’m about to leave town
[chorus]
[Am]Cause I didn’t mean to hurt [G]him
Coulda been [Em]somebodies son [Am]
[Am]And I took his [G]heart when
[Em]I pulled out that gun [Am]
[chorus]
Rum bum bum bum [Am]rum bum bum bum rum bum bum [Em]bum
[Am]Man Down
Rum bum bum bum [Am]rum bum bum bum rum bum bum [Em]bum
[chorus]
Oh [Am]mama mama mama [Am]
I just [G]shot a man down
In central [Am]station
In front of a big [Em]ol crowd
[chorus]
Oh [Am]Why Oh Why [Em]
Oh [Am]mama mama mama [Am]
I just [G]shot a man down
In central [Am]station
[section 5]
Look I [Am]never thought i’d do it
Never thought i’d do it
[Am]Never thought i’d do it
Oh gosh
What [Am]ever happened to me
Ever happened to me
[Am]Ever happened to me
[section 6]
Why did I pull [Am]the trigger pull the trigger pull the trigger BOOM
And [Am]end an and an, life so soon
When mi pull [Am]the trigger pull the trigger pull it pon you
[Em]Somebody tell me what im gonna what im gonna do [Em]
[section 7]
[Am]Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum [Am]bum bum bum [Em]
Mi say wah man down ( A weh mi say)
[Am]Rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bumm [Am]rum bum bum bum [Em]
When mi went downtown
[Closing]
Cause now imma criminal [Am]criminal criminal
Oh lord have [Em]mercy now I am a criminal
Man Down, tell the [Am]judge please gimme minimal
Run out a town [Am]none of them can see me now
[chorus]
Oh [Am]mama mama mama, [Am]I just [G]shot a man down
In central [Am]station, In front of a big [Em]ol crowd
[chorus]
Oh [Am]Why Oh Why, [Em]Oh [Am]mama mama mama [Am]
I just [G]shot a man down, in central [Am]station
How to play Man Down on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Rihanna - Man Down on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Man Down uses these transitions most often: Em → Am (25), Am → Em (21), and Am → G (11). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - Em chord transition.
1. Am → Em chord transition
To move from Am to Em;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 4.
2. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
3. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
Man Down chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Man Down.
- Man Down includes 68 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Man Down contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Man Down connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
- Am → G: 21%
- Am → Em: 10%
After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (17%).- Em → Am: 12%