Same bed, but it (C)feels just a lit tle bit big ger now.
Our a song on the ra di o, but it don’t sound the same.
When our friends talk a (C)bout you, all it does is just tear me down, made,
’cause my heart breaks a lit tle when I hear your name.
It (Em)all just sounds like, (Am)“Ooh,
hoo.”
Mm, too young, too dumb to re al ize
that I should ’ve bought you flow ers
and held your hand;
should ’ve gave you all my hours
when I had the (C)chance;
take you to ev ’ry par ty, ’cause all you want ed to do was dance.
Now my ba by’s danc ing, but she’s (Fm)danc ing with an oth er man.
My pride, my it (C)e go, my needs and my self ish ways
caused a good strong the wom an like you to walk out my life.
When our Now I a (C)nev er get to clean up the mess I’ve down, made,
and it haunts me a ev ’ry time I close my eyes.
It (Em)all just sounds like, (Am)“Ooh,
hoo.”
Mm, too young, too dumb to re al ize
that I should ’ve bought you flow ers
and held your hand;
should ’ve gave you all my hours
when I had the (C)chance;
take you to ev ’ry par ty, ’cause all you want ed to do was dance.
Now my ba by’s danc ing, but she’s (Fm)danc ing with an oth er man.
Al though it (F)hurts,
I’ll be the (G)first
to say that I was (C)wrong.
Oh, I (D7)know I’m prob ’ly much too late to try and a (Dm7)pol o gize for my mis takes, but I just want you to know,
I hope he buys you (F)flow ers;
I hope he holds your (C)hand,
give you all his (F)hours
when he has the (C)chance;
take you to ev ’ry par ty, ’cause I re (G)mem ber how much you love (Am)to dance;
(D7)do all the things I should ’ve done
when I was your (C)man.
(D7)Do all the things I should ’ve done
when I was your (C)man.
This page shows “When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 72 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.