When I Was Your Man Tab by Bruno Mars

When I Was Your Man tab by Bruno Mars (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
    D7   Dm7  C                       D7    Dm7  C
e|--------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|
B|------------1-|-(1)-----1---------|------------1-|-(1)---1---1-----0-|
G|-5-----5----0-|-(0)---------0-----|-5-----5----0-|-(0)---0---0-----0-|
D|-4-----3----2-|-(2)-----0h2---2-0-|-4-----3----2-|-(2)-----------0---|
A|-5-----5----3-|-(3)---3-----------|-5-----5----3-|-(3)-3---3---2-----|
E|----x-----x---|-------------------|----x-----x---|-------------------|


Verse 1: 0:16 | Same bed but it feel sjust a little bit bigger now...
   Am7        C             Dm                         Gsus2                   Cadd9              G/B
e|---0-0--0---0-0---0-----|-0-1--1-----------1p0-----|-----------------------|---0--0---------------------|
B|---1-1----3-----3---3-1-|-3--------------3-----3---|---3-3-3p1-3-1-3-3-1---|-3----------------3-------3-|
G|---0-0------------------|-2------------2---------2-|-----2-----3-----2---2-|-0--------------0-------0---|
D|------------------------|-0-------0--0-------------|-----------------------|-2------------2-------0-----|
A|-0---0------3-----3-----|--------------------------|-----------------------|-3-------3--3-------2-------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|-3---3-----3-----3-----|----------------------------|

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   Am7        C             Dm                         Gsus2                      Cadd9   Cmaj9/B
e|---0-0--0---0-0---0-----|-0-1--3----1-------1p0-----|-------------------------|-----------------|
B|---1-1----3-----3---3-1-|-3---------------3-----3---|---3-3-3p1-3-1-3-1-3/4\3-|---3-1---1h3---0-|
G|---0-0------------------|-2-------------2---------2-|-----2-----2-------------|-----0---0---2---|
D|------------------------|-0-------0---0-------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|-0---0------3-----3-----|---------------------------|-------------------------|-3---3-3-2-------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------|-3---3-----3-------------|-----------------|


Pre-Chorus:
   Am                 En               Bb                         Gsus2
e|-8--7---5-----5h7-|------------------1-|---1-1-1-1--0-1p0-1p0-|---------3/5-3-3p0-3h-5p0-|
B|-5--5---5-8-------|---------12*------3-|---3-3-3-3------------|---3-3--------------------|
G|-5--5---5---------|-----12*----------3-|---3-3-3-3------------|-----2--------------------|
D|------------------|---0----------------|---------1------------|-----0---------0----------|
A|-0----0-0---0-----|----------------x---|-1---1----------------|-------x------------------|
E|------------------|-0------------0-x---|----------------------|-3---3-x------------------|


Chorus:

   Fmaj7      C6add9/G      C                          Fmaj7    C6add9/G
e|----------------------0-|---0-0---3/5-3-3p0-3-h5-0-|---------3-------0-----|
B|---3------3-------1-----|---1-1--------------------|---3-----2-----------3-|
G|---2------2---0h2-------|---0-0---------0----------|---2---------0h2-------|
D|-3------3---------------|--------------------------|-3-----3---------------|
A|------x-----------------|-3---x-3------------------|-----x-----------------|
E|------x-----3-------3---|-----x--------------------|-----x-----3-------3---|

   C
e|---------3/5-3-3-3---8\-|
B|---1-1------------------|
G|---0-0---------0---0----|
D|------------------------|
A|-3---x-3----------------|
E|-----x------------------|

   F6          G           Am7          C6/D        Fmaj7     E7/F
e|-5-3-3-3---0-5-3-3-----|-0---0-3/5----5-------5-|-0-----------0---------|
B|---------------------6-|---3------------8---8---|---1-----1-3---1-3-1-1-|
G|-------------4---------|-0------------5---------|-2-----2---1-----------|
D|-3-------3-------------|------------------------|-3---3-----3-----------|
A|-----------------------|-0----------x-5---5-----|-----------------------|
E|-------------3-----3---|------------x-----------|-----------------------|

   C        FM7
e|-0----------|------------|
B|-1--1-----1-|-1--1-----3-|
G|-0--0-----2-|-0--0-----0-|
D|----------3-|----------0-|
A|-3----3-3---|-3----3-3-2-|
E|------------|------------|


Verse 2: 1:27 | My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways
   Am7        C             Dm                         Gsus2                   Cadd9        CM9/B
e|---0-0--0---0-0---0-----|-0-1--1-----------1p0-----|-----------------------|---0--0-----0--0-3-5-|
B|---1-1----3-----3---3-1-|-3--------------3-----3---|---3-3-3p1-3-1-3-3-1---|-3----------1--1-----|
G|---0-0------------------|-2------------2---------2-|-----2-----3-----2---2-|-0----------0--0-----|
D|------------------------|-0-------0--0-------------|-----------------------|-2-------------------|
A|-0---0------3-----3-----|--------------------------|-----------------------|-3-------3--3--2-----|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|-3---3-----3-----3-----|---------------------|

   Em/A                         Dm                      Gsus2                     C
e|-5--5---8---8-7-7-----------|---3/5-1--1------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
B|-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|-0--0-----------------------|-------2--2-2/3-2----2-|-------2-------2---------|-----0---0---2---|
D|----------------------------|-0-----0---------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|-0----0---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-3---3-3-2-------|
E|----------8--------8--------|-----------------------|-3-----3-------3---3-----|-----------------|


Pre-Chorus: 1:53 | It all just sounds like ooooh ooh
   Am                 En               Bb                         Gsus2
e|-8--7---5-----5h7-|------------------1-|---1-1-1-1--0-3/5-3p0-|-3p0-------3/5-3-3p0-3h-5p0-|
B|-5--5---5-8-------|---------12*------3-|---3-3-3-3------------|-----3-3--------------------|
G|-5--5---5---------|-----12*----------3-|---3-3-3-3------------|-------2--------------------|
D|------------------|---0----------------|---------1------------|-------0---------0----------|
A|-0----0-0---0-----|----------------x---|-1---1----------------|---------x------------------|
E|------------------|-0------------0-x---|----------------------|-3-----3-x------------------|


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

   Fmaj7      C6add9/G      C                          Fmaj7    C6add9/G
e|----------------------0-|---0-0---3/5-3-3p0-3-h5-0-|---------3-------0-----|
B|---3------3-------1-----|---1-1--------------------|---3-----2-----------3-|
G|---2------2---0h2-------|---0-0---------0----------|---2---------0h2-------|
D|-3------3---------------|--------------------------|-3-----3---------------|
A|------x-----------------|-3---x-3------------------|-----x-----------------|
E|------x-----3-------3---|-----x--------------------|-----x-----3-------3---|

   C
e|---------3/5-3-3-3---8\-|
B|---1-1------------------|
G|---0-0---------0---0----|
D|------------------------|
A|-3---x-3----------------|
E|-----x------------------|

   F6          G           Am7          C6/D        Fmaj7     E7/F
e|-5-3-3-3---0-5-3-3-----|-0---0-3/5----5-------5-|-0-----------0---------|
B|---------------------6-|---3------------8---8---|---1-----1-3---1-3-1-1-|
G|-------------4---------|-0------------5---------|-2-----2---1-----------|
D|-3-------3-------------|------------------------|-3---3-----3-----------|
A|-----------------------|-0----------x-5---5-----|-----------------------|
E|-------------3-----3---|------------x-----------|-----------------------|

   C
e|-0--0-----------0-3-|
B|-1--1---1---1---1---|
G|-0--0---0---0---0---|
D|----------------2---|
A|-3----3---3---3-3---|
E|--------------------|


Bridge: 2:34 | Although it hurts...
   F6                   G                     C                     Am           C6/D
e|-5--5-----------3-5-|-7--7-0-3---5--------|-8--8----8-7--7----7-|-5--5-----------|
B|----------------3---|-0--0-----------8-10-|------12--------10---|-5--5---5-----5-|
G|-5--5---5---5---5---|-0----0---0---0------|-9--9------7--7------|-5--5---5-------|
D|-3----3---3---3-3---|---------------------|---------------------|--------------5-|
A|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-0----0---0-0-5-|
E|--------------------|---------------------|-8-----8---7-----7---|----------------|

   D7                       Dm                         G
e|-2------------------0-0-|-0------------------3/5-5-|-5--3---3----------------|------3/5-3-3--5-|
B|-1-1---1--1-1h3---------|-3-1---1--1-1h3-----------|------5---5\3------------|----1------------|
G|-2---2------------2-----|-2---2------------2-------|-0------------------0-0--|-0---------------|
D|-0-----0----0---0-------|-0-----0----0---0---------|------------------0-0-0--|-0---------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------2-2-2-2-2--|-2---------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------3-3-3-3-3--|-3---------------|


Chorus: 3:01 | I hope he buys you flowers...
   Fmaj7     C6add9/G      C                       Fmaj7     C6add9/G
e|-0-----------0---0---0-|-------------3/5-3--h5-|-0-------------------|-----------0---0---0---|
B|-1-3-----1-----3---1---|-----------------------|---3-----3-------3---|---------1---3---3-----|
G|-2-----2---------------|-------0---------------|-------0-----0h2---0-|-0-----0---------------|
D|-3---3-----------------|---0h2---2-------------|-3---3---------------|---0h2-----------------|
A|-----------------------|-3---------3-----------|---------------------|-3---------------------|
E|-----------3-----------|-----------------------|-----------3---------|---------------------- -|

   Fmaj7       G               Am7      D9         Fmaj7  E7/F      C D9
e|---------0-3-3/5-3-3---1-1-|---0---------------|----------0-----|------------|
B|-------1-------------------|-----1----------5--|-1---1------3-1-|-1--------5-|
G|---0h2-------0-------0-----|--------------5----|-2-2----1-------|-0------5---|
D|-3-------------------------|------------4------|-3------3-------|-2----4-----|
A|---------------------------|-0-----0--5--------|----------------|-3--5-------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------|

   Fmaj7  E7/F      C
e|----------0-----|-----|
B|-1---1------3-1-|-----|
G|-2-2----1-------|-0---|
D|-3------3-------|-3---|
A|----------------|-3---|
E|----------------|-----|



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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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Published: March 10, 2021

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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