When I Was Your Man

Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When I Was Your Man" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn When I Was Your Man Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bruno Mars

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "When I Was Your Man" smoothly on your guitar.

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D Dm C D Dm C G

Am                C
Same bed, but it feels
                  Dm
Just a little bit bigger now.
G
Our song on the radio,
              C             Em
But it don’t sound the same.
Am                      C
When our friends talk about you
                     Dm
All it does is just tear me down,
G
‘Cause my heart breaks a little
        C
When I hear your name.

      G                    Am
   It all just sounds like ooh,
              Em
   Ooh, ooh, ooh.
    A#                            G
   Mm, too young, too dumb to realize

Chorus:
          G                          F
     That I should have bought you flowers
   G                C
     And held your hand,
                                  F    G
     Should have gave you all my hours
                   C
     When I had the chance,
                        F
     Take you to every party
                     G                Am
     ‘Cause all you wanted to do was dance.
     D              F
     Now my baby’s dancing,
                Fm                   C   F C E
     But she’s dancing with another man.

Am           C
My pride, my ego,
                 Dm
My needs and my selfish ways
G
‘Caused a good strong woman
                  C           Em
Like you to walk out my life.
       Am     C
Now I never, never get
                 Dm
To clean up the mess I made, oh.
G
 And it haunts me every time
         C
I close my eyes.

      G                    Am
   It all just sounds like ooh,
              Em
   Ooh, ooh, ooh.
    A#                            G
   Mm, too young, too dumb to realize

Chorus:
                                     F
     That I should have bought you flowers
   G                C
     And held your hand,
                                  F    G
     Should have gave you all my hours
                   C
     When I had the chance,
                        F
     Take you to every party
                     G                Am
     ‘Cause all you wanted to do was dance.
     D              F
     Now my baby’s dancing,
                Fm                   C
     But she’s dancing with another man.

                F                 G
   Although it hurts I’ll be the first
                       C G Am G
   To say that I was wrong.
          D
   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

Chorus:
                          F     G
     I hope he buys you flowers,
                           C
     I hope he holds your hand,
                          F     G
     Give you all his hours
                       C
     When he has the chance,
                          F
     Take you to every party
                 G
     ‘Cause I remember
                        Am
     How much you loved to dance,
     D                    F               Fm
     Do all the things I should have done
                      C
     When I was your man,
     D                    F               Fm
     Do all the things I should have done
                      C
     When I was your man.


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