______________________
   / Bruno Mars          /  This is an inCREDIBLE vocal performance, worthy
  / When I Was Your Man /  of carrying an otherwise unusually simple piano-vocal
 / Unorthodox Jukebox  /  song to the top of the charts. Enjoy!
/_____________________/

 key:  C major
 time: 4/4, shuffled
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Intro:
            
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1.& 2.Verse:
            
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1. The same be
2. My pride, m

             
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d, but it feel
y ego, my need

            
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s just a littl
s, and my self

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e bit bigger now.
ish ways.

             
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   Our song on
   Caused a go

            
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 the radio, bu
od strong woma

             
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t it don't sou
n like you to 

            
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nd the same.
walk out' my l

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ife.

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   When our fr
   Now I never

             
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iends talk abo
, never get to

            
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ut you, all it
 clean up the 

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 does is just 
mess I made, o

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tear me down.
h.

             
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   Cause my he
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art breaks a l
ts me every ti

             
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ittle when I h
me I close my 

            
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ear your name.
eyes.



1.& 2.Pre-Chor
            
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us:
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ooh

            
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ng, too dumb t

         
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o realize that

             
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 bought you



1.& 2.Chorus:
             
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   flowers and

             
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 held your han

             
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d. Should have

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 give you all 

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my

             
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   hours, when

             
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 I had the cha

             
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nce. Taken you

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 to every

             
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   party, caus

             
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e all you want

            
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ed to do was d

            
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ance. Now my b

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aby's

             
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   dancing but

       
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 she's dancing

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 with another 

man.

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:|+



2.
             
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Bridge:
             
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 Although it h

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urts, I'll be 

             
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the first to s

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ay that I was

             
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 wrong!

           
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 Oh, I know I'

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m probably muc

           
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h too late to 

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try and apolog

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ize for my mis

takes,

             
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 but I just wa

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nt you to know

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. I hope be bu


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ys you



Final Chorus:
             
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 flowers. I ho

             
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pe he holds yo

             
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ur hand. Give 

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you all his

             
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 hours, when h

             
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e has the chan

             
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ce. Take you t

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o every

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 party, cause 

             
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I remember how

            
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 you loved to 

          
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dance. Do all 

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the things

             
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 I should've d

            
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one, when I wa

             
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s your man. Do

          
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 all the thing

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s

             
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 I should've d

            
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one, when I wa

       
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s your man.




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You might have noticed two stars* in the tab. These show where he spices
it up with a couple of chord variations when performing on The Ellen Show.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nyqRVdQK1Q)



*variation 1:
            
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 Now I never, 

        
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never get to c

       
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lean up the me

                  
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ss I made, no!



*variation 2:
             
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 party, cause 

       
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I remember how

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 much you love

         
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d to dance. Do

    
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 all the thing

s


         
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 I should have

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 done, baby, w

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hen I was your

      
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 man.



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