Bruno Mars – When I Was Your Man

Trivia

Lagu balada emosional “When I Was Your Man” milik Bruno Mars menyimpan beberapa fakta menarik yang jarang diketahui:

  • Kesuksesan Minimalis: Lagu ini mencetak sejarah sebagai lagu nomor satu di Billboard Hot 100 yang hanya menampilkan vokal dan piano sejak era Adele dengan “Someone Like You”. Kesederhanaannya justru menjadi kekuatan utamanya.

  • Inspirasi Penulisan: Mars mengaku sangat sulit membawakan lagu ini secara langsung karena liriknya murni luapan penyesalan pribadinya terhadap sang kekasih, Jessica Caban, saat hubungan mereka mengalami masa sulit.

  • Sentuhan Klasik: Banyak kritikus musik membandingkan gaya vokal dan aransemen piano di lagu ini dengan musisi legendaris seperti Billy Joel dan Stevie Wonder.

  • Koneksi Miley Cyrus: Menariknya, lagu ini kembali viral bertahun-tahun kemudian karena lagu “Flowers” milik Miley Cyrus dianggap sebagai “lagu balasan” yang menjawab lirik Mars secara tematis.

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Intro

D7 
     
Dm 
     
C 
D7 
     
Dm 
     
C 
     
G 

Verse

Am 
Same bed but it fee
C 
ls just a little bit b
Dm 
igger 
 
now
G 
Our song on the radio but it don’t s
C 
ound the same
G 
Am 
When our friends talk abo
C 
ut 
 
you
 
All it does is just t
Dm 
ear me down
G 
’Cause my heart breaks a little
 
When I  
C 
hear your name

Pre-chorus

 
It  
G 
all just sounds like  
Am 
ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,  
Em 
ooh
Bb 
Mmm, too young, too dumb to r
G 
ealize

Chorus

 
That  
G 
I should’ve bought you fl
F 
owers
G 
And held your han
C 
d
 
Should’ve gave you all my  
F 
hours
G 
When I had the c
C 
hance
 
Take you to every  
F 
party
 
‘Cause all you  
G 
wanted to do was  
Am 
dance
D7 
Now my baby’s  
F 
dancing
 
But she’s d
Fm 
ancing with another m
C 
an

Music

F 
     
C 
     
G 

Verse

Am 
My pride, my  
C 
ego, my needs, and my s
Dm 
elfish 
 
ways
G 
Caused a good strong woman like you
 
To walk  
C 
out my life
G 
 
Now I  
Am 
never, 
 
 
C 
never get to clean up the  
Dm 
mess I made
G 
And it haunts me every time I close m
C 
 
eyes

Pre-chorus

 
It  
G 
all just sounds like  
Am 
ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,  
Em 
ooh
Bb 
Mmm, too young, too dumb to r
G 
ealize

Chorus

 
That  
G 
I should’ve bought you fl
F 
owers
G 
And held your han
C 
d
 
Should’ve gave you all my  
F 
hours
G 
When I had the c
C 
hance
 
Take you to every  
F 
party
 
‘Cause all you  
G 
wanted to do was  
Am 
dance
D7 
Now my baby’s  
F 
dancing
 
But she’s d
Fm 
ancing with another m
C 
an

Bridge

 
Although it h
F 
urts
 
I’ll be the f
G 
irst to say that I was  
C 
wro
G 
 
Am 
 
Em 
ng
 
Oh, I k
D7 
now I’m probably much too late
 
To try and a
Dm 
pologize for my mistakes
 
But I just w
G 
ant you to know
A 

Chorus

 
I ho
G 
pe he buys you flo
F 
wers
G 
I hope he holds your h
C 
and
 
Give you all his h
F 
ours
G 
When he has the cha
C 
nce
 
Take to every p
F 
arty
 
‘Cause I rem
G 
ember how much you l
Am 
oved to dance
 
D
D7 
o all the things  
F 
I should have done
Fm 
 
When I was your m
C 
an

Outro

 
D
D7 
o all the things
F 
I should have done
Fm 
 
When I was your ma
C 
n