Bruno Mars song When I Was Your Man reflects on a past love and the regret of not treating the loved one better. Mars was inspired by his own missteps in past relationships.
Key: C
Introduction:
D7
Dm7
C
D7
Dm7
C
G/B
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
Em/B
Am
Em
It all just sounds like ooh, ooh, oooh, oooh
Bb
C/G
Mmm too young, too dumb to realize
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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
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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
Am
C
Dm
My pride, my ego, my needs and my selfish ways
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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
Em/B
Am
Em
It all just sounds like ooh, ooh, oooh, oooh
Bb
C/G
Mmm too young, too dumb to realize
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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
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
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