When I Was Your Man “When I Was Your Man” is just a song by American singer and song writer Bruno Mars because of his next studio record, Unorthodox juke-box 2012. Atlantic Records published the song just as the next promotional only and whilst the 2nd official , obtained from the record, to main stream radio at the USA on January 15, 2013. The prior three produced the trail below the name The Smeezingtons. The trail has been motivated by now Mars was focused on losing his girl friend, Jessica Caban. While taking care of this record, Mars said”I am never filmed still yet another ballad again,” but came out of the gut — it is the very fair, real thing I have ever filmed,” he states. “If there are no safe bets, that is once I believe my blood ” In addition, he shared how essential the lyrics for the song are because of him when he published a picture of Unorthodox juke-box s art via his Twitter account. “Shortly you guys may notice that a song I wrote called When I Was Your Man. I have never been so nervous. Philip Lawrence clarified the inspiration of this song”I presume Bruno and I are both big fans of old music, such as Billy Joel along with Elton John. We adored those moments in which you’re able to sit at the piano and emote. Those moments as soon as an artist is exposed and really naked; you cannot help but be attracted to it. We wanted to obtain a down song. Verse 1Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now E E E E E E E E D C E F F Our song on the radio but it don’t sound the sameD D D C D C C D C A D E E When our friends talk about you E E E E D E D All it does is just tear me down E D E D C E F G F E D Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your nameD D D D C D C D C E D C Pre-ChorusIt all just sounds like oooooh…D D E A C C B A G A B Mmm, too young, too dumb to realiseF F F F F F F E F E ChorusThat I should’ve bought you flowers E A G E G A E D And held your handA A C E D E Should’ve gave you all my hours A A G E G A E D When I had the chanceA C D E C Take you to every partyA G G G C A G Cause all you wanted to do was danceG G E A G G G E E D E G Now my baby’s dancingA G G A E D But she’s dancing with another manA C D E D C D C C Verse 2My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish waysE E E E E E E D C E F F Caused a good strong woman like you D D D D D D D D To walk out my lifeC A D E E Now I’ll never, never get to clean up E G A A C C B B A A The mess I made, ohh…G G A G E G F E D C And it haunts me every time I close my eyesD C D C D C D C E D C Pre-ChorusIt all just sounds like oooooh…D D E A C C B A G A B Mmm, too young, too dumb to realiseF F F F F F F F A G E ChorusThat I should’ve bought you flowers E A G E G A E D And held your handA A C E D E Should’ve gave you all my hours A A G E G A E D When I had the chanceA C D E C Take you to every partyA G G G C A G Cause all you wanted to do was danceG G E A G G G E E D E G Now my baby’s dancingA G G A E D But she’s dancing with another manA C D E D C D C C BridgeAlthough it hurts E E G A I’ll be the first to say that I was wrongE G A B A B G G A C B C B A G E Oh, I know I’m probably much too lateE E D C C A C C D To try and apologise for my mistakesC E E E D C C A C C D But I just want you to knowE G A B A G G E D E D E G A Chorus/OutroI hope he buys you flowersE A G G A E D I hope he holds your handD E D E D E D E Give you all his hoursA G G A E D C When he has the chanceA C D G G Take you to every partyE E E E D E GCause I remember how much you loved to danceE E G A G G G E E D D Do all the things I should have doneD D D D E D C C When I was your manC E D C C Do all the things I should have doneD D C D E C A C When I was your man C E D C C