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[Verse 1]
EWhen you were Bmine
AI gave you all of my Bmoney
ETime after Btime
AYou done me Bwrong
EIt was just like a Bdream
AYou let all my Bfriends come over and Emeet
EAnd you were so Bstrange
AYou didn’t have the Bdecency to change the Esheets
EOh girl, when you were Bmine
AI used to let you Bwear all my Eclothes
EYou were so Bfine (so fine)
AMaybe that’s the Breason that it hurts me Eso
[Chorus]
I Eknow (I Bknow)
BThat you’re going with G#another guy
I dEon’t care (don’Bt care)
B‘Cause I love u, baby, G#that’s no lie
AI love you more than I Bdid
When you were Emine
E-B-A-B  
[Verse 2]
When you were mine
You were kinda sorta my best friend
So I was blind (so blind)
I let you fool around
I never cared (didn’t care)
I never was the kind to make a fuss
When he was there
Sleeping in between the two of us
[Chorus]
I Eknow (I Bknow)
BThat you’re going with G#another guy
I dEon’t care (don’Bt care)
B‘Cause I love u, baby, G#that’s no lie
AI love you more than I Bdid
When you were Emine
[Bridge]
When you were mine
U were all I ever wanted to do
Now I spend my time
Following him whenever he’s with you
[Chorus]
I Eknow (I Bknow)
BThat you’re going with G#another guy
I dEon’t care (don’Bt care)
B‘Cause I love u, baby, G#that’s no lie
AI love you more than I Bdid
When you were Emine
[Outro]
When you were mine, yeah, oh no
Love you, baby
Love you, baby
When you were mine

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When You Were Mine

by Prince

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[Verse 1]

E B

When you were mine

A B

I gave you all of my money

E B

Time after time

A B

You done me wrong

E B

It was just like a dream

A B E

You let all my friends come over and meet

E B

And you were so strange

A B E

You didn’t have the decency to change the sheets

E B

Oh girl, when you were mine

A B E

I used to let you wear all my clothes

E B

You were so fine (so fine)

A B E

Maybe that’s the reason that it hurts me so

[Chorus]

E B

I know (I know)

B G#

That you’re going with another guy

E B

I don’t care (don’t care)

B G#

‘Cause I love u, baby, that’s no lie

A B

I love you more than I did

When you were mine

E B A B

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[Verse 2]

When you were mine

You were kinda sorta my best friend

So I was blind (so blind)

I let you fool around

I never cared (didn’t care)

I never was the kind to make a fuss

When he was there

Sleeping in between the two of us

[Chorus]

E B

I know (I know)

B G#

That you’re going with another guy

E B

I don’t care (don’t care)

B G#

‘Cause I love u, baby, that’s no lie

A B

I love you more than I did

When you were mine

[Bridge]

When you were mine

U were all I ever wanted to do

Now I spend my time

Following him whenever he’s with you

[Chorus]

E B

I know (I know)

B G#

That you’re going with another guy

E B

I don’t care (don’t care)

B G#

‘Cause I love u, baby, that’s no lie

A B

I love you more than I did

When you were mine

[Outro]

When you were mine, yeah, oh no

Love you, baby

When you were mine

About When You Were Mine Chords by Prince

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FAQ — When You Were Mine by Prince

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