When I Was Your Man
Boyce Avenue
RockMedium for beginners8 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
CmDiagram coming soon
G
Bm
Em
Am
D
D7
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: C Cm G C Cm G Bm Verse 1: Em G Am Same bed, but it feels just a little bit bigger now D D7 G Bm Our song on the radio, but it don't sound the same Em G Am When our friends talk about you all it does is just tear me down D G Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name Refrain: Bm Em Bm It all just sounds like ooh, ooh, oooh, oooh C G Mmm too young, too dumb to realize D C D G That I should've bought you flowers and held your hand C D G Shoulda gave you all my hours when I had the chance C D Em Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance D C Cm G Bm Now my baby's dancing, but she's dancing with another man Verse 2: Em G Am My pride, my ego, my needs and my selfish ways D D7 G Bm Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life Em G Am Now I'll never, never get to clean up the mess I made ooh D G And that haunts me every time I close my eyes Refrain: Bm Em Bm It all just sounds like ooh, ooh, oooh, oooh C G Mmm too young, too dumb to realize D C D G That I should've bought you flowers and held your hand C D G Shoulda gave you all my hours when I had the chance C D Em Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance D C Cm G Now my baby's dancing, but she's dancing with another man Bridge: C D G D Em Bm Although it hurts I'll be the first to say that I was wrong Am/C Oh, I know I'm probably much too late Cm To try and apologize for my mistakes D But I just want you to know C D G I hope he buys you flowers, I hope he holds your hand C D G Give you all his hours when he has the chance C D Em Take you to every party cause I remember how much you love to dance D7 C Cm G Do all the things I should've done when I was your man D7 C Cm G Do all the things I should've done when I was your man
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Chord set
C · Cm · G · Bm · Em · Am · D · D7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.