When You Were My Man
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Am C
Same bed but it feels just
Dm
A little bit bigger now
G
Our song on the radio
C Em/B
But it don't sound the same
Am C
When our friends talk about you
Dm
All it does is just take me down
G
'Cause my heart breaks a little
C
When I hear your name
Em/B Am Em
It all just sounds like, oooooh
Bb C/G
Too young, too dumb to realize
G F
That you should've bought me flowers
G C
And held my hand
F
Should gave me all your hours
G C
When you had the chance
F
Take me to every party
G Am
'Cause all I wanted to do was dance
D F
Now baby I'm dancing
Fm C
But I'm dancing with another man
Am C Dm
Your pride, your ego, your needs and your selfish ways
G C Em/B
'Cause a nice young love like me to walk out your life
Am C Dm
Now we'll never never get to clean up the mess we made
G
C
And it haunts just a little when I close my eyes
Em/B Am Em
It all just sounds like, oooooh
Bb C/G
Too young, too dumb to realize
G F
That you should've bought me flowers
G C
And held my hand
F
Should gave me all your hours
G C
When you had the chance
F
Take me to every party
G Am
'Cause all I wanted to do was dance
D F
Now baby I'm dancing
Fm C
But I'm dancing with another man
F
I know it hurts
G
I'll be the first to say
C Em/B Am G
we were wrong
D
Oh, and you know you're probably much too late
Dm
To trying apologize for the mistakes
G
And I just want you to know
F
He buys me flowers
G C
He holds my hand
F G
He gives me all his hours
C
When he has the chance
F
He takes me to every party
G Am D
'Cause he remembers how i love to dance
D F
He does all the things you should've done
C
When you were my man
D F
He does all the things you should've done
C
When you were my man
How to play When You Were My Man
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.