When I Was Your Man Chords

by Bruno Mars
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: no capo
Author Sunny_G [a] 71.
11 contributors total, last edit on Jan 13, 2023
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Chords

D7
Dm7
C
G/B
Am
Dm
G
G7
Em/B
Em
Bb
C/G
F
Fm
Em/G

Strumming

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[Intro]
D7  Dm7  C
D7  Dm7  C   G/B
 
 
[Verse 1]
Am                 C                       Dm
  Same bed, but it feels just a little bit bigger now
G                 G7                  C              Em/B
  Our song on the radio, but it don't sound the same
Am                       C                            Dm
  When our friends talk about you all it does is just tear me down
G                                       C
  Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name
 
 
[Pre-chorus]
   Em/B                 Am              Em
It all just sounds like ooh, ooh, oooh, oooh
Bb                             C/G
Mmm too young, too dumb to realize
 
 
[Chorus]
     G                      F      G              C
That I should've bought you flowers and held your hand
                        F    G          C
Shoulda gave you all my hours when I had the chance
                  F                   G                Am
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
D7            F                  Fm                   C     F C   Em/B
Now my baby's dancing, but she's dancing with another man
 
 
[Verse 2]
Am             C                    Dm
  My pride, my ego, my needs and my selfish ways
G                      G7                     C           Em/B
  Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life
         Am     C                         Dm
Now I'll never, never get to clean up the mess I made ooh
G                                      C
  And that haunts me every time I close my eyes
 
 
[Pre-chorus]
   Em/B                 Am              Em
It all just sounds like ooh, ooh, oooh, oooh
Bb                             C/G
Mmm too young, too dumb to realize
 
 
[Chorus]
     G                      F      G              C
That I should've bought you flowers and held your hand
                        F    G          C
Shoulda gave you all my hours when I had the chance
                  F                   G                Am
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
D7            F                  Fm                   C
Now my baby's dancing, but she's dancing with another man
 
 
[Bridge]
            F                 G                       C G/B Am Em/G
Although it hurts I'll be the first to say that I was wrong
      D7
Oh, I know I'm probably much too late
            Dm7
To try and apologize for my mistakes
           G
But I just want you to know
 
 
[Chorus]
                   F      G                      C
I hope he buys you flowers, I hope he holds your hand
                 F    G           C
Give you all his hours when he has the chance
                  F               G                   Am
Take you to every party cause I remember how much you love to dance
D7                  F             Fm               C
Do all the things I should've done when I was your man
D7                  F             Fm               C
Do all the things I should've done when I was your man
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223 comments
merlovesmusic
Looooveeee this song, chords are perfect! Thank youuu!xx
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Sunny_G
Thank you :) I absolutely LOVE this song as well! I did make a few mistakes in the initial tab though... :( In the Refrain there should be an Em chord just before the Am chord and I also stuffed up the timing of the C and G chords at the end of the Refrain. Should be fixed up once it goes through though, along with some mistakes in the lyrics. Hope you enjoy :) Bruno Mars is AMAZING!
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ahmadmuqriz
damn!! this is the right one! ...... been searching this perfect for a long time,.... :)
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