When I Was Your Man tab by Bruno Mars

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
  D7D7  Dm7Dm7 C majorC            D7D7  Dm7Dm7 C majorC
e|--------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|
BB|------------1-|-(1)-----1---------|------------1-|-(1)---1---1-----0-|
G+G|-5-----5----0-|-(0)---------0-----|-5-----5----0-|-(0)---0---0-----0-|
D MajorD|-4-----3----2-|-(2)-----0h2---2-0-|-4-----3----2-|-(2)-----------0---|
A augmentedA|-5-----5----3-|-(3)---3-----------|-5-----5----3-|-(3)-3---3---2-----|
E MajorE|----x-----x---|-------------------|----x-----x---|-------------------|


Verse 1: 0:16 | Same bed but it feel sjust a little bit bigger now...
  Am7Am7    C majorC       DmDm             Gsus2Gsus2          Cadd9Cadd9       G/BG/B
e|---0-0--0---0-0---0-----|-0-1--1-----------1p0-----|-----------------------|---0--0---------------------|
BB|---1-1----3-----3---3-1-|-3--------------3-----3---|---3-3-3p1-3-1-3-3-1---|-3----------------3-------3-|
G+G|---0-0------------------|-2------------2---------2-|-----2-----3-----2---2-|-0--------------0-------0---|
D MajorD|------------------------|-0-------0--0-------------|-----------------------|-2------------2-------0-----|
A augmentedA|-0---0------3-----3-----|--------------------------|-----------------------|-3-------3--3-------2-------|
E MajorE|------------------------|--------------------------|-3---3-----3-----3-----|----------------------------|

  Am7Am7    C majorC       DmDm             Gsus2Gsus2           Cadd9Cadd9  Cmaj9/B
e|---0-0--0---0-0---0-----|-0-1--3----1-------1p0-----|-------------------------|-----------------|
BB|---1-1----3-----3---3-1-|-3---------------3-----3---|---3-3-3p1-3-1-3-1-3/4\3-|---3-1---1h3---0-|
G+G|---0-0------------------|-2-------------2---------2-|-----2-----2-------------|-----0---0---2---|
D MajorD|------------------------|-0-------0---0-------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-0---0------3-----3-----|---------------------------|-------------------------|-3---3-3-2-------|
E MajorE|------------------------|---------------------------|-3---3-----3-------------|-----------------|

Pre-Chorus:
  A minorAm         En        Bb majorBb             Gsus2Gsus2
e|-8--7---5-----5h7-|------------------1-|---1-1-1-1--0-1p0-1p0-|---------3/5-3-3p0-3h-5p0-|
BB|-5--5---5-8-------|---------12*------3-|---3-3-3-3------------|---3-3--------------------|
G+G|-5--5---5---------|-----12*----------3-|---3-3-3-3------------|-----2--------------------|
D MajorD|------------------|---0----------------|---------1------------|-----0---------0----------|
A augmentedA|-0----0-0---0-----|----------------x---|-1---1----------------|-------x------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|-0------------0-x---|----------------------|-3---3-x------------------|


Chorus:

  Fmaj7Fmaj7   C6add9/G   C majorC             Fmaj7Fmaj7  C6add9/G
e|----------------------0-|---0-0---3/5-3-3p0-3-h5-0-|---------3-------0-----|
BB|---3------3-------1-----|---1-1--------------------|---3-----2-----------3-|
G+G|---2------2---0h2-------|---0-0---------0----------|---2---------0h2-------|
D MajorD|-3------3---------------|--------------------------|-3-----3---------------|
A augmentedA|------x-----------------|-3---x-3------------------|-----x-----------------|
E MajorE|------x-----3-------3---|-----x--------------------|-----x-----3-------3---|

  C majorC
e|---------3/5-3-3-3---8\-|
BB|---1-1------------------|
G+G|---0-0---------0---0----|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3---x-3----------------|
E MajorE|-----x------------------|

  F6F6     G+G      Am7Am7     C6/D    Fmaj7Fmaj7   E7/F
e|-5-3-3-3---0-5-3-3-----|-0---0-3/5----5-------5-|-0-----------0---------|
BB|---------------------6-|---3------------8---8---|---1-----1-3---1-3-1-1-|
G+G|-------------4---------|-0------------5---------|-2-----2---1-----------|
D MajorD|-3-------3-------------|------------------------|-3---3-----3-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-0----------x-5---5-----|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------3-----3---|------------x-----------|-----------------------|

  C majorC    FM7
e|-0----------|------------|
BB|-1--1-----1-|-1--1-----3-|
G+G|-0--0-----2-|-0--0-----0-|
D MajorD|----------3-|----------0-|
A augmentedA|-3----3-3---|-3----3-3-2-|
E MajorE|------------|------------|

Verse 2: 1:27 | My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways
  Am7Am7    C majorC       DmDm             Gsus2Gsus2          Cadd9Cadd9    CM9/B
e|---0-0--0---0-0---0-----|-0-1--1-----------1p0-----|-----------------------|---0--0-----0--0-3-5-|
BB|---1-1----3-----3---3-1-|-3--------------3-----3---|---3-3-3p1-3-1-3-3-1---|-3----------1--1-----|
G+G|---0-0------------------|-2------------2---------2-|-----2-----3-----2---2-|-0----------0--0-----|
D MajorD|------------------------|-0-------0--0-------------|-----------------------|-2-------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---0------3-----3-----|--------------------------|-----------------------|-3-------3--3--2-----|
E MajorE|------------------------|--------------------------|-3---3-----3-----3-----|---------------------|

  Em/A             DmDm           Gsus2Gsus2           C majorC
e|-5--5---8---8-7-7-----------|---3/5-1--1------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
BB|-5--5-------------10-10-8-8-|-------3--3-3/4-3--1---|---3-1-3-1-3p1-3-3---3hb-|---1-1---1h3---0-|
G+G|-0--0-----------------------|-------2--2-2/3-2----2-|-------2-------2---------|-----0---0---2---|
D MajorD|----------------------------|-0-----0---------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-0----0---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-3---3-3-2-------|
E MajorE|----------8--------8--------|-----------------------|-3-----3-------3---3-----|-----------------|


Pre-Chorus: 1:53 | It all just sounds like ooooh ooh
  A minorAm         En        Bb majorBb             Gsus2Gsus2
e|-8--7---5-----5h7-|------------------1-|---1-1-1-1--0-3/5-3p0-|-3p0-------3/5-3-3p0-3h-5p0-|
BB|-5--5---5-8-------|---------12*------3-|---3-3-3-3------------|-----3-3--------------------|
G+G|-5--5---5---------|-----12*----------3-|---3-3-3-3------------|-------2--------------------|
D MajorD|------------------|---0----------------|---------1------------|-------0---------0----------|
A augmentedA|-0----0-0---0-----|----------------x---|-1---1----------------|---------x------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|-0------------0-x---|----------------------|-3-----3-x------------------|


Chorus: 2:06 | That I should have bought you flowers...

  Fmaj7Fmaj7   C6add9/G   C majorC             Fmaj7Fmaj7  C6add9/G
e|----------------------0-|---0-0---3/5-3-3p0-3-h5-0-|---------3-------0-----|
BB|---3------3-------1-----|---1-1--------------------|---3-----2-----------3-|
G+G|---2------2---0h2-------|---0-0---------0----------|---2---------0h2-------|
D MajorD|-3------3---------------|--------------------------|-3-----3---------------|
A augmentedA|------x-----------------|-3---x-3------------------|-----x-----------------|
E MajorE|------x-----3-------3---|-----x--------------------|-----x-----3-------3---|

  C majorC
e|---------3/5-3-3-3---8\-|
BB|---1-1------------------|
G+G|---0-0---------0---0----|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3---x-3----------------|
E MajorE|-----x------------------|

  F6F6     G+G      Am7Am7     C6/D    Fmaj7Fmaj7   E7/F
e|-5-3-3-3---0-5-3-3-----|-0---0-3/5----5-------5-|-0-----------0---------|
BB|---------------------6-|---3------------8---8---|---1-----1-3---1-3-1-1-|
G+G|-------------4---------|-0------------5---------|-2-----2---1-----------|
D MajorD|-3-------3-------------|------------------------|-3---3-----3-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-0----------x-5---5-----|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------3-----3---|------------x-----------|-----------------------|

  C majorC
e|-0--0-----------0-3-|
BB|-1--1---1---1---1---|
G+G|-0--0---0---0---0---|
D MajorD|----------------2---|
A augmentedA|-3----3---3---3-3---|
E MajorE|--------------------|


Bridge: 2:34 | Although it hurts...
  F6F6          G+G           C majorC           A minorAm      C6/D
e|-5--5-----------3-5-|-7--7-0-3---5--------|-8--8----8-7--7----7-|-5--5-----------|
BB|----------------3---|-0--0-----------8-10-|------12--------10---|-5--5---5-----5-|
G+G|-5--5---5---5---5---|-0----0---0---0------|-9--9------7--7------|-5--5---5-------|
D MajorD|-3----3---3---3-3---|---------------------|---------------------|--------------5-|
A augmentedA|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-0----0---0-0-5-|
E MajorE|--------------------|---------------------|-8-----8---7-----7---|----------------|

  D7D7            DmDm             G+G
e|-2------------------0-0-|-0------------------3/5-5-|-5--3---3----------------|------3/5-3-3--5-|
BB|-1-1---1--1-1h3---------|-3-1---1--1-1h3-----------|------5---5\3------------|----1------------|
G+G|-2---2------------2-----|-2---2------------2-------|-0------------------0-0--|-0---------------|
D MajorD|-0-----0----0---0-------|-0-----0----0---0---------|------------------0-0-0--|-0---------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------2-2-2-2-2--|-2---------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------3-3-3-3-3--|-3---------------|


Chorus: 3:01 | I hope he buys you flowers...
  Fmaj7Fmaj7   C6add9/G   C majorC            Fmaj7Fmaj7   C6add9/G
e|-0-----------0---0---0-|-------------3/5-3--h5-|-0-------------------|-----------0---0---0---|
BB|-1-3-----1-----3---1---|-----------------------|---3-----3-------3---|---------1---3---3-----|
G+G|-2-----2---------------|-------0---------------|-------0-----0h2---0-|-0-----0---------------|
D MajorD|-3---3-----------------|---0h2---2-------------|-3---3---------------|---0h2-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-3---------3-----------|---------------------|-3---------------------|
E MajorE|-----------3-----------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|---------------------- -|

  Fmaj7Fmaj7    G+G        Am7Am7   D9D9     Fmaj7Fmaj7 E7/F   C majorC D9D9
e|---------0-3-3/5-3-3---1-1-|---0---------------|----------0-----|------------|
BB|-------1-------------------|-----1----------5--|-1---1------3-1-|-1--------5-|
G+G|---0h2-------0-------0-----|--------------5----|-2-2----1-------|-0------5---|
D MajorD|-3-------------------------|------------4------|-3------3-------|-2----4-----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|-0-----0--5--------|----------------|-3--5-------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------|

  Fmaj7Fmaj7 E7/F   C majorC
e|----------0-----|-----|
BB|-1---1------3-1-|-----|
G+G|-2-2----1-------|-0---|
D MajorD|-3------3-------|-3---|
A augmentedA|----------------|-3---|
E MajorE|----------------|-----|


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| (n) Hold note
| h  Hammer-on
| x  Dead note
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| *  Natural harmonic
| hb  Half bend

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