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When You Were Mine

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[Intro]
A       E       D       E
A       E       D       E
A       E       D       E
A       E       D       E
[Verse] 
  AWhen you were Emine
  DI gave you Eall of my money
  ATime after Etime
  DYou've done me Ewrong
  AJust like a Etrain
  DLet all my Efriends come over and Aeat
You were so Estrange
  DYou didn't have the Edecency to change the Asheets
Oh, when Eyou were mine
  DUsed to let you Ewear all of my Aclothes
You were so Efine
  DAnd baby that's the Ereason that it hurt me so
[Chorus]
  DI know (I Eknow), that you're goin' with aC#mnother guyD  
  DI don't care (don't Ecare), 'cause I love you baby C#mthat's no lieD  
  DI love you more than I Edid when you were mine
[Interlude]
A       E       D       E
A       E       D       E
[Verse]
  AWhen you were Emine
  DYou were Ekinda sorta my best Afriend
So I was Eblind
  DI let you fool aEround
  AI never Ecared
  DI never was the Ekind to make a Afuss
When he was Ethere
  DSleepin' in beEtween the two of us
[Chorus]
  DI know (I Eknow), that you're goin' with aC#mnother guyD  
  DI don't care (don't Ecare), 'cause I love you baby C#mthat's no lieD  
  DI love you more than I Edid when you were mine
[Solo]
F#m     C#m     D     E
F#m     C#m     D     E
F#m     C#m     D     E
F#m     C#m     D     E
[Verse]
  AWhen you were Emine
  DYou were Eall I ever wanted to Ado
Now I Espend my time
  DFollowin' Ehim whenever he's with you
[Chorus]
  DI know (I Eknow), that you're goin' with aC#mnother guyD  
  DI don't care (don't Ecare), 'cause I love you baby C#mthat's no lieD  
  DI love you more than I Edid when you were mine
[Outro]
. A. E. Oh, DI love you more than I Edid when you were Amine
Oh E. . . DI love you more than I Edid when you were Amine
Oh E. . .  DI love you more, I love you Emore, I love you more when you were Amine
Oh E. . .  DI love you more, I love you Emore, I love you more, I love you Amore 

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When You Were Mine

by Cyndi Lauper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

A E D E

[Verse]

A E

When you were mine

D E

I gave you all of my money

A E

Time after time

D E

You've done me wrong

A E

Just like a train

D E A

Let all my friends come over and eat

You were so strange

D E A

You didn't have the decency to change the sheets

Oh, when you were mine

D E A

Used to let you wear all of my clothes

You were so fine

D E

And baby that's the reason that it hurt me so

[Chorus]

D E C#m D

I know (I know), that you're goin' with another guy

D E C#m D

I don't care (don't care), 'cause I love you baby that's no lie

D E

I love you more than I did when you were mine

[Interlude]

A E D E

[Verse]

A E

When you were mine

D E A

You were kinda sorta my best friend

So I was blind

D E

I let you fool around

A E

I never cared

D E A

I never was the kind to make a fuss

When he was there

D E

Sleepin' in between the two of us

[Chorus]

D E C#m D

I know (I know), that you're goin' with another guy

D E C#m D

I don't care (don't care), 'cause I love you baby that's no lie

D E

I love you more than I did when you were mine

[Solo]

F#m C#m D E

[Verse]

A E

When you were mine

D E A

You were all I ever wanted to do

Now I spend my time

D E

Followin' him whenever he's with you

[Chorus]

D E C#m D

I know (I know), that you're goin' with another guy

D E C#m D

I don't care (don't care), 'cause I love you baby that's no lie

D E

I love you more than I did when you were mine

[Outro]

A E D E A

. . . Oh, I love you more than I did when you were mine

E D E A

Oh . . . I love you more than I did when you were mine

E D E A

Oh . . . I love you more, I love you more, I love you more when you were mine

E D E A

Oh . . . I love you more, I love you more, I love you more, I love you more

About When You Were Mine Chords by Cyndi Lauper

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