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Bruno Mars - Starting Today
Tabbed by: Alan N. Leung
Tuning: Standard
This is my first tab. Should be right, but I could have gotten a variation or two wrong.  
I'm not musically gifted or anything, so listen for yourself!
These are basically the chords for the whole song:
E B C#m B
A C#m A B
Expressed in tab form:
e|--E0-----B7----C#m-4-----B7-----|
B|--0-----7-----5-----7-----|
G|--1-----8-----6-----8-----|
D|--2-----9-----6-----9-----|
A|--2-----9-----4-----9-----|
E|--0-----7-----4-----7-----|
e|--A0----C#m-4-----A0-----B7-----|
B|--2-----5-----2-----7-----|
G|--2-----6-----2-----8-----|
D|--2-----6-----2-----9-----|
A|--0-----4-----0-----9-----|
E|--x-----4-----x-----7-----|
You can also play "A" like this (its up to you, this one might be easier):
e|--5-----|
B|--5-----|
G|--7-----|
D|--6-----|
A|--6-----|
E|--5-----|
With the lyrics:
oh EyeBaaaaaC#maah     BwhoaAa  C#mooohA  B  
We hEad a date I stBood you up
you tC#mried to call but i didnBt pick up
yeah foArgot about our plans
please C#mforgive your man
For rAuining your night so many tiBmes
I'm soErry I knBow your mad
and C#mi dont wanna be like every other Bman that you've had
So im stoApping all these childish things
C#mGirl you mean to much to me
AYour love is worth to much to lBose
CHORUS:
Girl I kEnow I broke your heart
and truBsting me is really hard
but wC#match how quick I change my wBays
starting Atoday, tC#moday, starting tAoday Booooh
I know that EI'm the one to blame
you say Bevery mans the same
but wC#match how quick I change my waBys 
starting Atoday, tC#moday, starting tAoday ooBooh
Girl Im starting tEoday
Repeat VERSE
CHORUS
BRIDGE
CHORUS

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Starting Today

by Bruno Mars

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Bruno Mars - Starting Today

Tabbed by: Alan N. Leung

Tuning: Standard

This is my first tab. Should be right, but I could have gotten a variation or two wrong.

I'm not musically gifted or anything, so listen for yourself!

These are basically the chords for the whole song:

E B C#m B

A C#m A B

Expressed in tab form:

E B C#m B

e|--0-----7-----4-----7-----|

B|--0-----7-----5-----7-----|

G|--1-----8-----6-----8-----|

D|--2-----9-----6-----9-----|

A|--2-----9-----4-----9-----|

E|--0-----7-----4-----7-----|

A C#m A B

e|--0-----4-----0-----7-----|

B|--2-----5-----2-----7-----|

G|--2-----6-----2-----8-----|

D|--2-----6-----2-----9-----|

A|--0-----4-----0-----9-----|

E|--x-----4-----x-----7-----|

You can also play "A" like this (its up to you, this one might be easier):

e|--5-----|

B|--5-----|

G|--7-----|

D|--6-----|

A|--6-----|

E|--5-----|

With the lyrics:

E B C#m B A C#m A B

oh yeaaaaaaah whoaa oooh

E B

We had a date I stood you up

C#m B

you tried to call but i didnt pick up

yeah forgot about our plans

C#m

please forgive your man

A B

For ruining your night so many times

E B

I'm sorry I know your mad

C#m B

and i dont wanna be like every other man that you've had

So im stopping all these childish things

C#m

Girl you mean to much to me

A B

Your love is worth to much to lose

CHORUS:

Girl I know I broke your heart

and trusting me is really hard

C#m B

but watch how quick I change my ways

A C#m A B

starting today, today, starting today ooooh

I know that I'm the one to blame

you say every mans the same

C#m B

but watch how quick I change my ways

A C#m A B

starting today, today, starting today ooooh

Girl Im starting today

Repeat VERSE

CHORUS

BRIDGE

CHORUS

About Starting Today Chords by Bruno Mars

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