Dm                        C               Dm 
I killed a man last night, gave him what he deserved 
 Dm                          C            Dm 
Dug a midnight grave, and I put him in that dirt 
    Dm                   C                   Dm 
I woke up this morning, my conscience fully clear 
  Dm                   C                  Dm 
Felt closer to Jesus than I ever had in years 

                   F 
He can't hurt the ones I love 
                   C 
He can't break no angel's heart 
                     Gm                    Bb 
He can't take that whiskey bottle and tear my world apart 
                 F 
He can't stand there in the mirror 
               C 
He can't tell me no more lies 
           Gm              Bb              Dm 
Yeah, I killed a man, I killed a man last night 

      Dm                          C            Dm 
Lord knows he had it comin', his sins were adding up 
      Dm                              C           Dm 
But when he drove that girl away, I finally had enough 
     Dm                           C               Dm 
I coulda pled the fifth, but I poured it down the drain 
  Dm                              C             Dm 
Said that sinner's prayer, and I sent him on his way 

         F 
Now he can't hurt the ones I love 
           C 
He can't break no angel's heart 
          Gm                           Bb 
He can't take that whiskey bottle and tear my world apart 
           F 
He can't stand there in the mirror 
           C 
He can't tell me no more lies 
           Gm7    Gm      Bb               Dm 
Yeah, I killed a man, I killed a man last night 

                         Gm   C 
Wish it didn't take this long 
      C 
But now he's finally gone 

 Gm7          F 
Now he can't hurt the ones I love 
            C 
He can't break no angel's heart 
           Gm                          Bb 
He can't take that whiskey bottle and tear my world apart 
           F 
He can't stand there in the mirror 
           C 
He can't tell me no more lies 
   Gm                    F 
He's gone for good this time 
     Bb             C               Dm 
I killed a man, I killed a man last night 

   C               Dm 
I killed a man, I killed a man last night 
 C  Dm 
Oh 
    C     C4          F              C    C4      Dm 
I killed a man, I killed a man last night, mm