10 Chords used in the song: D7, Dm, C, Em, Am, G, G7, Bb, F, Fm
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INTRO
D7 Dm C
D7 Dm C Em
VERSE
Am C Dm
Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now
G G7 C Em
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
REFRAIN
Em Am Em
It all just sounds like ooh ooh oooh oooh
Bb C
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 Em
Now my baby's dancing but she's dancing with another man
VERSE
Am C Dm
My pride my ego my needs and my selfish ways
G G7 C Em
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
REFRAIN
Em Am Em
It all just sounds like ooh ooh oooh oooh
Bb C
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 Am Em
Although it hurts I'll be the first to say that I was wrong
D7
Oh I know I'm probably much too late
Dm
To try and apologize for my mistakes
G
But I just want you to know
FINAL 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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About this song: When I Was Your Man
"When I Was Your Man" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars for his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012). Atlantic Records released the song as the third promotional single and as the second official single, taken from the album, to mainstream radio in the United States on January 15, 2013. "When I Was Your Man" was written by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Andrew Wyatt; with Mars, Lawrence and Levine credited for composing the song as well. Read more on Last.fm.